A great leader is one who cares. A caring leader creates a culture of openness and inclusivity where difference is valued. They look after the physical and mental well-being of their staff, encouraging self-care and digital disconnection. However, before connecting with others, a leader must first look inwards, be self-aware, care for themselves, listen to themselves and have those difficult conversations with themselves. In essence, caring leadership starts with self-leadership.
In this 28 day programme we’ll look at 3 hugely powerful tools for self-connection. these are:
Understanding and integrating each of these methods into your life has the potential for profound and lasting positive impact. We make learning to breathe, TO connect more deeply with who and what we are (nature) and becoming the author of your own story, simple to learn, amazing to experience and when integrated into your life, offers you the opportunity to radically change how you live and work.
This programme is run as an intimate, small group for 6 people – either as one team or across an agency/ organisation.
The most amazing yet simplest of tools to connect you to yourself is journaling. If you establish a practice of journaling for at least 28 DAYS, it will change your life. Journaling connects you to your authentic self in a way that nothing else does. It allows you to cultivate humility and empathy for yourself first and then allows you the space to do that for others.
In this programme, you’ll learn the art of journaling – not just for wellbeing, but for innovative thinking. There are so many benefits to journaling. Here are some of the standouts:
2. CONSCIOUS CONNECTED BREATH IS A DETOX FOR EVERY LEVEL OF OUR BEING
Humans have been aware of the healing power of their breath for millennia. Through the centuries we’ve developed a vast array of breathing practices, all designed to bring about physical and emotional wellbeing and connect with our deeper selves.
But in today’s society, we often neglect our bodies’ built-in capabilities. Imagine owning the most high specification TV in existence, keeping it plugged in on standby and then living with it for years and years without ever actually turning it on. The fact is, most of us live in ‘standby mode’ most of the time. Breath – the most powerful mechanism is literally right beneath our noses waiting to be explored, yet we rarely give it more than a passing thought.
Conscious Connected Breathing is a powerful and safe way to infuse the body with oxygen and energy, recharging our own (often depleted) systems to work to their healing capacity. It facilitates openings to higher levels of consciousness, allowing us to tap into our deeper resources and live our lives joyfully and in abundance.
The quality of our breath provides a perfect mirror to the state of our inner world. When we are nervous or agitated our breath becomes short, erratic and at times non-existent. When our breath flows smoothly and calmly so does our experience of life. The benefits of regular breathwork are huge, here are just a few:
3. NATURE CONNECTION = SELF-CONNECTION
Learning how to gently reconnect back to nature contains a subtle power – one that reminds us what and who we truly are, taking us back to the interconnectedness which surrounds and empowers us.
When we feel connected to people and places, we feel a sense of belonging and wholeness. We feel ourselves truly alive. Yet over thousands of years, human beings have gradually become mere onlookers. Bystanders, not just to the glory and wonder of the natural world, but also to ourselves, our lives and our understanding of our place in the world.
There seems to be a gentle, yet unmistakable awakening happening. An increased desire to get out into nature. And whether we realise it’s a pull to find our way back to what it is we have lost in ourselves or not, doesn’t matter. Most important is the shift.
Our belief is that in order to thrive, we need to reconnect with who and what we are – all of which is, and can be found in nature. Our specific focus here is the forest. We’ll introduce you to sensory and meditative invitations that will help you find your way back to an easier way of living. One where you intrinsically know and understand your place in the world and how your connection with nature will bring you back to wholeness, happiness and a thriving, well- balanced life. The range of scientifically-backed benefits of regular shrin-yoku practice include:
PREETHI NAIR
“The storyteller who makes up the skills gap” The Financial Times
Preethi is a writer and innovator who works with leadership teams globally to communicate vision, lead culture change and build communities within their organisations. She is a visiting professor at various business schools (Cranfield School of Management, London Business School and Headspring) teaching modules on creativity, storytelling and personal leadership.
With twenty years of experience, projects range from facilitating the board of an Investment bank to communicate their strategy in a story format, working with Deutsche bank’s leadership team with their D&I strategy by building communities through storytelling and most recently, working with TikTok’s senior leadership team to become better communicators.
