Tina Rasmussen, Ph.D. Dr. Tina Rasmussen has spent her entire
adult life cultivating human potential.
For 40 years, she worked in the
business world as an Executive Coach and Organizational Development Consultant. Her focus was on helping leaders who were
committed to humanistic values, working as a seasoned, trusted thought partner. Tina helped leaders deepen their own unique
style, while fostering meaningful dialogue among individuals, teams, and the larger organization. A sampling of clients
include Odwalla Juice, Kaiser Permanente, Nestle, YMCA of the USA, Quest Diagnostics, Nokia, UPS, Oracle, Clorox, US Bank,
Yosemite National Institutes, UCSF School of Medicine and Continuing Education of the Bar. She is the published author of
several business books. She has guest lectured at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, JFK University, University of San Francisco,
and Saybrook. She has presented at national events for The Conference Board, American Society of Training and Development,
OD Network, Business for Social Responsibility, and the Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership.
In 2007, Tina became Dharma Teacher, authorized by world renowned Meditation Master and Buddhist Scholar
Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw. She began meditating at age 13, and has practiced in the Theravada and Tibetan Buddhist traditions
for 40+ years. In 2003, she was drawn to undertake an intensive year-long solo retreat in which profound experiences occurred.
In 2004, Tina took refuge with Tibetan Buddhist teacher Tsoknyi Rinpoche, and was initiated into the Nyingma lineage. In
2005, Tina attended a 2-month retreat with Burmese meditation master Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw, who ordained her as a Theravadan
Buddhist nun. During the retreat, Tina became the first Western woman to complete the entire Samatha path in this lineage.
Since 2006, Tina has also been involved in the Diamond Approach to realization.
Tina is the co-author of the book
"Practicing the Jhanas," published by Shambhala. She has been studied by Yale Neuroscience Lab for research on
the effects of meditation on consciousness and the brain. She has been featured as a Buddhist Teacher on Buddha at the Gas
Pump, Deconstructing Yourself, Buddhist Geeks, GuruViking, After Awakening, the Imperfect Buddha, Rick Hanson’s Wednesday
Meditation, Awakening Women, Non-duality Magazine, Conscious TV, TIME Magazine and others. Dr. Rasmussen now leads meditation
retreats and offers spiritual guidance and mentoring to practitioners in over 50 countries worldwide. Her work is offered
through the non-profit 501c3 that she founded, called Luminous Mind Sangha. Visit her dharma teaching website at https://luminousmindsangha.com/.
What Her Business Clients Say |
"As a senior executive, it’s
hard to find someone knowledgeable, who you can be candid with, who will listen and help you develop concrete, actionable
solutions, as Tina does. She has helped me with some big organizational changes, producing measurable results on 'human factors'
that I thought weren't measurable, like leadership, team effectiveness, and even organizational culture. I highly recommend
her." ---Max
Villalobos, Senior VP, Kaiser Permanente
“Tina provided an inspiring vision
of what was possible, bringing people together with grace, finesse, and the occasional appropriate confrontation. She offered
practical tools that engaged people’s motivation to “own the change” and carry it forward. We were recognized
for changing the culture of our organization, largely as a result of her work with us.”
---Dave Thornton--Chair, National Initiative Steering Committee, YMCA of the USA
"Tina worked with me and my team to foster cross-functional understanding
and institute a significant shift in how the teams worked together. She was masterful in creating common ground and appreciation,
identifying our opportunities to grow and change, and supporting me and my team members individually and as a whole to successfully
implement the changes we committed to making. I highly recommend Tina and her work."--Chris
Yelton, COO, The Sage Group
“Tina instantly became a catalyst, providing positive direction for our change effort to develop
the culture we desire. She has great leadership ability, and relates easily to top management, peers and subordinates. In
addition, you will enjoy working with her." ---Dick Thompston,
Senior VP, Nestle Foods
"Tina is a knowledgeable executive coach, and change management
/ OD consultant with a holistic approach that she adeptly tailors to meet the needs of the organization she is advising. Tina
has worked with me and my team over the past several years on a culture transformation - designing and facilitating off-sites
with senior leadership; presenting at all-hands meetings and brown bags. In addition to providing expert OD advice and insights,
Tina is also a change ambassador through her education on the fundamentals of change management and coaching of leaders."--Kelly
Lake, CEO, Continuing Education of the Bar
“Tina made outstanding contributions to our
success. In particular, the quality of our strategic planning dramatically improved. Tina is strongly committed to the success
of others and holds herself to very high standards. This allows her to build trust, credibility, and support very rapidly.”---Tom Rafferty, VP--Operations, Levi Strauss & Co.
"Tina has been a great resource to speed up the work of developing a high
functioning senior leadership team. She planned a series of off sites for the team to gain quicker understanding of their
individual S&W and then for the team to better understand the development of team and more effective means of communicating.
She has also lead a cohort of new managers in their development and ability to produce operational results through 1:1 coaching,
leadership mentoring and peer study group. I would highly recommend her either for executive coaching or helping a new team
to coalesce."--Sandy Sharon, CEO, Kaiser Permanente Sacramento
“Our work together over
the past year has been a very valuable process for our organization. In addition to being very skilled at training others
to learn and use specific tools and concepts, I strongly recommend Tina because she is very easy to work with, communicates
her ideas very clearly and—most importantly—she is effective at creating the atmosphere within a group where honesty
and trust emerge.”---Andy Dreifort--CEO, A&D Precision
- "Tina has been a valuable resource and a sophisticated agent of change. I have
relied on her as a savvy thinker who understands the subtleties of every project, works quickly, and produces high quality."
---Michael Murphy, VP--Marketing, Pacific Capital BancCorp
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