Gretchen Bleiler
Gretchen Bleiler is a two-time Olympic Snowboarder and Olympic silver medalist, 4-time X Games champion, and ESPY award winner. She’s been inducted into multiple Hall of Fames, designed her own signature product lines, and has been featured in everything from prime time talk shows and national commercials to hundreds of publications worldwide. Having the courage to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an Olympian was a journey of transformation and empowerment. As she faced her fears and learned how to transcend the limiting beliefs blocking her full potential, she was able to step more fully into sharing her gifts. Her opportunities expanded from the mountain to becoming a recognizable global ambassador, designer, outspoken environmental advocate, entrepreneur, speaker, and media host.
However it’s her more recent life after competitive snowboarding that’s having an equal, if not greater, impact. At a time when many of the foundational columns of Gretchen’s identity, like career, community, purpose, and relationship, were falling away, she was also diagnosed with bi polar disorder. This collapsing of her reality opened the door to a darkness of limiting beliefs and misinterpretations of reality she never knew was there. The past 7 years have been a profound journey of learning, healing, and awakening into the truth of what she really is. Now a Certified Meditation Guide (Chopra Center, ParaYoga, and The Himalayan Institute) and Life Mastery Coach (University of Santa Monica), Gretchen’s sharing The Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology that have been pivotal to her on her journey, so that she may be a guiding light for you on yours.
However it’s her more recent life after competitive snowboarding that’s having an equal, if not greater, impact. At a time when many of the foundational columns of Gretchen’s identity, like career, community, purpose, and relationship, were falling away, she was also diagnosed with bi polar disorder. This collapsing of her reality opened the door to a darkness of limiting beliefs and misinterpretations of reality she never knew was there. The past 7 years have been a profound journey of learning, healing, and awakening into the truth of what she really is. Now a Certified Meditation Guide (Chopra Center, ParaYoga, and The Himalayan Institute) and Life Mastery Coach (University of Santa Monica), Gretchen’s sharing The Principles and Practices of Spiritual Psychology that have been pivotal to her on her journey, so that she may be a guiding light for you on yours.
