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Breath, Body & Beyond – A 1-Day Private Retreat For Women

With Andrea

Justine is the Queen of British Breathwork and Lucas’s restorative massages combine intuition and insight with bodywork, allowing profound shifts. Conde Nast Traveller Spa & Wellness Guide 2023

Justine and renowned body psychotherapist Andrea Lucas are teaming up in 2023 to launch an immersive one day retreat that draws upon ancient teachings integrating powerful touch, movement, Breathwork and active listening to help women in overwhelm and HFA (High Functioning Anxiety). The retreat will be for you, and you alone, with a 100% focus on you, your needs, desires and requirements.

Breath, Body & Beyond’s mission is to help educate you into facilitating your own healing. You’ll be guided through a magical, restorative, informative and healing day, helping you find the root cause of your physical and emotional discomfort and give you the tools you need to overcome the challenges you face. In this one unique day retreat, you’ll be supported in rediscovering your true nature and begin the process of healing deeply the symbolic tunes of your body. Justine and Andrea hold a sacred safe space, allowing your heart to open, enabling you to embrace new feelings of wholeness and radiance. You’ll leave feeling transformed with a deep inner peace.

What you’ll experience

1. Begin the process of alleviating pain and ill health

At their root, pain and ill health have unspoken and unexpressed thoughts and most of these remain unexamined. Breathwork and body psychotherapy will help to gently begin the process of helping remove these from the body.

2. Change the way you think

Your body is a metaphor of your mind. What shows up in your body has everything to do with your mind. Your body is designed to thrive and heal, but often the mind gets in the way and disrupts the process. Changing our thoughts is a pathway to self-healing and this one-day retreat will start you thinking in an entirely different way about yourself, and about your body.

3. Reclaim your personal power

Our potential for healing is actually limitless, we just don’t realise it. This retreat will help you reactivate the parts of yourself you’ve closed down over the course of your lifetime and reclaim control over your life, making better, more conscious, clearer decisions about yourself, your health and your life in general. Working with your breath on an ongoing basis (we’ll teach you how) is a wonderful way of keeping in tune with the inner you.4. Helping you deal better with stress and anxiety

Most people spend way too much of their day living with elevated stress and anxiety levels which can lead to us disassociating from our feelings rather than the healthier way, which is to work through them as they arise. We’ll use powerful methods of releasing stuck energy that is held deeply in the tissues of the body, as well as showing you how to allow your emotions to arise whilst using helpful steps to avoid overloading yourself with stress and anxiety.

4. Release tension, trauma and emotional baggage

To be human is to have emotional baggage and often trauma, too. Tension in your body reflects the tension in your psyche because memories and emotions reside in the body resulting in energy blocks and imbalances. Emotions are energy and Breathwork and body psychotherapy begin the process of releasing these from the body before they manifest as dis-ease and illness, helping to transform the oldest and most painful memories, release physical tensions, soothe the heart and ultimately restore the body and mind to its optimal health. freeing you to live a healthier and happier life.

How your private retreat day will run

10 am: Arrival. You’ll begin your day by enjoying a light refreshment including Welle Co Calming Tea – a blend of potent herbs traditionally used to help calm, relax and ease the mind. Each cup unites the effects of hops, valerian, lemon balm, passionflower and skullcap to create a soothing sensation, which helps you begin your day with a sense of conscious calm and wellbeing. Also available is a Welle Co Super Elixir green juice – this iconic super greens is an all-in-one, vegan solution that helps support all 11 systems of the body – from the immune and digestive systems to hair, skin and nail health. Carefully curated with over 40+ naturally derived ingredients, The Super Elixir™ provides a complete solution for your entire body including wholefoods, herbal extracts, vitamins, minerals, and probiotics.

10.30 am: Breath coach Justine will guide you through a 120-minute Conscious Connected Breath experience.

Breathing is a forgotten 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. It’s a gentle, simple, yet profound technique that will help open up the full potential of your breathing system for better physical and emotional wellbeing. The many benefits, include increased energy, better immune response, and increased ability to deal with stress in a healthy way. This 120 min session will include:

• Introduction to Conscious Connected Breathwork
• Intention setting
• 45-minute guided breath session
• 10 minute Shavasana (deep relaxation)

12.30 pm: Nutritious ayurvedic lunch, followed by some quiet time for journaling to capture your feelings, reflections and experiences at this point in your day. Included is a personalised Touching The Soul journal to make notes and take home with you.

1: 45 pm Body psychotherapist Andrea will take you through 120 mins of deeply restorative body massage work. Known as a ‘Guardian Angel’ in the massage therapy world, Andrea combines her highly developed intuition and astute psychological insight together with an in-depth understanding of the human body. Andrea’s healing hands and her light and vibrant presence define her as the holy grail of massage therapists. Leave feeling transformed with a deep inner peace.

3.45 pm Tea/Juice and also you’ll also have the opportunity to try an incredible, nutritious homemade Peace & Plenty Collagen & Cacao Protein bar packed with Ancient & Brave Cacao + Collagen blend, dates, seeds, toasted coconut flakes and oil, ginger slices, nuts and cacao (if you have a nut allergy, we’ll substitute for a nut-free alternative).

