Mindfulness in the Workplace

What does the businessman and woman have to learn from the world of meditation? What is mindfulness and how can it be used to achieve business success?

This workshop is available as part of a corporate subscription package. Contact us for details.

Mindfulness in the Workplace

Following this bite-sized programme in being mindful by Rohan Narse will take you on the path of least resistance to produce results. You’ll find this an experiential quest into mindfulness where you can try a few things out for yourself and return to again and again whenever you feel the need.  Just watching and listening to Rohan infuses a sense of calmness and serenity; so whether you’re at your desk or on the commute home, you’ll leave with a newfound sense of stillness in an altogether better state of mind.

This is particularly the case with the meditations which are split into short (3 mins), a bit longer (12 mins), and in-depth (20 mins) so you can choose a length to suit you.

So what exactly is it?

This is an experiential programme, focused on enabling many a moment of freedom from the discursive nature of the mind and engaging in conscious action from that state. It is artfully structured using a number of eastern and western methods of meditation.

 What can you expect?

Working through these meditations you can expect to experience a beneficial slowing down, a freshness to your life, clarity in your thinking and a state of ease with yourself and others. You can also expect to know the science behind the methods used after the experience.

 Who is it for?

It is for everyone. You may be a leader within your organisation looking for ways to to reduce your stress levels, or perhaps be more resilient, cohesive and produce results in innovative ways. You may be a senior city professional, or perhaps an entrepreneur, someone who leads a busy life and is looking to take conscious time out for a moment of calm and deep clarity.  Whoever you are, whatever your role or status, you’ll find powerful yet subtle ways to make profound changes to yourself and to your relationships at home and with colleagues.

Movement for Organisations

This topic helps participants understand that the way we move impacts the way we think. Through movement we can find more energy, creativity, vitality and awareness. These are qualities need in an increasingly complex 24/7 world. This topic will explore what might happen if we integrate more movement into our working day.

This workshop is available as part of a corporate subscription package. Contact us for details.

Negative Narratives

This topic focuses on what’s going on in your head and how this can undermine your resilience. We focus on the conditions and beliefs that lead to negative interpretations of otherwise common events.

This can be run as a session during an away day, in your office or also be delivered as a live webinar by Zoom or similar platform.

New: Healthy, happy business in challenging times

The way we’re working is changing at warp-speed, so it’s more important than ever we learn how to change our game in order to flourish in this new environment.  Our presenter Chris has some unique views on how we can take this unique opportunity to grow and come out stronger and raring to go.  By getting our energy right and playing some games with how we process and connect with others; we’ll be in a better place for everything we need to do and will be ready surf the wave of change, every day.

What they say about Chris

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

Chris Baréz-Browns’ interactive, energetic and playful style works every time at every level. What he demonstrates is a totally human approach to living our lives, inspiring teams to think differently and creating great impact, who wouldn’t want that?

DEREK KENT, CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER CANADIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Chris Baréz-Brown is a modern-day prophet. He has a gift…an uncanny ability to inspire change agents in my organization. Everything he touches turns to gold and shines ever so brightly.

KEITH WILMOT, THE COCA-COLA COMPANY

Apart from the very insightful content and great techniques I thought the delivery was the best I’ve ever seen – very human and hilarious (and I have high comedy standards ;-))

OLIVIA DIAMOND, COMMERCIAL PROGAMME MANAGER, DIAGEO

See Chris in action delivering a Ted Talk here.

Nutrition & Gut Makeover

Work, Rest & Play Nutrition & Gut Makeover – corporate programme

This progressive programme is based on cutting-edge nutritional science, focusing on preventing illness & encouraging a high rate of adoption. It’s designed to:

• Help staff learn to make beneficial food choices throughout the day to stay energised & focused, manage weight & build resilience.
• Encourage eating to match heritage & genes to avoid major illnesses that may run in families.
• Suggest foods to aid relaxation & sleep, mitigate stress & prevent coughs & cold

Work

Here we focus on eating to be energised throughout the working day, building resilience, managing weight, and avoiding burn out.

