Have you got what it takes?

Have you got what it takes?

With Kieran Low

Kieran Low was once a successful professional rugby player with the world at his feet, turning pro at 18, he became a Scottish international player at 22. Yet he was forced to retire aged 25, after sustaining multiple concussions and a brain injury, during his short, but eventful, career. One of the matches is described as follows.

As the fog finally lifted, Kieran became conscious of his teammates around him, the applause of the crowd and the lights illuminating the Murrayfield pitch were in brilliant contrast to the cold dark sky engulfing the stadium.  That moment – 23rd November 2013 – should have been one to savour, Low having made his international debut against Australia. But instead, it’s one where the cursed male ego has ensured it was one of abject confusion.

Did any the 56,000 fans in the stadium register that Low, just 22 at the time, was a blindside flanker who was vacant and playing on autopilot?

“It was my first cap and I was getting frustrated not getting my hands on the ball so took a really bad line towards a ruck the and ran straight into a big Australian fella, I remember thinking ‘it’s my first carry in international rugby, I can’t go off the pitch’. I then took a blow to my head, and I had no idea where I was, but I’ve seen the video and I just played on in autopilot. It was male pride and ego.”

His traumatic experiences both on and off the field led to him searching for ways to rediscover the person he’d lost and through this journey he discovered healing through a natural lifestyle philosophy and holistic approach to health with a strong focus on breathwork and nature therapy.  He has learned a huge amount about his life experiences through deep self-exploration and now shares his knowledge and experiences to help others.

Kieren has accepted that the ‘black dog’ of depression is always with him nowadays, but now he understands his predicament he is able to bear it. But it wasn’t always that way.  He ended up going through periods of depression and anxiety and just poor mental health in general, understanding the severity of his concussions, but completely unsure sure what to do about it.

And when he began to see a notable decline in his performance as a result of his physical and mental health. he started to drink a lot more and began taking painkillers.

Alongside the many challenges he faced, like many people, Kieran suffered from imposter syndrome the whole of his rugby career, always noticing a ‘lack’ as a result of coming from a working-class family in Sussex who never went to the ‘right’ schools.

Now, in an altogether better place thanks to nutrition, breathwork, nature immersion, exercise and surrounding himself with the right people, Kieran’s varied talks cover:

  • The journey he’s been on, placing great emphasis on sharing the way he’s learned to down regulate the body’s nervous system.
  • His understanding of how we can only control certain things and the importance of letting go of what we cannot.
  • How he came to the conclusions he has about life and why he believes many others can benefit from the practises he has learned over the years on his dramatic life journey.
  • General mindset themes including how to turn negatives into positives and how a brain injury was the best thing that ever happened to him.
  • How all this is underpinned by the power of your breath, living closely alongside and with the natural environment and his general life philosophy.

To discuss what talk Kieran can deliver for your organisation, please get in touch with us here at hello@thelifeadventure.co

Presenter Kieran Low

Kieran Low was once a professional rugby player. He turned pro at 18, became a Scottish international at 22 and retired at 25 after sustaining multiple concussions and a brain injury, during his career. He was led to healing himself through a natural lifestyle philosophy and holistic approach to health including breath and nature therapy. He has learned a huge amount about his experiences through deep self-exploration and now shares his knowledge and experiences to help others.

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1 hour interactive talk

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Presenter Kieran Low

Kieran Low was once a professional rugby player. He turned pro at 18, became a Scottish international at 22 and retired at 25 after sustaining multiple concussions and a brain injury, during his career. He was led to healing himself through a natural lifestyle philosophy and holistic approach to health including breath and nature therapy. He has learned a huge amount about his experiences through deep self-exploration and now shares his knowledge and experiences to help others.

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What’s included

1 hour interactive talk

Price Please contact us to discuss your requirements