4.00 pm Therapeutic reflection and insights with Andrea and Justine.

5 pm Finish your day.

1 week later, at a time to suit you, Andrea and Justine will have an online follow-up session with you for 45 minutes.

Introductory price: £1200

Full price: £1800


NEED TO KNOW

This retreat takes place in a beautiful location in Harrow-on-the-Hill, North London on Thursdays throughout 2023. You’ll be nourished and held safely by Justine and Andrea and the day is for you and you alone.

Please check you have no contraindications for the Breathwork before booking this retreat day. If you have any dietary requirements we’ll ensure this is well catered for.

Directions will be sent to you by email before the session and please do feel free to contact me anytime to discuss any questions or concerns.

To learn more about Andrea Marie Lucas’s work, head over to her website here.

To ask any questions about this private retreat day get in touch with me here and I’ll get back to you as quickly as I can, always the same day if it’s Mon-Friday – weekends and holidays may be slightly slower.

About Justine

Justine is a former CEO turned certified Breathguru © Conscious Connected Breath coach and the founder of Wonderbreath. Her entire wellbeing roadmap of the past twenty or so years began with trying to understand herself and her place in the world, Justine began her love of Breathwork twelve years ago with a rigorous Ashtanga yoga practice and believes our breath is the most powerful tool we possess.

Justine is also a Shinrin-yoku (Forest Bathing) guide, qualified to advance level with the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine and founder of Wonderwoods – Forest Bathing Made In Britain. She’s the co-author of a lockdown-inspired book called I Am Every Woman – A Collection Of Extraordinary Life Journeys and a forthcoming guide to nature connection, called Wonder Woods – Finding Wisdom In The Forest.

About Andrea

Andrea is a body psychotherapist with 30 years of experience. Her philosophy is that a healthy flow of life force is crucial in the body’s energy field if there is to be a sense of physical and emotional wellbeing. Her psychotherapeutic approach is comprehensive in its precision, in its methods, and results. Andrea’s compassionate presence allows you to see your truth; her psychological presence and wisdom helps you transform old and painful memories; and her caring and insightful qualities supports you to release any physical, energetic and emotional tension. Andrea’s vibrant energy and caring creativity is always present and she embraces the underlying faith of her spiritual higher self as a unique combination for transformation to occur. She is well-known and respected in the field of healing, providing meaningful, heart-filled, spirited treatments and has dedicated her life to unravelling the mysteries of the mind/body connection.

She has undertaken studies in integrative psychotherapy and personal development, and I am registered and accredited with the BACP. In addition, she has studied worldwide in the clinical application of numerous bodywork disciplines and modalities. These include anatomy and physiology, reflexology, acupressure, trigger point techniques, sports massage, yoga, stretching, breath-work, and advanced clinical and remedial massage. (JING ACMT). She works with an open heart to be available to each individual who wishes to discover the inner music of their own life.

From January 2023 to April 2023 the retreat day will take place on Thursdays in Harrow-on-the-hill, Middlesex (near London) with options in the Cotswolds beyond that. More details to follow, please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Joy At Work (6 WK PROGRAMME)

With Lynn Hord
Our Joy@Work is a 6-week, online, group experience designed to boost productivity, performance and profits, by helping people tap into and increase their joy at work

Happy employees aren’t a nice thing to have, they’re the 21st-century competitive edge.

Why? Because happy employees, among other things like being great to be around and being awesome team players, are also:

  • 31% more productive
  • take 10X fewer sick days
  • make 37% more sales
  • and add 20% to your bottom line compared to your (unhappy) competitors

So, while many companies are still focusing on productivity measures, performance incentives, and other short-term solutions, those who truly get the power is in their people are investing where it counts – engagement.

Engaged employees feel more connected to their colleagues, are more invested in the company’s success and its goals, and are more willing to go the extra mile to make them happen.

They are more responsive to challenges, better problem-solvers, more resilient, and more able to manage stress (and avoid the all-too-prevalent burnout). Not to mention they’re more fun to be around and awesome team players.

With an average of 40+ hours a week at our ‘jobs’ and 40+ years in our working life, 21st-century workers are now wanting far more from their 9-to-5 than a paycheck. And if you employ Millennials – even more so.

If your company would benefit from:

  • More productive and efficient staff
  • Teams that are even more collaborative
  • Increased innovation and creativity
  • More positive and engaged employees
  • Better staff retention
  • New recruits choosing you over the competition
  • And an overall happier workplace

Then you’d hugely benefit from putting employees (or specific teams) through our innovative Joy@Work Programme. It’s a 6-week, online, group experience designed to boost productivity, performance and profits, by helping people tap into and increase their joy at work.

Positive emotion is a natural motivator, so when we incorporate activities that bring bursts of uplifting emotion or focus on long-term activities that bring satisfaction and fulfilment, we can’t help but become more effective and efficient – and produce better results.