Preethi is author of 4 books, she has written, produced and performed a one woman show in London’s West End and is currently writing a television series for the BBC.
JUSTINE CLEMENT
Justine is a city-based CEO, founder of a B Corp travel and experiences agency, turned Shinrin-yoku guide and Conscious Connected Breath coach. She believes that in order to thrive, we need to reconnect with what and who we really are.
She was the CEO of a ground-breaking £2m backed experiential travel start-up unmissable, working with global brands such as Unilever and PepsiCo. She also launched wellbeing agency The Life Adventure, which works with the UK government to set and improve their wellbeing agenda. She’s also Non-Exec Director for a community solar farm project and crowd-funded a community project called the Selsey Sea Bathing Society to encourage women of all ages back into the sea. She’s co-author of a lockdown-inspired book called I AM EVERY WOMAN and a forthcoming guide to nature connection, called Wonder Woods – Finding Wisdom In The Forest.
COST: £950pp/£5700 total for 6
Including 1 day intensive 10am-4pm at Nower Wood Private Nature Reserve, Leatherhead, Surrey, with coffee,teas, herbal teas, healthy nibbles, healthy lunch and afternoon snacks before departure, plus 4 x 90 mins video calls/check ins.
To book email [email protected] or call her on 07714 333418 to discuss in more detail.
In today’s rapidly changing world, learning to lead and design our communities and organisations to ride the turbulence creatively is critical to our ability to make a positive impact. This workshop covers the subject of evolutionary change, and the implications for us as individual leaders, as well as for our organisational cultures and structures. It combines intellectual rigour with personal challenge, collaboration with creative expression. You’ll engage with integrative maps of organisational and leadership development, as well as instantly applicable practices for becoming more effective and dynamic as individuals and collectives.
If you would like to take this course as a more immersive experience with a group of co-learners and a course facilitator, and would like the option of getting academic or professional credits, please get in touch and we will connect you accordingly.
With the demands that we have on our time and attention, it is no wonder that we find it tough to always be who we truly are. Just to survive, we have to socialise to the norms and make constant compromises just to ‘fit in’. Our habit loops take over. Before long, we have lost touch with what makes us special and unique.
Wake Up! is an app, a book and, in this case, a 2 night/2.5 day program that helps you step back from all the busyness and reconnect with who you are, what’s important to you and how you spend your time.
Working with dynamic learning and development consultancy Upping Your Elvis’ unique creative approaches, we help you become more conscious and aware, giving you the skills and confidence to stay on track and not let the world shape your daily experience for you. The Wake Up! Experience goes deeper than Wake Up! the book or app can ever go but is based on the same principles of escaping autopilot so we can all lead a more technicolor and extraordinary life.
It is held in idyllic surroundings in Lyme Regis, Dorset, and involves a full submersion into beautiful countryside, nutritious local food and the collaboration of like minded folk.
Brilliant for teams and individuals alike and ideal for anybody looking for a personal boost. Also, undoubtedly good for anyone wishing to become a more accomplished and creative leader.
Anyone who feels like they need time to have some fun, get their energy right and give attention very selfishly on themselves. It’s particularly suited to those who love creativity and surrounding themselves with beautiful nature.
At Rhode Hill House, Lyme Regis, Dorset, the home of the Baréz-Brown family
This will be a creative immersion into your life. You will get a chance to play with your perspectives to help you connect with your passions and your unique talents, making sure that they show up every day.
You will also learn some pretty cool ways to ensure that every day counts, your energy is working well for you and that when you feel stuck, you have ways to get moving again.
Creative approaches are at the heart of this workshop so be prepared to throw yourself in. We won’t spend much time with clever models and learning frameworks; in fact none at all. The workshop is deeply experiential where you will go on a journey with like-minded folk and expand your understanding of what’s really possible. And whilst we do it, we’ll have a stomp along the sea, be fed the most nutritious food from the best chefs in Dorset (aka the River Café crew) and reconnect with what loving life is all about.
Wake Up! The Experience is available as a bespoke group event. Please contact us to discuss your requirements in detail.
He’s exceptionally good at what he does. I was making a list of the most influential people or things in my career and this was in the top 3.