Rest

Here we look at reducing hidden stimulants in the diet, and getting the right nutrients every day to make sleep hormones. We explain the importance of relaxation when eating to improve absorption of nutrients to boost the immune system, and prevent falling ill.

Play

This is all about the fun areas. If you eat cakes, which ones are better choices and why? If you take just one supplement, which one, and in which form? What can you eat to reduce the risk of coughs and colds? There is also a section on the new field of nutrigenetics and how genetic information can be used to tweak your diet, to reduce risk of switching on genes connected with major illnesses which may run in your family.

This programme includes:

Initial consultation

3 x 1 hour talks

A personal booklet to accompany each talk to keep and refer to

Easy food preparation and demonstrations

Healthy food/snack giveaways as gifts

DNA testing, and one-to-one genetic nutrition consultations and reports*

* Designing an individualised diet to an employee’s DNA is a new method used to reduce risk of switching on genes associated with familial illnesses.

What you can expect from this series of workshops and talks

Your employees:

You’ll find there will be strong staff engagement for starters.  The information delivered on this workshop is engaging and you can expect to see implementation of new behaviours from those that have attended.

Your organisation:

You’ll see improved absence rates, increased energy and increased motivation.

This workshop is available as part of a corporate programme. Please get in touch to discuss how we can design one just for you.

Nutrition for Performance and Wellbeing

This session can be delivered as a one hour overview or a series of sessions exploring 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 – some food is full of good energy medicine and some food is SO unhelpful that it actually robs us of energy while the body tries to process it.

As we deal with life’s many challenges – juggling work life with home life, we want to have a spring in our step, feel a zest for life, enthusiastic about our work, look good, slow down the ageing process, and be at the top of our game.

In this talk we will unravel some of the myths and the confusion that has developed around what we should (and shouldn’t) eat and learn some simple principles on eating for health and optimum performance.

Healthy eating does not need to be complicated or dull. You’ll learn how to make the best choices for your lunch box or what to choose in restaurants and cafes during your working day.  You’ll also learn how to manage your shopping and fridge for tasty nutritious options at home, which allow for a restful nights sleep, leaving you feeling energised in the morning and ready for the day.

Nutrition is foundational to health, and it’s in our hands.  With some simple guidance and a few small changes we’ll help you transform the health of your body and your mind.

Suzy gave a fascinating speech about wellbeing which included effective and fast stress management techniques, nutrition, yoga at the office desk and much more. Everyone was very impressed. Her presentation style was superb, engaging, energetic, and educational, and much of it has been put into practice already!”

AW, Financial Planning Manager at JCH Investment

To book this talk (or series of sessions on nutrition) please get in touch with us to request available dates and chat to us about your individual requirements.

Open Leadership with Horses – Equine Guided Leadership

We all have the capacity to be extraordinary, so why settle for anything less?

Equine Guided Leadership Development is a unique and powerful way of learning that involves leading horses on the ground through a variety of exercises to gain direct feedback on your leadership style. It’s an experiential-based learning program where you embody your leadership skills, resulting in sustainable behavioural change. You learn your personal impact, both individually and within a team.

No riding is involved and no experience of horses is required. The focus is on leadership skills that can only be learned experientially. You get direct feedback on your leadership impact by how the horse responds moment by moment which will give you the opportunity to recalibrate until you get the results you want.

Why Horses?

Horses mirror your non-verbal communication so you quickly identify the impact of your leadership, explore how to use emotional intelligence with instant feedback and recalibrate to get results. This profound way of learning creates fast results that are repeatable back in every day situations.

We work with horses because they have been proven to:

• Respond based on the 90% of your communication that is non-verbal
• Provide non-judgmental feedback by mirroring your leadership style
• Only interact with authentic behaviour
• Help you identify your core strengths and highlight the areas where you get stuck, often in the first few minutes of the day
• Follow leaders and teams who are compelling, compassionate, authentic, clear and work in unity
• Provide a different environment where leaders learn how to lead out of their comfort zone and take bold action
• Work as a cohesive team and mirror your team’s behaviour
• Require you to work collaboratively together
• Help you identify solutions to long-standing challenges
• Research from the University of Kentucky showed that people who had attended a one-day workshop with horses showed an increase in self-awareness, self-management, social awareness and relationship management.
• The learning is authentic, sustainable and transferable to all leadership situations that you may encounter in future.
• People are repeatedly surprised at how quickly behaviours are uncovered and quickly they can change them

What you can expect to gain from working with horses?