IN THE THE JOY@WORK PROGRAMME YOU WILL DISCOVER:
  • The science behind happiness and why it fuels success
  • How to tap into motivation by finding meaning in your daily work (no matter what job you do)
  • The 5 foundations of wellbeing at work that are essential to sustainable performance
  • How to set yourself up for success by cultivating a positive (and joy-focused) mindset
  • Tools and techniques to boost resilience and reduce workplace stress
  • How to see change as an opportunity and approach it with more creativity – and less resistance

Worldwide, a whopping 87% of workers are disengaged (according to Gallup), which leads to people being unproductive, uninspired to do their best and just collecting a payslip. But what if, instead, they were able to tap into something that made an immediate difference to their positivity, their productivity and ultimately their performance? It just takes a simple, sustainable shift, and that’s something that Joy@Work creates.

ARE YOU UP FOR THE ADVENTURE?

Great. Here’s what you need to know.

Individuals are welcomed (set dates which we can give you) and teams are celebrated – engaging your whole team in this process creates an even more powerful culture change.
All of the learning modules are prerecorded videos and can be viewed at your convenience, so they are easy to fit in to your busy week.
The weekly group calls are all recorded, so if you can’t make it live, you can catch up when your schedule allows (we want the process, not just the learning to feel easy and fun!).
There will be an online forum where you can connect with the group, where you can go for inspiration, to ask questions, and share challenges or wins you’ve had between the live calls.
To make sure you get the support and attention you need to implement everything you will be learning, group size will be a maximum of 20 people.

NEXT STEPS

Joining as an individual to set dates on the online programme is £550 per person.

To enroll, simply email us for more info.

Or to run Joy@Work as a bespoke programme for your team, options are also available. Again just get in touch and we’ll set up a time to chat.

To find out more information about how Joy At Work could help you or your organisation, contact us and we’ll respond to you right away.

Menopause Empowerment

With Akcelina Cvijetic

This masterclass is designed for women who are interested in discovering how to transform their current experience of perimenopause and menopause into greater personal and professional power.

Menopause is a transformative part of a woman’s life that can lead to greater awareness and empowerment, both in and out of the workplace. It is one of the most commonly neglected and yet crucial areas of overall female wellbeing that needs to be addressed.

Session Outline

Menopause is marked by complex hormonal changes that have a serious impact on our female body as well as our mental and emotional health. It is characterised by multiple symptoms: hot flushes, weight gain, fatigue, insomnia, memory loss, mood swings and low libido, to mention but a few.

In this session, we will unravel not just the most debilitating aspects, but also the ones that cause a silent yet deep suffering. We shall explore the importance of a hormonal balance, as well as nutritional support and management of our mental-emotional needs. One of the most commonly neglected and yet crucial areas of overall wellness are the emotions that arise around the time of menopause. The main ones include: anger, resentment, frustration, feeling devalued, sad and out of control. Menopause brings a sense of loss with regards to our youth, femininity, beauty, the “empty nest” syndrome, divorce or even death of our partner. As a result, we can experience deep grief and depression during this time.

In this interactive session, which can be delivered in anything from a 1 or 2 hour masterclass, to half a day or whole day workshop, you will come away with an uplifting perspective and effective solutions on how to feel better and sail through this transformative time.

In this masterclass/workshop you will find out learn:
  • Well-known and less-known symptoms – the impact on our mind, body and spirit and how to deal with it
  • Shift from “others-focus” to “self-focus”
  • Hormonal (im)balance – the best tests and remedies to balance your hormones, moods and emotions
  • Nutritional implications and advice – dietary enemies to avoid and nutritional friends to include as well as helpful supplements
  • The emotional rollercoaster and its management – understanding a myriad of emotions that arise at this time and how to process them in a healthy way
  • Menopause redefinition can be a powerful tool to redefine our midlife as a golden bridge to our golden age – to expand our definition of ourselves and our world for a more fulfilling life
  • Effective solutions for greater menopause experience and empowerment

Menopause’s ultimate invitation is not to be defined by who we no longer are, but who we are and to make the rest of our life the best of our life. It is our rite of passage and a journey of personal alchemy and authenticity.

If you’d like to book this session for the women in your organisation click here and we’ll get right back to you.

 

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

With Jenny Garrett

Ever felt like a fraud at work? You’re not alone and it’s more common than you think. Over 70% of people have experienced the feeling of being a fake at one time in their life. Take these quotes for example

You think, “Why would anyone want to see me again in a movie? And I don’t know how to act anyway, so why am I doing this?

– Meryl Streep

The philosopher Bertrand Russell wrote:

The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts

The vast array of problems we face as human beings require the best people to step up. But many hold back because they feel that luck, rather than ability, lies behind their successes. They dread that one day, some person or event will expose them for the fraud that deep down they believe themselves to be. Far from being a realistic self-assessment, the impostor syndrome mind-trap prevents people from believing in themselves, to the detriment of us all.