Chris Binns, Managing Partner MediaCom
So much big talk about transformation… Chris actually delivers it. Time and again. Part art, part gift, part crazy man. He works his magic every time!
Maria Eitel – Founder and President of the Nike Foundation
1. Introduction to Conscious Connected Breathwork with Justine Clement
Breathing is an amazing tool for healing and optimising your physical and mental health. Conscious Connected Breathwork is a powerful and safe way to infuse the body with oxygen and energy and recharge your system to its maximum healing capacity. It can lead you to optimum health, mental and emotional clarity and experience an ever-deepening relationship with yourself. In-person max 10 people or online max 20.
2. Journaling is the superpower! with author and playwright Preethi Nair
Scientifically proven to improve mental health and general wellbeing, journaling gets all the unwanted thoughts out and onto the page and creates room for fresh thinking, innovative thinking. In-person or online max – unlimited in numbers.
3. Mini Street Wisdom around the streets of your office with Justine Clement
Street Wisdom is an everyday creative practice you use as you walk. A smart fusion of mindfulness, neuroscience and wellness, it unlocks our minds and unblocks our creativity with every step. Suddenly every street is full of inspiration. And whatever our questions, we are finding answers are everywhere. In-person max 10 people or can be delivered online as a ‘street wisdom at home’ session. max 15 in-person or unlimited online.
4. Ballroom Dance session with Andrew Cuerden
An incredibly fun session providing simple ways that dance can help improve your overall wellbeing with a former dance teacher from Strictly Come Dancing. Max 60 people in-person only. Please ensure you have the office space for this activity.
5. Tai Chi
Based on disciplines related to the wellbeing of the body and mind with a focus on relaxation and opening. Sessions cover postures and exercises to help you relax tense and stressed points of the body. Max 15 – best done in person. Please ensure you have the office space for this activity.
6. Re-write your story with Preethi Nair
A powerful tool to look at the stories you tell yourself – the ones that are outdated and are holding you back. This is an opportunity for you to explore new exciting chapters. Max 20 – online or in-person.
7. Mindfulness
Practicing present moment awareness which involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress. Max 30 – online or in-person.
8. Nutrition
This session explores the effects of different food, and drink on our performance and wellbeing. Our bodies are miraculous machines that are designed to be fuelled and driven by the food we eat. Food is not just calories, it is medicine. Unlimited – online or in-person.
9. Have Better Sleep
Whether you’re a sound sleeper or suffering insomniac, join our sleep therapist to discover tips and techniques to ensure the sleep you do get – even if limited, is the most restful and restorative it can be. Unlimited – online or in-person.
10. Cultivating deep listening with Preethi Nair
“The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.” ― Thich Nhat Hanh
Deep listening builds trust and loyalty, creates a culture of inclusivity and wellbeing. Teams that have leaders who listen are far more engaged and productive. Unlimited – online or in-person.
COST: £600 per session/£3600 for 6
Select your 6 preferred sessions for a 6 or 12-week programme delivered either every week or every fortnight online or in your office (London based)
To book email [email protected] or call her on 07714 333418 to discuss in more detail.
When you combine a magical location, an inspiring teacher and nourishing food, travel has an almost alchemical power to it. Special journeys can irrevocably change us and many of us at one time or another have experienced this shift.
Our vision is to help people live richer, more fulfilling lives. This occurs when we begin to increase our self-awareness, understand how to be more conscious citizens, improve our feelings of self-empathy and empathy towards others and experience living in harmony with each other and with nature.
“Wilderness is not a luxury but a necessity of the human spirit” ~ Edward Abbey
A trail is not a hike. It is not a safari. It is not a personal endurance test. A Wilderness Trail is a deeply profound experience that is very difficult to articulate. It is a chance to return to your natural habitat. A digital detox. A deep experience of our own connection to the natural world. A chance to re-wild yourself and get inspired by the rhythm of nature. Your experience is carefully facilitated by guides who are arguably the best in Africa. The food is beyond what you could imagine. An authentic Wilderness Trail is unlike any other experience. Those who have been on this trail return again and again. You simply have to experience it to fully understand the power it can have on you, your team and your relationships.
