On Episode Twenty of Mindful Warrior Radio, I am joined by Amani Legagneur. Amani brings her experience from a decade-long career as System Manager of Spiritual Health and Education in one of the nation’s largest community hospital conglomerates. Amani is a specialized spiritual leader who has completed the gold standard program of Clinical Pastoral Education and is a performance and culture design coach at Mindful Warrior. She brings her expertise in areas such as crisis response, conflict resolution, education theory, interpersonal neuroscience, intercultural relations, spiritual care, and multi-faith theological studies to her work. Amani brings a beautiful grounding and insightful presence that has you leaning on her every word.
In this episode, she and I discuss a range of topics: what it means to be a chaplain; how she defines faith and spirituality; the role faith plays in high-stakes environments when you’re flooded with fear; how faith plays a role in performance excellence; the practice of staying connected to your Truth during challenging times; how to let go under pressure; the difference between self-care and self-compassion; the use of boundaries, rest, and recovery; and the importance of a mind, body, spirit balance.
Mindful Warrior is hosted by Kami Craig, a former elite athlete, Olympic champion, and performance and culture design coach at Mindful Warrior.
Our guest on Episode Twenty of Mindful Warrior Radio is Amani Legagneur whose decade-long career as System Manager of Spiritual Health and Education is a specialized spiritual leader. She has completed the gold standard program of Clinical Pastoral Education and is a performance and culture design coach at Mindful Warrior.
Amani shares her definition of faith: “I think faith is something that is ultimately ineffable, but if you have it, you know it and you feel it. Everyone on a human journey who is cognitively able to tries to make meaning of their existential experiences. Faith is your ‘Ultimate Concern.’ It’s the thing that matters most to you.”
Amani reflects on the power of love within faith: “I think there is a certain resilience to believing that love wins. I think there is an incredible energy and emboldening sense of well-being that happens when you believe not only that there is something beyond you, but that there is something beyond you that is loving and that there is a source that cares about the details of your life.”
To learn more about Amani Legagneur’s life story, you may enjoy reading Healing Touch written by Laurie Enyon for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
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