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Fast, Lasting, Positive Change

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Quickly and easily create joy and success in your organization and personal life.

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Whatever your goal, we’re excited to help you thrive. Because when one person or organization dares to be amazing, it’s contagious, and we all start to shine.

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Meet Our Founder

Laurie Gardner, Shine Your Light Founder and CEO

In her straight-shooting, sassy, “Jersey girl does woo-woo” style, Laurie Gardner has been a fun, fresh expert voice in leadership and personal development for over 35 years.

A four-time Harvard grad, global leadership consultant, school reform pioneer, three-time startup CEO, author of three books written while fasting on desert vision quests, creator of Laurie Gardner’s Breakthrough Method,™ and master instructor of over six dozen mind/body/spirit self-development and leadership techniques, Laurie has helped tens of thousands of people and organizations to quickly and joyfully transform.

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Personal Development
and Mental Wellness

Lead a Life You Love

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Leadership and Organizational
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Get to the Root to Get Results

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Using funds from donations and purchased services, we give free or heavily discounted personal and leadership development services to those who otherwise cannot afford this support.

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Make quick, clear decisions; manage overwhelm and stress; and courageously claim your well-deserved goals & dreams.

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  • Layer 1 (Calm the Noise) sets the foundation. Until you quiet the commotion in your mind, body, and heart, you simply cannot hear the voice of your deepest knowing. Once you’re relaxed and at ease, you can access your intuition to cut to the core to understand what’s really going on (Layer 2: Get to the Root) then take immediate, doable steps (internal or external) to shift to a clearer, wiser, and more joyful path (Layer 3: Act on the A-ha).

    Many people stop at Layer 1, using tools that relax them for a little while, but the calm disappears when the deeper issues return. Others try to figure out the underlying problem and solution (Layers 2 and 3) before quieting their hearts and minds, feeling frustrated when no answers come. Only by descending in order through all three layers of tools will you discover clearly and profoundly the key insights you were missing and how best to proceed to joyfully achieve your goals and desires.

What our clients say . . .

  • "I learned more about myself in 5 minutes with Laurie's Breakthrough Method tools than I did in 50 years of therapy."

    Chris C., Morristown, New Jersey

  • "With on-point, laser-like efficiency, Laurie and the Shine Your Light coaches leave you no doubt about which way to go."

    Daniel G., Wall Street Journal, MarketWatch

  • "Shine Your Light hits the nail on the head in a way that makes my jaw drop."

    Anne E., San Francisco, California

  • "Laurie has been instrumental to our organization, focusing us on our priorities through our ups and downs and helping us to become the tight-knit, highly effective team we are."

    Lauren S., Co-Director, REVERB

  • "After trying so many methods over the years, the “Trust Your Gut” master classes finally gave me the breakthroughs I had always wanted."

    Tara W., Ashland, Oregon

  • "Laurie’s ability to cause me to look within myself as a leader to seek honest and real solutions is truly a gift that very few people I have known over the last 62 years possess."

    Kenneth R., Director, Huerta Learning Academy