This wilderness trail was pioneered by Dr. Ian Player well over half a century ago. After all of this time, the principles, the experience and the purpose of these trails remain the same. It runs over five days with a few days either side organised for you in a hotel. You sleep under the stars. You experience some of Africa’s most wild and sacred places. But most importantly, the trail experience is about you, a personal journey into wilderness and yourself. This is an experience that inevitably creates environmentally conscious leaders and ambassadors for our wild spaces.
Wilderness Leadership helps nurture an understanding of what a leader is. The trail experience helps develop self-reliance, improves judgement, decision making, respect, and a sense of responsibility that helps leaders thrive in today’s rapidly changing business landscape.
The benefits of a wilderness experience
The trip is all inclusive, meaning you do not need to worry about anything. We include transport from Durban (or the nearest airport) and all your trail equipment.
Q: Special Dietary Requirements & Allergies?
A: Our guides are master cooks and we have catered for all sorts of allergies and special dietary requirements. Just let us know prior to trail if you have any special requirements and we will get it arranged for you.
Q: How many people can go on a trail? (if not booking as a bespoke group)
A: Each trail accommodates between six and eight trailists.
Q: Are the trails guided and safe?
A: Two experienced, armed guides lead each trail. These guides are highly trained and in over 60 years we have never had a trailist hurt by an animal.
Q: Where do we sleep?
A: You set up camp in an area chosen by your guide and sleep under the stars, a once in a lifetime experience in its own right. Each trailist is expected to also stand night-watch and guard the fire while others sleep.
Q: How fit do I need to be to do a trail?
A: You do not need to be especially fit, provided you are over 15, healthy and can carry a rucksack and manage a few kilometers walking each day you should be fine. The duration of the daily walks are customized for your comfort. A trail is NOT an endurance test, in fact, it’s rather relaxing.
Q: Is there mobile phone reception on trail?
A: No sophistication (including mobile, watches, music or liquor) is allowed on trail. Trust us, you’ll love the experience of being away from that for a few days anyway.
Q: Is this a malaria area?
A: Although we do recommend mosquito repellent, our trail venues are not malaria risk areas, with the exception of Okavango Trails in Botswana.
Our guides are some of the most experienced in Africa, specially trained not just for your own safety but to also facilitate your wilderness experience and give you deep, meaningful insight into Africa and the wilderness area. For many, this experience inevitably also opens up a deep insight into yourself. Reconnecting with nature at such a profound level changes the way you see the world, changes the way you see yourself and your experiences in the modern world.
Our guides have a vast amount of experience, they spend over 2000 hours a year in the wilderness and they are arguably some of the best in Africa.
Your guides are also highly trained to ensure your safety during encounters with wildlife such as Rhino, Lions, Elephants, Buffalo and other when on foot, something few people ever forget and fewer ever experience.
For bespoke groups from individual organisations who wish to travel as a team, we have a range of facilitators such a business leadership experts, psychologists and wilderness survival skills experts who we can also arrange to join your group.
In mid 2019 we’ll be linking this Wilderness Leadership Trail with our our Soul Safari, so you’ll begin your trail from one of the lodges we feature from uMfolozi Big Five.
iMfolozi, iSimangaliso, Pilanesberg, Okavango, Wild Coast and Drakensberg but we predominantly off this in iMfolozi.
The Woodland Basecamp workshop aims to teach all the skills needed to spend a whole day comfortably in the woods. Our presenters Andrew and Emma combine their knowledge of outdoor culture, nature and adventure with their background in illustration and design. They have been living in a woodland environment for eight years and have learnt most from life by simply staying put in one spot and allowing nature to reveal itself. They’ll share with you how to set up camp, using lightweight tarps and clever knots, find and prepare firewood, teach fire lighting using natural tinders, cook food over fire and carve useful objects with simple tools. Most of all though, they’ll teach you how to switch on your senses and become more attuned to the rhythms of nature, making for a richer, deeper outdoor experience.
This workshop can be taught across all levels from senior leaderships teams and down the line.
