Commitment is the key to transformation
The Pay-as-you-can Model
A chance for everyone!
At Essential Spirituality, we believe in making personal development accessible to everyone. BALiEVE stands for Balance and Achievement in every area of life – health, career goals (entrepreneurial or professional) and relationships, but always driven by a lasting, spiritual core. We call it the body, mind, heart and soul system and emphasize the principles of being your best without compromising any one area of life. BALiEVE Coaching follows a simple 3-STEP process:
Book a free session
Explore your focus areas, goals and challenges. Understand the BALiEVE system
Join our program(s)
Choose a tier tailored to your needs: Foundational, Growth or Achieve programs
Work with coaches
Work with our coaches to develop, measure and achieve your goals and plans consistently!
Our unique tiered coaching system is based on a pay-as-you-can model, ensuring that our services are affordable for all, without compromising on quality and personalization (see details in our FAQ):
The Body Mind Heart and Soul System
Our coaching services are structured around four main pillars crucial to holistic success. You can choose any one or all of the areas in which you intend to achieve your goals and balance.
BODY
Achieve optimal health and nutrition tailored to your unique physiology and goals.
Wellness & Health
Empower yourself and achieve your health and wellness goals based on the latest research. From customized exercise and nutrition programs, to supplementation, get the support you need to be your best consistently! .
Masterclass Topics: .
1. Weight Management
2. Body Composition
3. Holistic Nutrition
4. Tailored Workout Routines
5. Fit is Fine
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MIND
Enhance emotional regulation and cognitive clarity to navigate life's complexities.
Career & Business
Align your career to your true calling. Work smart, lead and find creative solutions to the stickiest issues! Use emotional and mental hacks to excel personally and professionally. Overcome blocks, get motivated and achieve goals.
Masterclass Topics:
1. Career changes and choices
2. Business start-up and leadership
3. Motivation and decision-making
4. Productivity and performance
5. Managing burnout, and stress .
HEART
Foster deeper, more meaningful relationships that enrich your emotional life.
Relationships
Use practical tools like the expanding circles technique< to prioritze, develop and strengthen relationships. Cultivate loving personal and professional relationships and set compassionate boundaries.
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Masterclass Topics:
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1. Teamwork
2. Communication
3. Connection
4. Emotional Inteilligence
5. Boundaries .
SOUL
Discover and align with your true self, integrate your inner calling and daily activities
Know Yourself
Use time tested methods and universal principles to grow spiritually. Start your journey, strengthen your Spirit, clarify doubts, remove obstacles. Find purpose, motivation and meaning. .
Masterclass Topics:
1. Self Knowledge
2.Principles of Spirituality
3. Faith in Action
4. Practice 5. Impact
The Essential Spirituality Coaching Philosophy
Ancient Wisdom & Modern Research
We integrate spiritual techniques drawn from world wisdom traditions with the practical insights of modern psychology. This blend of ancient wisdom and contemporary science provides a powerful framework for personal and professional growth, allowing you to thrive in every aspect of your life.
For a free session:
Who you will work with: Our Coaches
Uday and Diana Shinde (Gulaam Dastagir and Maryam Qadri)
The Indian Sufi Mystic, Hazratsaheb (d. 2012) encouraged the founders of Essential Spirituality, Dr. Uday Shinde, Ph.D. (Gulaam Dastagir), and his wife, Diana Shinde (Maryam Qadri), to start a spiritual venture based in the United States and India to help individuals find balance in a hurried world, and to transcend our differences. As a result, all the services on this website are offered through a pay-as-you-can model designed to provide access to everybody regardless or social or economic constraints. Together the husband and wife duo bring many years of inter-spiritual experience to readers, listeners, and viewers interested in practically applying spirituality to daily life.
Dr. Uday Shinde, is a Professor of Business Studies and a Teacher of Sufi contemplative practices. He brings together a multi-decade experience in Information Systems, Entrepreneurship, Research and Teaching combined with an equal amount of time spent in the methods of Sufism. He received his Masters degree in Organizational Studies from Indiana State University and his PhD from Southern Illinois University.
Dr. Shinde has dedicated his entire career to bringing the spiritual principles of harmony, universality and empathy to the professional space and the domains of business and individual performance. In doing so, he develops solutions that are profitable, sustainable and stakeholder driven.
His work has been well received at academic conferences and by peer reviewed journals. He is the creator of the empirically tested Universal Spirituality Scale and the Spiritual Types typology.
In recognition of his dedication to the practice of these values, Dr. Shinde, was given the iniatory name, Gulaam Dastagir - Servant of the Helpful One by his Teacher, Hazratsaheb (Maulana Chaman Qadri) of Bundi, India.
Diana Shinde is a sociologist by degree and a Sufi practitioner. She has learned from some of the best productivity and time-management coaches.
Previously, she worked with Sufis and scholars across the globe and authored multiple books on Sufism for adults and children. She writes under her sobriquet Maryam Qadri.
In 2020, she co-founded Essential Spirituality and began writing Productive Wisdom (a bi-weekly newsletter inspired by all things perennial, universal, holistic, productive, and fun)! Maryam has appeared on podcasts with Kelly Skinner of Soulcare and Dr. Rose Aslan of Compassion Flow Coaching.
She is an avid learner passionate about life, nature, positive psychology, human performance, habit creation, and spirituality. She continues as an educator, writer, and consistency coach eager to learn and share. She is currently working on her ICF (International Coaching Federation) certification.
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Join the BALiEVE System
Foundational Program
Build a strong foundation with essential skills and strategies.
Growth Program
Achieve Program
FAQ
Our pay-as-you-can model allows clients to contribute what they can afford, including nothing. We prioritize your commitment to self-improvement over financial ability.
- Foundational Program: $0 – $50 per month (1 session per month)
- Growth Program: $50 – $100 per month (2 sessions per month)
- Achieve Program: $100 – $200 per month (1 session every week)
- All prices are for one-on-one sessions with our coaches.
In general, market rates for coaching sessions range upwards of $150 per session at a minimum. As such our suggested contribution pricing is designed to make coaching available to all and not be a burden to those who wish to dedicate themselves to a better future!
Commitment is evaluated based on your dedication to personal development, consistent participation in sessions, and adherence to the coaching plan.
Yes, you can move between tiers based on your progress and changing needs, discussed with your coach.
We will still work with you if you are committed to your self-improvement journey. Your dedication is the key factor. If you are interested, perhaps you can offer to help our efforts in a non-monetary way (for e.g. helping us build our YouTube channel)
You can book a free initial session by clicking the “SIGN UP” button on our coaching page or contacting us directly.
The initial session includes an assessment of your needs, a discussion about the pay-as-you-can model, and an outline of a personalized coaching plan.
Our coaches are experienced professionals with backgrounds in entrepreneurship, business, spirituality, and personal development. Detailed bios are available on our website.
- Foundational Program: At least once a month plus group sessions (as available)
- Growth Program: Every 15 days plus group sessions (as available)
- Achieve Program: Weekly plus group sessions (as available)
We use a structured journal, periodic reviews and regular assessments to track your progress and adjust your plan as needed.