When I was younger, I just did it. I just acted. It was just there. So now when I receive recognition for my acting, I feel incredibly uncomfortable. I tend to turn in on myself. I feel like an impostor. It was just something I did.

– Emma Watson

Session Outline

Ever felt like a fraud? Had that nagging feeling that you’ll be found out, or are you waiting to feel more confident before you realise your plans or your goals? In this interactive session, delivered as 1.5 hour workshop (and can also be run for a longer durations if required), we’ll dive into uncovering the keys to confidence and overcoming imposter syndrome. You will uncover what drives you, learn how to identify, challenge and replace unhelpful limiting thoughts and beliefs and be introduced to the concept of imposter syndrome. You’ll come away with new strategies, tools and an action plan and uncover an altogether more confident you.

In a 1.5 hour session we’ll cover:

  • Introduction to the session and a definition of imposter syndrome, with an explanation of the difference between a healthy self-image and imposter syndrome.
  • An ice breaker focused on building confidence and relaxing into the session so everyone feels comfortable
  • Imposter Syndrome – a self assessment quiz and group discussion
  • Sharing examples of imposter syndrome – TEDx video and discussion or, if possible, we encourage senior staff from the organisation to share their personal experience of imposter syndrome including some questions and answers
  • Building on the pre-work we’ve done, you’ll be introduced to the unconscious inner divers that could be fuelling your imposter syndrome
  • Learn how to identify, challenge, and replace unhelpful thoughts and beliefs
  • Introduction to the REBT tool and practice in pairs to counter imposter syndrome
  • Action planning and take aways

When I won the Oscar, I thought it was a fluke. I thought everybody would find out, and they’d take it back. They’d come to my house, knocking on the door, “Excuse me, we meant to give that to someone else. That was going to Meryl Streep” – Jodie Foster

 

 

Please contact us at hello@thelifeadventure.co for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Real Happiness Now

With Akcelina Cvijetic

The best predictor of your future happiness is your willingness to choose happiness now” Happiness Research

This masterclass is designed for women who are interested in discovering real happiness in the present and how to maintain it in the future in an authentic and sustainable way.

Happiness research

Women often prioritise the needs of others over their own and this can have a significant impact on their levels of happiness, both in, as well as outside the workplace. This can lead to resentment, greater sensitivity to stress and feeling more vulnerable to depression, if left unchecked.

A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes” Hugh Downs 

Session Outline

Do you want to feel happier? The good news is that you can. Whether you have been feeling sad, down or depressed you can learn how to feel happier because happiness levels are not fixed. Happiness is not a matter of luck or status, it is created by certain ways of thinking and behaving. We will explore the blocks and myths of happiness, how to overcome unhappiness and cultivate habits and tools that help you to feel good and happier in the now and future. In this interactive session, which can be delivered in anything from 1- or 2 hour masterclass to half a day or whole day workshop, you will come away with a fresh perspective and new skills to experience greater joy in both your personal and professional life.

In this masterclass/workshop you will learn how to:
  • Differentiate between real happiness compared to conditioned definitions of happiness from the perspective of your two selves
  • Dispel the myths of happiness to stop the elusive pursuit of happiness in the future to experience more joy in the now
  • Uncover your happiness rules and contract and how to rewrite it to feel happier
  • Overcome unhappiness, its associated feelings, negative perceptions and limiting beliefs that act as blocks to happiness
  • Deal with your inner critic and negative movies of your mind
  • Have happier relationships
  • Uncover techniques to help you feel good and happier right now however happy or unhappy you are now. You can be happier because there actually is no limit to happiness
  • Cultivate attitudes and habits that make you happier each day

The less we acknowledge our own true beauty – the more we will adorn ourselves with more and more stuff that still won’t make us feel good” Robert Holden

Please contact us at hello@thelifeadventure.co for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

This can also be delivered as a live webinar by Zoom or similar platform.

Storytelling, Creativity & Unleashing Your Superpower

With Preethi Nair

This 3-hour women’s leadership programme is designed for women in, or aspiring to, leadership positions who are interested in developing personal power through storytelling and creativity. It unearths and builds on some of the superpowers women already possess:

– Creativity
– Storytelling
– Intuition
– Visioning and inspiring

And explores new narratives to make them unstoppable.

Programme outline

UNDERSTANDING THE POWER OF STORY

  • “Stories are data with soul” – The importance of storytelling as leaders and how stories have the ability to influence, inspire and create engagement.
  • Great women storytelling leadership examples.

EXPLORING THE WORLD OF CREATIVITY

  • Exercise to shift from left-brain thinking to right brain thinking.
  • Understanding your personal narrative, the stories you tell yourself and other people. (Exercise – creating a time line of significant life events. Sharing an element of this story).

LEARNING THE SKILLS OF A MASTER STORYTELLER

  • Analysing a master storyteller – Guy de Maupassant “The Necklace”.
  • Participants learn the story model below, understand narrative and learn to tell stories in a compelling way:

 

CHANGE YOUR STORY, CHANGE YOUR LIFE

  • Looking at this model, they also learn about perspective, reframing events, challenging their own limiting stories.