Previous clients have reported an increase in confidence, gained clarity on key challenges and overcome barriers to success that were previously holding them back.

You’ll also:

• Understand your impact
• Identify your strengths, get feedback on your leadership behaviours and increase awareness of your impact on others
• Build better relationships
• Discover how to use the subtle art of non-verbal communication to build rapport, embrace differences and influence others
• Collaborate more effectively
• Explore your default patterns of behaviour, find new ways to work with other more cohesively and overcome barriers to success

As well as:

• Take high-performing leaders to another level with increased self-awareness and ability to recalibrate their approach in the moment
• Enable more courageous leadership, creative thinking, flexibility and innovation
• Maximise the use of personal strengths to overcome obstacles and achieve business goals more quickly
• Accelerate team cohesion through greater understanding of self and other team members
• Inspire and influence clients and teams with differing personalities and needs
• Improve relationship and communication skills
• Be assertive under pressure, without resorting to coercion or avoidance
• Greater awareness of conflict and default patterns
• Increase trust within the team and the wider organisation

“I am now more interested in achieving collective results rather than individual success. I have more empathy now, not only with the rest of the team but with others in general.” Jorge Ribeiro, Head of IT Infrastructure, Telefonica

“Jude is the secret weapon called upon by major global brands to help them address hidden leadership issues that are limiting vision, stifling productivity, and damaging trust and team effectiveness.”

The cost

£6025 total for the day which is based on up to 8 people attending. This includes all preparation for your individual leadership team needs as well as including a copy of Jude’s book per person, photos from the day and a follow on 15mins coaching per person. Excludes travel to the location.

Contact us to book and discuss your requirements.  We can bespoke each workshop to your organisational needs, values and vision.

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

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 [email protected] for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Pause – a one day micro retreat for B Corp teams

EXPLORE REVIVE ENGAGE : A ONE DAY RESET FOR B CORP TEAMS

Discover the transformative power of somatic movement & conscious connected breath.
Immerse yourself in a rejuvenating experience that will leave you feeling grounded, centred, and deeply connected to your body and breath.

Breathwork coach and Life Adventure founder, Justine Clement, has teamed up with the incredible somatic movement coach, Shaun Brooking, to launch a brand-new 1-day retreat in the stunning Cambridgeshire countryside, specifically for teams from B Corp organisations. This mind and body-blowing experience will take place in, and beside, nature, where you’ll feel more relaxed, more expansive, more creative. It’s an experience where you’ll come away having connected more deeply to your body, to your breath and to members of your team.

Why?

We so often get caught up in the busyness of life, it can be difficult for us to slow down, step back and move forward in a better way. It’s only when we learn this skill that we’re able to fully reset, recover and recalibrate. Instead of a simple respite from the daily grind, this reset day has been carefully designed to empower you with the tools you need to reconnect to your natural internal rhythm. It’s an opportunity for every member of the team to rebalance and return to life and work with renewed energy. It’s also a gentle, yet expansive learning experience too, where you’ll each discover ways of replenishing your energy stores through the power of movement, breath and reflection. But this day is not just about nice-to-have-wellbeing tools. It’s about helping each member of the team create greater impact as a B Corp organisation. It will help to improve team cohesion, so you go back to work not only feeling better, but working better, more effectively, with greater productivity and enhanced performance.

3 key objectives

EXPLORE your surroundings and connect to nature, with an immersive learning experience on the benefits of nature connection
REVIVE your body and mind, by releasing unwanted stress, strain and tension
ENGAGE with others through restorative connection, by sharing as much or as little as you like

Somatic Movement

Gentle movements, performed with intention and at a very slow pace. The goal of this is to shift our attention from the external appearance of a pose or posture, to the internal felt experience of the movement. Through shifting our attention from output to experience, we notice how tension, stress and worry softens, and we learn more sustainable ways of living in our bodies.