Email us to start the conversation at [email protected]
Presenter Justine Clement
Justine Clement is Founder of The Life Adventure. Curiosity prevails, for she is a chaser of life's magic and wonders. The past 20 years have been spent understanding the path to true wellbeing, both her own, as well as how others can learn to take responsibility for their own health and wellness. She has spent much of her career sourcing and creating unique experiences for global brands, their marketing agencies, as well as for organisations. She's currently working on a community enterprise called The Selsey Sea Bathing Society, improving the confidence and outlook of women through outdoor swimming.
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1 day intensive 10am-4pm at Nower Wood Private Nature Reserve, Leatherhead, Surrey, with coffee,teas, herbal teas, healthy nibbles, healthy lunch and afternoon snacks before departure, plus 4 x 90 mins video calls/check ins.Presenter Peter Merry
Peter Merry is Chief Innovation Officer at Ubiquity University, founder of the Center for Human Emergence Netherlands, and a founding partner of Engage!. He has worked in and across different sectors. As well as co-founding and leading the organisations above, his experience includes facilitating integral change processes in multinational corporations, and government ministries, and in multi-stakeholder initiatives with global stakeholders. He has also spent many years in the not-for-profit sector. He is a recognised expert in the field of evolutionary systems dynamics and Spiral Dynamics Integral in particular. He has had his first book published in English and Dutch (Evolutionary Leadership). He is currently researching the application of noetic science and energetics to whole systems transitions. In this context, he is working on a Ph.D. with Ubiquity’s Wisdom School.
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On-demand access to 50 videosPresenter Chris Barez-Brown
Chris Barez Brown is a master of transformation. His unique energetic approach challenges businesses to embed a dynamic creative culture within their company ethos. Brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Unilever, Sony, Mediacom, ITV and WPP come back time and again as his results produce tangible returns on investment. The impact of his work with Unilever was recently featured in the Harvard Business Review. A talk delivered by Chris is, well, quite simply, like no other you will have experienced before. Chris’s life mission is people (with a side line in guitar playing!) This ethos, combined with a wealth of experience in innovation and leadership across 6 continents, means Chris’ talks are memorable, interactive and human. Through humour, charisma and expertise, Chris brings out the potential in everybody and people leave not just inspired and energised, but thinking a little differently about the world: Equipped with tangible skills to deliver immediate change to their lives. The Guardian recently summed up Chris’s style as ‘a long haired twinkly eyed cross between Richard Branson and a wizard’, which paints the most accurate picture: A dynamic business change-maker with a magical hippy vibe.
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Wake Up! The Experience is available as a bespoke group event. Please contact us for more details and costs.Presenter The Life Adventure
For individuals and organisations who want to feel and think better, both emotionally and physically, The Life Adventure is a wellbeing consultancy and online platform that offers you practical tools and techniques in the form of talks, workshops, programmes and online video. We teach you how to live your life more fully, how to be more present and how to operate at your best, both at work and play. We give you clear, practical takeaways on unique subject matter that will change the way you, and your organisation, sees the world, forever.
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6 x 1 hour sessions either online or in your office (London-based). You may mix these as you like.Presenter The Life Adventure
For individuals and organisations who want to feel and think better, both emotionally and physically, The Life Adventure is a wellbeing consultancy and online platform that offers you practical tools and techniques in the form of talks, workshops, programmes and online video. We teach you how to live your life more fully, how to be more present and how to operate at your best, both at work and play. We give you clear, practical takeaways on unique subject matter that will change the way you, and your organisation, sees the world, forever.
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Group sizes range from 6-8 people – organised as either a bespoke group or bookable as an individualPresenter The Life Adventure
For individuals and organisations who want to feel and think better, both emotionally and physically, The Life Adventure is a wellbeing consultancy and online platform that offers you practical tools and techniques in the form of talks, workshops, programmes and online video. We teach you how to live your life more fully, how to be more present and how to operate at your best, both at work and play. We give you clear, practical takeaways on unique subject matter that will change the way you, and your organisation, sees the world, forever.