APPLICATION

  • Application of this model to reframe narratives and retell/share stories.

UNLEASH YOUR SUPERPOWER – CREATING A COMPELLING VISION

  • Creating an inspiring next chapter
  • Close, bringing the session together

DELIVERABLES:

  • Skills of a storyteller
  • Influencing, leading and inspiring through story.
  • Adopting a new framework to think about risk, uncertainty, failure and challenge limiting beliefs such as imposter syndrome.
  • Visioning skills to pursue greater opportunities beyond the to-do list.
Why a storytelling module just for women?

Preethi provides a safe environment to explore storytelling at a much deeper level and discuss topics women may not necessarily feel comfortable doing in a mixed group (e.g. imposter syndrome, having to become someone else to fulfil potential).

Why Preethi? Why this module?

Preethi teaches the front end of storytelling (how to tell a great story and present it well) but more profoundly, she understands the immense transformational power storytelling has; how by changing a narrative, you can unleash great personal power.

The Caring Female Leader

With Justine Clement
A 28-day programme for women in positions of leadership
Background

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:

  • Journaling
  • Conscious Connected Breath
  • Nature Connection =  Self-Connection

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.


Time commitment
  • 1 day intensive at Nower Wood private nature reserve, near Leatherhead, Surrey (other locations may be possible).
  • Weekly group check in by zoom x 3 90 mins sessions
  • Final group check in 90 mins on 28th day

Group size

This programme is run as an intimate, small group for 6 people – either as one team or across an agency/ organisation.


Connection To Self = The Authentic Leader: what we’ll be covering
  1. JOURNALING IS THE SUPERPOWER

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:

  • Cultivates authenticity – acting as a mirror to ourselves.
  • It’s the quickest way to move from left brain logical thinking to right brain creative thinking where intuition, clarity and insight reside.
  • According to the National Science Foundation’s study in 2005, an average person has about 12,000 – 60,000 thoughts per day. Of those, 80% are negative and 95% are repetitive thoughts. That leaves a very small window for fresh thinking and creativity.
  • The practice of journaling gets all the unwanted thoughts out and onto the page and creates room for fresh thinking. Think of your creativity as a well and on the top of this well are dead leaves (old patterns of thinking). The practice of showing up and writing everyday gets rid of the detritus and allows you to access this well.
  • Various scientific studies show that journaling improves wellbeing, provides clarity and boosts happiness.

      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:

  • Boost your immune system
  • Feel completely energised
  • Experience deeply nourishing peace and relaxation
  • Be the healthiest you’ve ever been
  • Become aware of emotions halting your personal growth
  • Let go of emotional baggage permanently and easily
  • Move beyond whatever is standing between you and your growth and happiness

    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:

  • Balancing blood pressure
  • Lowering stress levels
  • Improving cardiovascular and metabolic health
  • Lowering blood-sugar levels
  • Improving concentration and memory
  • Increasing anti-cancer protein production
  • Improving pain thresholds
  • Improving energy levels
  • Boosting the immune system with an increase in the count of the body’s natural killer (NK) cells

Facilitators

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 justinec@thelifeadventure.co or call her on 07714 333418 to discuss in more detail.

Presenter Andrea

A restorative intuitive bodyworker and integrative psychotherapist. The primary focus of my bodywork is on long lasting release, both physically and emotionally. I believe with loving intention, a genuine caring presence along with the fusion of strength and tenderness, the heart opens and allows you to listen to sensations, lighten the tensions allowing energy to flow, restoring the body, mind and soul to vibrant life.

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What’s included

A 1 day retreat as described above including all food and drinks as described, 1 x 90 mins Conscious Connected Breath session, 1 x 60 min Conscious Connected Breath session, 1 x 120 mins body psychotherapy session and a 60 mins therapeutic reflection session.

Price £1,200.00

Presenter Lynn Hord

Lynn Hord is The Joy Coach. She is a certified coach and has been helping people create more fulfilling personal and professional lives for nearly a decade. Lynn 100% believes that no matter what you aspire to - whether it’s creating a more productive workforce or creating better relationships - helping people to follow their joy is one of the quickest ways to help you achieve your goals. Her personal experience aside, research is stacking up to suggest that helping people be happier in their work and life is good for business. - Happy employees are 12% more productive - Employees who are happier at work take 10X fewer sick days - Happy sales people produce 37% greater sales - Companies with happy employees outperform the competition by 20% - Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” enjoyed a raise in stock prices of 14% per year from 1998-2005 compared with 6% for the overall market Staff happiness and wellbeing have become a priority for many companies around the world, who have gone on to invest in improving company culture, creating a better working environment and understanding what their employees need to thrive in the workplace. But there are two sides to this coin as employees need to learn how to boost their own happiness and take responsibility for their own joy, in addition to their employers doing what they can to create a wonderful place to work. Helping people learn HOW they can take charge of their own joy and happiness is exactly what Joy School was made for.