Conscious Connected Breathwork

Conscious breathing is a gentle, simple technique that helps you to open up the full potential of your breathing system for better physical and emotional well-being. It’s been demonstrated to have many benefits, including increased energy, better immune response and increased ability to deal with stress in a healthy way. In the session Justine will give a short intro and you’ll lie on your back, with the whole group breathing together.

Nature Connection

We’ll immerse ourselves in the healing properties of nature. By exploring the four elements of water, wood, earth and sky, we reconnect to our own organic nature, and discover how these elements support us in our daily lives. Research shows that connecting to organic elements can elevate mood, reduce feelings of isolation, promote calm and decrease inflammation.

Wood-fired hot tubs and sauna

The bathing space at our beautiful location invites you to relax in red cedar, wood-fired hot tubs and saunas which are situated outdoors. Whilst your body regenerates and detoxifies immersed in hot water, you are also exposed to daylight, your lungs are filled with fresh, clean air and your eyes rest upon natural, green spaces. The benefits can be felt all year round – whatever the weather.

Why choose this?

The whole team will leave with more vitality, feeling far more relaxed, less stressed and importantly, equipped with tools to maintain it all after the day. You’ll be guided by two experts in their field through explorative movement situations, tuning deeply into your physical, emotional and personal self via your breath, and feel comfortable getting curious about what you can do with your body. Not only that, you’ll also learn how to connect more deeply with nature (and therefore yourself) and other members of the team whilst spending some important downtime in our location’s wonderful outdoor wood-fired hot tubs and sauna.

Who it’s for:

• Teams feeling over-stressed, overwhelmed, tired and needing/wanting to reset their sleep rhythms.
• Teams seeking more clarity – individually as well as collectively.
• Teams struggling to switch off and slow down.
• Teams wanting to learn a technique that will take them towards optimum physical health, emotional clarity and a deeper connection with themselves.

Overview:

When: Pause is available as a team day micro retreat year-round on Thursdays and Fridays, subject to availability.

Where: Just outside Cambridge – although we can research other possible venues if this doesn’t work for you.

• A full day that packs a real punch, yet leaves space for reflection and a greater understanding of the true path to wellness
• Guided studio sessions: Movement,Somatics & Breathwork
• Home made, locally-sourced lunch at the Hilltop Bistro
• Guided outdoor sessions: Sensory trail walk learning about a deeper nature connection
• Wood-fired hot tub and sauna time – relaxed connecting time with each other
• Guided closing reflections

Cost:

£4500 for 10 people.

Includes:

• Access to wood-fired hot tub.
• Access to sauna.
• 6 hours (Somatics, movement and Breathwork)
• Head, heart, body alignment practices.
• Sensory trail walk and access to meadows.
• Fully guided day with Justine Clement and Shaun Brooking
• Deep reflection cheat sheet.
• Wholesome, homemade, locally-sourced and seasonal lunch
• Complimentary drink
• Sarong towels and bathrobes

Bring:

Please bring your own water bottle and journal/diary to take notes throughout the day, swimwear, flip flops and appropriate clothing and footwear.  If you have any questions or concerns, do get in touch and we can discuss this with you in more detail.

About Shaun Brooking

Shaun is a coach, mover, thinker and educator. In his past life as an athlete, he learnt the hard way – the world of performance and fitness is not about health – burnt out, injured and lost. He’s spent the last 15 plus years figuring out what it means to be in a body and live to his full potential without the cost to his health. He has studied across many fields – neuroscience, physiology, embodiment, movement and spirituality – and integrate these to help people build life-long skills. These skills help you buffer the effects of stress and anxiety, give you the ability to unplug and slow down, and perform in a sustainable way.

About Justine Clement

Founder of The Happy Prize Company and Breathwork coach, Justine was born curious and adventurous. She’s spent the last 15 years exploring ways to live and feel better through ashtanga yoga, kinesiology, Celtic shamanism and mythology, psychotherapy, plant communication and mindfulness, to name a few. For many years, she was a self-confessed ‘on-the-go’ CEO and no words of warning from others about the importance of slowing down, could stop her. She only really listened after a series of injuries forced her to stop. Her slow recovery invited her to start learning how to ‘be’ as well as ‘do’.