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This Woodland Basecamp workshop can be organised as a half or full day session as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us at [email protected] for pricing according to your requirements and any more details you may require on this session.Presenter Justine Clement
Justine Clement is Founder of The Life Adventure. Curiosity prevails, for she is a chaser of life's magic and wonders. The past 20 years have been spent understanding the path to true wellbeing, both her own, as well as how others can learn to take responsibility for their own health and wellness. She has spent much of her career sourcing and creating unique experiences for global brands, their marketing agencies, as well as for organisations. She's currently working on a community enterprise called The Selsey Sea Bathing Society, improving the confidence and outlook of women through outdoor swimming.
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1 day intensive 10am-4pm at Nower Wood Private Nature Reserve, Leatherhead, Surrey, with coffee,teas, herbal teas, healthy nibbles, healthy lunch and afternoon snacks before departure, plus 4 x 90 mins video calls/check ins.Presenter Peter Merry
Peter Merry is Chief Innovation Officer at Ubiquity University, founder of the Center for Human Emergence Netherlands, and a founding partner of Engage!. He has worked in and across different sectors. As well as co-founding and leading the organisations above, his experience includes facilitating integral change processes in multinational corporations, and government ministries, and in multi-stakeholder initiatives with global stakeholders. He has also spent many years in the not-for-profit sector. He is a recognised expert in the field of evolutionary systems dynamics and Spiral Dynamics Integral in particular. He has had his first book published in English and Dutch (Evolutionary Leadership). He is currently researching the application of noetic science and energetics to whole systems transitions. In this context, he is working on a Ph.D. with Ubiquity’s Wisdom School.
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On-demand access to 50 videosPresenter Chris Barez-Brown
Chris Barez Brown is a master of transformation. His unique energetic approach challenges businesses to embed a dynamic creative culture within their company ethos. Brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Diageo, Unilever, Sony, Mediacom, ITV and WPP come back time and again as his results produce tangible returns on investment. The impact of his work with Unilever was recently featured in the Harvard Business Review. A talk delivered by Chris is, well, quite simply, like no other you will have experienced before. Chris’s life mission is people (with a side line in guitar playing!) This ethos, combined with a wealth of experience in innovation and leadership across 6 continents, means Chris’ talks are memorable, interactive and human. Through humour, charisma and expertise, Chris brings out the potential in everybody and people leave not just inspired and energised, but thinking a little differently about the world: Equipped with tangible skills to deliver immediate change to their lives. The Guardian recently summed up Chris’s style as ‘a long haired twinkly eyed cross between Richard Branson and a wizard’, which paints the most accurate picture: A dynamic business change-maker with a magical hippy vibe.
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Wake Up! The Experience is available as a bespoke group event. Please contact us for more details and costs.Presenter The Life Adventure
For individuals and organisations who want to feel and think better, both emotionally and physically, The Life Adventure is a wellbeing consultancy and online platform that offers you practical tools and techniques in the form of talks, workshops, programmes and online video. We teach you how to live your life more fully, how to be more present and how to operate at your best, both at work and play. We give you clear, practical takeaways on unique subject matter that will change the way you, and your organisation, sees the world, forever.
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6 x 1 hour sessions either online or in your office (London-based). You may mix these as you like.Presenter The Life Adventure
For individuals and organisations who want to feel and think better, both emotionally and physically, The Life Adventure is a wellbeing consultancy and online platform that offers you practical tools and techniques in the form of talks, workshops, programmes and online video. We teach you how to live your life more fully, how to be more present and how to operate at your best, both at work and play. We give you clear, practical takeaways on unique subject matter that will change the way you, and your organisation, sees the world, forever.
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Group sizes range from 6-8 people – organised as either a bespoke group or bookable as an individualPresenter The Life Adventure
For individuals and organisations who want to feel and think better, both emotionally and physically, The Life Adventure is a wellbeing consultancy and online platform that offers you practical tools and techniques in the form of talks, workshops, programmes and online video. We teach you how to live your life more fully, how to be more present and how to operate at your best, both at work and play. We give you clear, practical takeaways on unique subject matter that will change the way you, and your organisation, sees the world, forever.
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This Woodland Basecamp workshop can be organised as a half or full day session as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us at [email protected] for pricing according to your requirements and any more details you may require on this session.