“The excellent service and the quality of speakers from The Life Adventure was amazing. They quickly understood our brief and it could not have been realised in a better more enlightening way, and with great speed too. Their messages are motivating, insightful and enjoyable and left staff feeling refreshed and equipped with new ways to approach work and their own wellbeing. The project left a tangible impact on wellbeing and resilience for a better way forward.” Jane Heward – Head of Wellbeing, BEIS
Between where you are now and where you want to be is one of life’s great journeys. Yet most people don’t go on it. They stay put, get settled, find a safe routine. But life (and work) can be so much more. The Do Lectures.
We’ve been around for a while. Well before the term mental health became mainstream, we were busy exploring it for ourselves – researching and experiencing who was ahead of the curve; a stand out in this space. We didn’t have a name for it back then, so we called it Emotional Wellbeing. And over the years of exploration and understanding, we have created a wealth of what clients have described as magical content and vibrant, if not still considered a little quirky, solutions for the workplace. We’re not Virgin Pulse or Aviva Health. We’re small(ish), yet perfectly formed and very experienced. We know what works and because of that we’ve gained the respect of UK government departments and B Corporations alike.
“We joined The Life Adventure for a days restore, recharge and reimagine retreat in June. As a team we wanted to spend a day away from our laptops, emails and endless video conferences, a day away from the daily grind to recharge ourselves and slow down. The day definitely delivered on that, set in a beautiful location in Surrey, surrounded by nature from the moment we arrived. They introduced us to new ideas and ways to restore and recharge which took us out of our comfort zones sometimes but also reminded us of the things we take for granted everyday.” Helen Marriott, HR Director of B Corp Danone UK
It’s time to reconnect.
It’s not just about work though, it’s about helping people feel whole again. Reconnected. That’s a word we consider very important when it comes to getting back to optimum physical health, clear of too much emotional baggage and in touch with ourselves, each other and our environment.
Working on wellbeing in a holistic way ensures that your people are fit for work, but also fit for life. More and more, we find people struggling with feelings of overwhelm and often well on their way to burning out. This is often about trying to manage a busy life and work in an unpredictable world of constant change. Things are changing fast and we’re constantly feeling like we can’t keep up. On top of that, and partly because of it, lifestyle-related physical illnesses and poor mental health are of course, on the rise. All of these affect people’s work performance.
There is another way.
And we’d like to help you find it.
Every one of our experts is utterly passionate about helping organisations overcome these issues by teaching you how to build greater resilience to 21st Century living. We have so many topics listed in these sections and to make it easier for you, we have broken these up into 3 sections:
(1) Live, in-person or virtual talks and workshops. We can deliver these either at your workplace, or virtually via any of the hosting platforms.
(2) A host of platform-based on-demand video talks and workshops. We’ll organise access to these for you according to your needs, just get in touch with us to discuss.
(3) Business away-days and retreats. These offer a change to change the current outlook and perception, to create the space to think differently, more creatively and not be defined, or restricted by inside-the-box thinking. We highly recommend this for shifting the dial and moving things up a gear, particularly as most of these are nature-based and the evidence for nature providing a safe container for new ways of thinking is now far more commonly-known.
Last summer, I escaped for a day to the Surrey Hills to one run by The Life Adventure. Its most popular workshops among employers were Breathwork, Forest Bathing, Journaling and Storytelling and Manifestation. My brain unfurled. If this is the future of work, I thought, sign me up.” Emma Jacobs, Financial Times
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In-person or virtual Talks and Workshops for Business
Now, more than ever, businesses need easy-to-access tools to help develop staff from diverse locations. Every talk and workshop topic you see on this website is available either as a live webinar format delivered on platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams, or in-person either in your office or as part of an off-site away day. You choose what you’d like us to deliver and we’ll arrange the best time for you and schedule the session.
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On-Demand Video Talks and Workshops for Business
Our on-demand content covers topics such as Mindfulness In The Workplace, Leadership: What It Really Takes and Hyperthinking: New Mindset. We’ll set you up an account with your choice of content and you’re off and running, it’s as easy as that. We’ll give discounts dependant on duration and volume.