Pause – a one day micro retreat for teams

EXPLORE REVIVE ENGAGE : A ONE DAY RESET FOR TEAMS

Discover the transformative power of somatic movement & conscious connected breath.
Immerse yourself in a rejuvenating experience that will leave you feeling grounded, centred, and deeply connected to your body and breath.

Breathwork coach and Life Adventure founder, Justine Clement, has teamed up with the incredible somatic movement coach, Shaun Brooking, to launch a brand-new 1-day retreat in the stunning Cambridgeshire countryside. This mind and body-blowing experience will take place in, and beside, nature, where you’ll feel more relaxed, more expansive, more creative. It’s an experience where you’ll come away having connected more deeply to your body, to your breath and to members of your team.

Why?

We so often get caught up in the busyness of life, it can be difficult for us to slow down, step back and move forward in a better way. It’s only when we learn this skill that we’re able to fully reset, recover and recalibrate. Instead of a simple respite from the daily grind, this reset day has been carefully designed to empower you with the tools you need to reconnect to your natural internal rhythm. It’s an opportunity for every member of the team to rebalance and return to life and work with renewed energy. It’s also a gentle, yet expansive learning experience too, where you’ll each discover ways of replenishing your energy stores through the power of movement, breath and reflection. But this day is not just about nice-to-have-wellbeing tools. It’s about helping each member of the team create greater impact as an organisation. It will help to improve team cohesion, so you go back to work not only feeling better, but working better, more effectively, with greater productivity and enhanced performance.

3 key objectives

EXPLORE your surroundings and connect to nature, with an immersive learning experience on the benefits of nature connection
REVIVE your body and mind, by releasing unwanted stress, strain and tension
ENGAGE with others through restorative connection, by sharing as much or as little as you like

Somatic Movement

Gentle movements, performed with intention and at a very slow pace. The goal of this is to shift our attention from the external appearance of a pose or posture, to the internal felt experience of the movement. Through shifting our attention from output to experience, we notice how tension, stress and worry softens, and we learn more sustainable ways of living in our bodies.

Conscious Connected Breathwork

Conscious breathing is a gentle, simple technique that helps you to open up the full potential of your breathing system for better physical and emotional well-being. It’s been demonstrated to have many benefits, including increased energy, better immune response and increased ability to deal with stress in a healthy way. In the session Justine will give a short intro and you’ll lie on your back, with the whole group breathing together.

Nature Connection

We’ll immerse ourselves in the healing properties of nature. By exploring the four elements of water, wood, earth and sky, we reconnect to our own organic nature, and discover how these elements support us in our daily lives. Research shows that connecting to organic elements can elevate mood, reduce feelings of isolation, promote calm and decrease inflammation.

Wood-fired hot tubs and sauna

The bathing space at our beautiful location invites you to relax in red cedar, wood-fired hot tubs and saunas which are situated outdoors. Whilst your body regenerates and detoxifies immersed in hot water, you are also exposed to daylight, your lungs are filled with fresh, clean air and your eyes rest upon natural, green spaces. The benefits can be felt all year round – whatever the weather.

Why choose this?

The whole team will leave with more vitality, feeling far more relaxed, less stressed and importantly, equipped with tools to maintain it all after the day. You’ll be guided by two experts in their field through explorative movement situations, tuning deeply into your physical, emotional and personal self via your breath, and feel comfortable getting curious about what you can do with your body. Not only that, you’ll also learn how to connect more deeply with nature (and therefore yourself) and other members of the team whilst spending some important downtime in our location’s wonderful outdoor wood-fired hot tubs and sauna.

Who it’s for:

• Teams feeling over-stressed, overwhelmed, tired and needing/wanting to reset their sleep rhythms.
• Teams seeking more clarity – individually as well as collectively.
• Teams struggling to switch off and slow down.
• Teams wanting to learn a technique that will take them towards optimum physical health, emotional clarity and a deeper connection with themselves.

