Gary Stokes

Gary Stokes is mapping the universe of poise. His book, Poise: A Warrior's Guide, charts the path toward a fully-realized life, a vibrant integration of presence, connectedness, gratitude, creativity, and light-heartedness. His blog, The Poised Life, http://thepoisedlife.com/ explores the profound issues of expanding our consciousness and flying free of the limitations of the ordinary life.

Gary Stokes has been a coach to leaders of transformational change and President of Mountain Consulting. He designed and conducted research to test innovative strategies for reducing poverty in partnership with national foundations, federal and state government, and local communities. As founder and CEO of Move the Mountain Leadership Center, he coached hundreds of leaders, among them Presidential appointees and other top executives in government, education and business. He has written and spoken extensively about the profound personal and organizational challenges facing individual leaders of large-scale change.

Mr. Stokes is mapping the universe of poise on his blog http://thepoisedlife.com/

Mr. Stokes lives with his wife and collaborator, Mary Morris, in Prescott, Arizona.