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What’s included

Joy School is available as a bespoke group event for a team as part of our revolutionary business programmes, or also available for individuals wishing to join an upcoming programme. Please contact us for more details.

Price £550.00

Presenter Akcelina Cvijetic

Akcelina Cvijetic Dip NN Reg CCH MPNLP TFT Dx is a leading Wellbeing Expert and Performance Coach, recommended by the 2015 Harper’s Bazaar Directory of Best Health and Wellness Therapists, Tatler Editor’s Choice of Best Wellbeing Treatments and 2016 Vanity Fair’s and Psychologies Wellbeing Guru of Choice 2017, as well as Conde Nast Editor's choice of Best Wellness Experts 2017. She uses a unique blend of highly effective synergistic therapies, namely: Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Personality Profiling Enneagram, Life Coaching, Emotional Freedom Therapy, Naturopathic Nutrition and Hypnotherapy. She also draws upon the wisdom of Ayurveda, Vedanta, Mindfulness and Heartfulness. Unlike single-mode therapies, this master blend of specialist therapies offers a truly integrated, time-efficient approach that treats the entire mind-body-spirit. Akcelina's main area of expertise include enhanced cognitive and physical performance, higher emotional resilience, better stress/anxiety management, energy and sleep enhancement, optimal health (cardiovascular, digestive function and weight management), greater confidence and motivation and empowerment during the transitional times we may face in life. As well as running a successful practice in London, she gives regular talks and workshops for the Life Adventure and other organisations, both in the UK and worldwide. Akcelina is sought after by business people, celebrities and royalty, as well as the media, as their health and beauty go-to-expert. She has contributed to Tatler, Conde Nast, Porter, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Psychologies, Natural Health, Health & Fitness, Your Fitness, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Huffington Post, Country & Town, You Magazine, Kensington & Chelsea Magazine, Canary Wharf Magazine, Epicurean Life, Hi Living, Asiana, Asiana Bride, and Ruby. She also has a successful collaboration with the world’s leading luxury spas and wellness sanctuaries in the Maldives, India and Thailand.

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What’s included

Menopause Empowerment is bookable as a live 1 - 2 hour talk as well as a half day workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us on hello@thelifeadventure.co for more details.

Price contact us for details

Presenter Jenny Garrett

Jenny Garrett is an award winning Coach with over 12 year’s experience of running a global business. She is a Freeman of the Guild of Entrepreneurs – City of London and was listed in Brummell Magazine’s Top 30 City Innovators 2016. Her mission is to transform the world for everyone, one empowered woman at a time. She uses her years of experience in coaching and leadership to inspire and motivate people, working with them to deliver career and life changing results beyond expectation. Jenny has written an Amazon Bestselling Book ‘Rocking Your Role’, on the taboo subject of female breadwinners. She has reached an audience of over 30,000 through her speaking engagements, including two TEDx Talks, and coached individuals all over the globe from Australia, to Botswana, the US, Mexico, Spain and the UK, with over 3,000 coaching hours under her belt. She gives back through her social enterprise Rocking Ur Teens. Her most recent clients include MasterCard, EY and Mace Macro and is regular commentator on Sky News and LBC radio, and has been featured on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, The Telegraph, and Glamour magazine amongst many others.

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What’s included

This Imposter Syndrome session, which can be delivered as a 1.5hr interactive workshop or of any required duration, is available to organisations as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us at hello@thelifeadventure.co for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Price Price on application

Presenter Akcelina Cvijetic

Akcelina Cvijetic Dip NN Reg CCH MPNLP TFT Dx is a leading Wellbeing Expert and Performance Coach, recommended by the 2015 Harper’s Bazaar Directory of Best Health and Wellness Therapists, Tatler Editor’s Choice of Best Wellbeing Treatments and 2016 Vanity Fair’s and Psychologies Wellbeing Guru of Choice 2017, as well as Conde Nast Editor's choice of Best Wellness Experts 2017. She uses a unique blend of highly effective synergistic therapies, namely: Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Personality Profiling Enneagram, Life Coaching, Emotional Freedom Therapy, Naturopathic Nutrition and Hypnotherapy. She also draws upon the wisdom of Ayurveda, Vedanta, Mindfulness and Heartfulness. Unlike single-mode therapies, this master blend of specialist therapies offers a truly integrated, time-efficient approach that treats the entire mind-body-spirit. Akcelina's main area of expertise include enhanced cognitive and physical performance, higher emotional resilience, better stress/anxiety management, energy and sleep enhancement, optimal health (cardiovascular, digestive function and weight management), greater confidence and motivation and empowerment during the transitional times we may face in life. As well as running a successful practice in London, she gives regular talks and workshops for the Life Adventure and other organisations, both in the UK and worldwide. Akcelina is sought after by business people, celebrities and royalty, as well as the media, as their health and beauty go-to-expert. She has contributed to Tatler, Conde Nast, Porter, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Psychologies, Natural Health, Health & Fitness, Your Fitness, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Huffington Post, Country & Town, You Magazine, Kensington & Chelsea Magazine, Canary Wharf Magazine, Epicurean Life, Hi Living, Asiana, Asiana Bride, and Ruby. She also has a successful collaboration with the world’s leading luxury spas and wellness sanctuaries in the Maldives, India and Thailand.