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Business Aways Days and Retreats
We have some incredible options here, both home and abroad. We can arrange transfers, flights and accommodation through our sister company which is a B Corporation fully bonded ATOL and ABTA travel agency and tour operator. Each one of these retreats is seriously transformational on so many levels. Here’s what Danone had to say
“We joined The Life Adventure for a days restore, recharge and reimagine retreat in June. As a team we wanted to spend a day away from our laptops, emails and endless video conferences, a day away from the daily grind to recharge ourselves and slow down. The day definitely delivered on that, set in a beautiful location in Surrey, surrounded by nature from the moment we arrived. They introduced us to new ideas and ways to restore and recharge which took us out of our comfort zones sometimes but also reminded us of the things we take for granted everyday.” Helen Marriott, HR Director of B Corp Danone UK
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What’s the state of play?
Forward-thinking organisations look beyond preventing harm to their employees and seek to promote good health and wellbeing at work. The workplace is more than a health promotion venue for a captive audience; it is a community in which behaviours can be influenced to the benefit of individuals, companies and society as a whole. Addressing health and wellbeing as business issues ensures that they are sustainable even during difficult economic times – Ian Livingston, former CEO BT
Although it’s widely accepted that some level of sickness absence is inevitable, poor health and presenteeism (being at work whilst unwell and not ‘present’) costs UK businesses billions each year. The leading cause of sickness absence for non-manual employees is minor illnesses such as feeling stressed, colds, flu and other viral illnesses – government statistics show that 27.4 million workdays were lost to minor illness in 2013. Around 30% of all absences are related to these minor illnesses. What’s also known is that individuals with a good diet, a healthy body weight and good emotional health have stronger immune systems, and are therefore better at fighting off minor illnesses and viruses. The US Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reports that companies that support workplace health see a clear return on investment in reduced absence levels.
Why should your organisation care?
Research from the mental health charity MIND found that 56% of employers said they would like to do more to improve staff wellbeing, but feel they don’t have the right training or guidance. Investing in mental wellbeing can have a huge positive impact on staff happiness, engagement and productivity. Research from the Business in the Community Workwell programme shows that FTSE 100 companies that prioritise employee engagement and wellbeing outperform the rest of the FTSE 100 by an average of 10%. As explained in the MIND report, “Good mental health underpins this. By fostering a mentally healthy workplace culture and putting in place the right support, businesses, small and large, find that they are able to achieve peak performance.”
“78% of employees state that they would stay long term with a company that cared for employees health and wellbeing needs (HR Review, 2015)
Effective workplace health programmes encompass all aspects of employee health and there is substantial evidence that mental and physical wellbeing are interlinked. Whilst The Life Adventure focusses on online learning so that people can choose to learn and grow at a time that suits them, physical activity is consistently linked with lower levels of depression, anxiety and stress. So encouraging employees to participate in sports or other physical pursuits can also have a positive impact on mental wellbeing within your organisation. For example yoga, pilates, classes, organised runs, wild medicine walks, to name just a few are also available to you alongside our online platform. We believe that offering a blended approach to learning, health and growth makes for a better outcome.
“A properly implemented, tailored workplace health strategy can reduce rates of presenteeism” (being at work when you’re unwell). BMC Public Health
At The Life Adventure we don’t just expect you to roll out a programme of engaging wellbeing solutions and hope for the best. We’ll help you to create one that’s tailored to the specific health and wellbeing problems faced within your organisation. To find out what these are, we’ll work with you to carry out careful research, through surveys and interviews (and any data you already have), which is then analysed. What you’ll end up with is a very bespoke offering, one which will give you the very best results.
Having said that, if you just want to book a one-off, one or two hour talk or workshop, that’s fine too. Or you may want us to simply run a quick 45 min lunchtime power session. Whatever you need, we’ll be happy to assist. Some of our clients like us to film the talks we give too. We then host these for specific periods of time so that you can share these with a wider audience within your organisation. Ask us for details about this.