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Align. Renew. Lead

Inner clarity and self renewal for leaders under sustained responsibility, during the week.

  • Working Sabbatical is designed to support internal alignment and self renewal during the workweek. It’s a curated process where inner clarity transforms outer leadership.

    It is created for leaders navigating ongoing responsibility — where the internal effects of pressure and constant demand begin to show, not only in their role, but in their bodies, and the internal stance from which they make decisions.

    A one-to-one facilitative collaboration that provides a way to self restore at multiple levels — within the realities of daily life.

    This work is deeply attentive and structured, and facilitates a shift in how leadership is internally organized— bringing inner clarity, steadiness, sustained energy, and leadership from within.

    It is especially relevant for those who know something needs to shift while continuing to perform at a high level.

    • Realignment happens within the realities of work and responsibility
    • Clarity and grounded direction naturally emerge without coaching or advising
    • Insight integrates beyond mental understanding for leadership presence

  • This work is for professionals who are highly capable, deeply committed, and trusted in their roles — yet find themselves carrying more than they show.

    They continue to perform at a high level, even as something internally feels off.

    Over time, responsibility accumulates — across work, relationships, and unspoken expectations — creating a quiet sense of overextension or disconnection from themselves.

    Many have already invested in other modalities.
    And yet, certain patterns remain — over-responsibility, difficulty stepping back, or a sense of having to hold everything together alone.

    This work is especially relevant for those who cannot step away from responsibility — yet recognize that continuing in the same way is not sustainable.

  • This work takes place as a private, one-to-one engagement, designed to integrate into the realities of your life and leadership — not add to them.

    Sessions are confidential, structured, and deeply attentive, creating a space where you do not need to do more, manage, or hold everything together.

    The approach is facilitative and non-directive, supporting the conditions from which clarity, inner authority, and sustainable leadership naturally emerge.

    Over time, patterns and generational imprints that have been carried — personally and professionally — begin to surface and can be worked with directly, allowing what is no longer serving to be released.

    This is not a quick solution, but a focused and intentional process for those ready to work at the level where these patterns are formed, and who want to lead without leaving themselves out.

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About
Maria Tello

Maria Tello works with leaders navigating complex, high-responsibility environments — often those operating at a level where the demands are significant, and not always visible.

Her work supports realignment at the level where leadership is internally organized, supporting steady levels of energy, clarity, and grounded direction — while remaining fully engaged at work.

Her work draws on both executive experience and a decade of advanced training in somatic and depth-oriented development.

She is the creator of Working Sabbatical™ — a confidential one-to-one engagement for leaders who need renewal without leaving work.