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What’s included

This Real Happiness Now session, which can be delivered as a 1hr talk, a 2hr workshop or even longer as a half day session. It is available to organisations as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us at hello@thelifeadventure.co for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Price Price on application

Presenter Preethi Nair

Preethi Nair, author of 3 novels published by Harper Collins, is a writer and entrepreneur whose incredible story motivates audiences all over the world. Preethi left her job as a management consultant to set up her own publishing and PR company after her manuscript, Gypsy Masala, was rejected by most publishers. With no resources to rent an office and publish her book, she established a multinational company in her bedroom and appointed feisty director, Pru Menon (an alter ego) to energetically hype her work. Preethi won the Asian Woman of Achievement award for her endeavours. ‘Pru’ Menon’ was short-listed for PPC Publicist of the Year. Preethi has shared a platform with Sir Bob Geldof, Kevin Spacey, the head of Green & Blacks & Prêt a Manger and spoken on “talking less & doing more.” Preethi has completed her third novel and writes for BBC Radio 4 and a number of broadsheets. She is an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, promoting creativity to young people. Preethi works with us to help blue-chip organisations take creativity and innovation back into the workplace.

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What’s included

This 3 hour programme is available to organisations as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us at hello@thelifeadventure.co for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Price Price on application

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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What’s included

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.

Price £5,700.00

Presenter Andrea

A restorative intuitive bodyworker and integrative psychotherapist. The primary focus of my bodywork is on long lasting release, both physically and emotionally. I believe with loving intention, a genuine caring presence along with the fusion of strength and tenderness, the heart opens and allows you to listen to sensations, lighten the tensions allowing energy to flow, restoring the body, mind and soul to vibrant life.

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What’s included

A 1 day retreat as described above including all food and drinks as described, 1 x 90 mins Conscious Connected Breath session, 1 x 60 min Conscious Connected Breath session, 1 x 120 mins body psychotherapy session and a 60 mins therapeutic reflection session.

Price £1,200.00

Presenter Lynn Hord

Lynn Hord is The Joy Coach. She is a certified coach and has been helping people create more fulfilling personal and professional lives for nearly a decade. Lynn 100% believes that no matter what you aspire to - whether it’s creating a more productive workforce or creating better relationships - helping people to follow their joy is one of the quickest ways to help you achieve your goals. Her personal experience aside, research is stacking up to suggest that helping people be happier in their work and life is good for business. - Happy employees are 12% more productive - Employees who are happier at work take 10X fewer sick days - Happy sales people produce 37% greater sales - Companies with happy employees outperform the competition by 20% - Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” enjoyed a raise in stock prices of 14% per year from 1998-2005 compared with 6% for the overall market Staff happiness and wellbeing have become a priority for many companies around the world, who have gone on to invest in improving company culture, creating a better working environment and understanding what their employees need to thrive in the workplace. But there are two sides to this coin as employees need to learn how to boost their own happiness and take responsibility for their own joy, in addition to their employers doing what they can to create a wonderful place to work. Helping people learn HOW they can take charge of their own joy and happiness is exactly what Joy School was made for.

MORE »

What’s included

Joy School is available as a bespoke group event for a team as part of our revolutionary business programmes, or also available for individuals wishing to join an upcoming programme. Please contact us for more details.

Price £550.00

Presenter Akcelina Cvijetic

Akcelina Cvijetic Dip NN Reg CCH MPNLP TFT Dx is a leading Wellbeing Expert and Performance Coach, recommended by the 2015 Harper’s Bazaar Directory of Best Health and Wellness Therapists, Tatler Editor’s Choice of Best Wellbeing Treatments and 2016 Vanity Fair’s and Psychologies Wellbeing Guru of Choice 2017, as well as Conde Nast Editor's choice of Best Wellness Experts 2017. She uses a unique blend of highly effective synergistic therapies, namely: Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Personality Profiling Enneagram, Life Coaching, Emotional Freedom Therapy, Naturopathic Nutrition and Hypnotherapy. She also draws upon the wisdom of Ayurveda, Vedanta, Mindfulness and Heartfulness. Unlike single-mode therapies, this master blend of specialist therapies offers a truly integrated, time-efficient approach that treats the entire mind-body-spirit. Akcelina's main area of expertise include enhanced cognitive and physical performance, higher emotional resilience, better stress/anxiety management, energy and sleep enhancement, optimal health (cardiovascular, digestive function and weight management), greater confidence and motivation and empowerment during the transitional times we may face in life. As well as running a successful practice in London, she gives regular talks and workshops for the Life Adventure and other organisations, both in the UK and worldwide. Akcelina is sought after by business people, celebrities and royalty, as well as the media, as their health and beauty go-to-expert. She has contributed to Tatler, Conde Nast, Porter, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Psychologies, Natural Health, Health & Fitness, Your Fitness, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Huffington Post, Country & Town, You Magazine, Kensington & Chelsea Magazine, Canary Wharf Magazine, Epicurean Life, Hi Living, Asiana, Asiana Bride, and Ruby. She also has a successful collaboration with the world’s leading luxury spas and wellness sanctuaries in the Maldives, India and Thailand.

MORE »

What’s included

Menopause Empowerment is bookable as a live 1 - 2 hour talk as well as a half day workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us on hello@thelifeadventure.co for more details.

Price contact us for details

Presenter Jenny Garrett

Jenny Garrett is an award winning Coach with over 12 year’s experience of running a global business. She is a Freeman of the Guild of Entrepreneurs – City of London and was listed in Brummell Magazine’s Top 30 City Innovators 2016. Her mission is to transform the world for everyone, one empowered woman at a time. She uses her years of experience in coaching and leadership to inspire and motivate people, working with them to deliver career and life changing results beyond expectation. Jenny has written an Amazon Bestselling Book ‘Rocking Your Role’, on the taboo subject of female breadwinners. She has reached an audience of over 30,000 through her speaking engagements, including two TEDx Talks, and coached individuals all over the globe from Australia, to Botswana, the US, Mexico, Spain and the UK, with over 3,000 coaching hours under her belt. She gives back through her social enterprise Rocking Ur Teens. Her most recent clients include MasterCard, EY and Mace Macro and is regular commentator on Sky News and LBC radio, and has been featured on BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour, The Telegraph, and Glamour magazine amongst many others.

MORE »

What’s included

This Imposter Syndrome session, which can be delivered as a 1.5hr interactive workshop or of any required duration, is available to organisations as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us at hello@thelifeadventure.co for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Price Price on application

Presenter Akcelina Cvijetic

Akcelina Cvijetic Dip NN Reg CCH MPNLP TFT Dx is a leading Wellbeing Expert and Performance Coach, recommended by the 2015 Harper’s Bazaar Directory of Best Health and Wellness Therapists, Tatler Editor’s Choice of Best Wellbeing Treatments and 2016 Vanity Fair’s and Psychologies Wellbeing Guru of Choice 2017, as well as Conde Nast Editor's choice of Best Wellness Experts 2017. She uses a unique blend of highly effective synergistic therapies, namely: Neuro-Linguistic Programming, Personality Profiling Enneagram, Life Coaching, Emotional Freedom Therapy, Naturopathic Nutrition and Hypnotherapy. She also draws upon the wisdom of Ayurveda, Vedanta, Mindfulness and Heartfulness. Unlike single-mode therapies, this master blend of specialist therapies offers a truly integrated, time-efficient approach that treats the entire mind-body-spirit. Akcelina's main area of expertise include enhanced cognitive and physical performance, higher emotional resilience, better stress/anxiety management, energy and sleep enhancement, optimal health (cardiovascular, digestive function and weight management), greater confidence and motivation and empowerment during the transitional times we may face in life. As well as running a successful practice in London, she gives regular talks and workshops for the Life Adventure and other organisations, both in the UK and worldwide. Akcelina is sought after by business people, celebrities and royalty, as well as the media, as their health and beauty go-to-expert. She has contributed to Tatler, Conde Nast, Porter, Harper's Bazaar, Vanity Fair, Psychologies, Natural Health, Health & Fitness, Your Fitness, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, Elle, Huffington Post, Country & Town, You Magazine, Kensington & Chelsea Magazine, Canary Wharf Magazine, Epicurean Life, Hi Living, Asiana, Asiana Bride, and Ruby. She also has a successful collaboration with the world’s leading luxury spas and wellness sanctuaries in the Maldives, India and Thailand.

MORE »

What’s included

This Real Happiness Now session, which can be delivered as a 1hr talk, a 2hr workshop or even longer as a half day session. It is available to organisations as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us at hello@thelifeadventure.co for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Price Price on application

Presenter Preethi Nair

Preethi Nair, author of 3 novels published by Harper Collins, is a writer and entrepreneur whose incredible story motivates audiences all over the world. Preethi left her job as a management consultant to set up her own publishing and PR company after her manuscript, Gypsy Masala, was rejected by most publishers. With no resources to rent an office and publish her book, she established a multinational company in her bedroom and appointed feisty director, Pru Menon (an alter ego) to energetically hype her work. Preethi won the Asian Woman of Achievement award for her endeavours. ‘Pru’ Menon’ was short-listed for PPC Publicist of the Year. Preethi has shared a platform with Sir Bob Geldof, Kevin Spacey, the head of Green & Blacks & Prêt a Manger and spoken on “talking less & doing more.” Preethi has completed her third novel and writes for BBC Radio 4 and a number of broadsheets. She is an ambassador for the Prince’s Trust, promoting creativity to young people. Preethi works with us to help blue-chip organisations take creativity and innovation back into the workplace.

MORE »

What’s included

This 3 hour programme is available to organisations as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us at hello@thelifeadventure.co for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Price Price on application

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.

MORE »

What’s included

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.

Price £5,700.00