Overview:

When: Pause is available as a team day micro retreat year-round on Thursdays and Fridays, subject to availability.

Where: Just outside Cambridge – although we can research other possible venues if this doesn’t work for you.

• A full day that packs a real punch, yet leaves space for reflection and a greater understanding of the true path to wellness
• Guided studio sessions: Movement,Somatics & Breathwork
• Home made, locally-sourced lunch at the Hilltop Bistro
• Guided outdoor sessions: Sensory trail walk learning about a deeper nature connection
• Wood-fired hot tub and sauna time – relaxed connecting time with each other
• Guided closing reflections

Cost:

£4500 for 10 people.

Includes:

• Access to wood-fired hot tub.
• Access to sauna.
• 6 hours (Somatics, movement and Breathwork)
• Head, heart, body alignment practices.
• Sensory trail walk and access to meadows.
• Fully guided day with Justine Clement and Shaun Brooking
• Deep reflection cheat sheet.
• Wholesome, homemade, locally-sourced and seasonal lunch
• Complimentary drink
• Sarong towels and bathrobes

Bring:

Please bring your own water bottle and journal/diary to take notes throughout the day, swimwear, flip flops and appropriate clothing and footwear.  If you have any questions or concerns, do get in touch and we can discuss this with you in more detail.

About Shaun Brooking

Shaun is a coach, mover, thinker and educator. In his past life as an athlete, he learnt the hard way – the world of performance and fitness is not about health – burnt out, injured and lost. He’s spent the last 15 plus years figuring out what it means to be in a body and live to his full potential without the cost to his health. He has studied across many fields – neuroscience, physiology, embodiment, movement and spirituality – and integrate these to help people build life-long skills. These skills help you buffer the effects of stress and anxiety, give you the ability to unplug and slow down, and perform in a sustainable way.

About Justine Clement

Founder of The Happy Prize Company and Breathwork coach, Justine was born curious and adventurous. She’s spent the last 15 years exploring ways to live and feel better through ashtanga yoga, kinesiology, Celtic shamanism and mythology, psychotherapy, plant communication and mindfulness, to name a few. For many years, she was a self-confessed ‘on-the-go’ CEO and no words of warning from others about the importance of slowing down, could stop her. She only really listened after a series of injuries forced her to stop. Her slow recovery invited her to start learning how to ‘be’ as well as ‘do’.

Notes

Alternative venues are available and the above option is customisable to your organisation’s needs and requirements.

Pause – a private one day micro retreat for friends

EXPLORE REVIVE ENGAGE : A ONE DAY RESET

Welcome to your Micro-Retreat

Discover the transformative power of somatic movement & conscious connected breath.
Immerse yourself in a rejuvenating experience that will leave you feeling grounded, centred, and deeply connected to your body and breath.

Instead of a simple respite from the daily grind, we have designed this one-day micro retreat to empower you with the tools needed for reconnecting to your natural internal rhythm. We so often get caught up in the busyness of life, it can be difficult for us to learn how to slow down. Yet it’s only when we learn the skill of slowing down, vital in this fast-paced modern world, that we’re able to fully reset, recover and recalibrate.  This is an opportunity for you and your friends to rebalance and return to life with renewed energy. It’s also a gentle, yet expansive learning experience too, where you’ll each discover ways of replenishing your energy stores through the power of movement, breath and reflection.

EXPLORE your surroundings and connect to nature, with an immersive learning experience on the benefits of nature connection
REVIVE your body and mind, by releasing unwanted stress, strain and tension
ENGAGE with others through restorative connection, by sharing as much or as little as you like

Why book Pause?

You’ll all leave with more vitality, feeling far more relaxed, less stressed and importantly, equipped with tools to maintain it all after the day. You’ll be guided by two experts in their field through explorative movement situations, tuning deeply into your physical, emotional and personal self via your breath, and feel comfortable getting curious about what you can do with your body. Not only that, you’ll also learn how to connect more deeply with nature (and therefore yourself) and each other, whilst spending some important downtime in our location’s wonderful outdoor wood-fired hot tubs and sauna.

Somatic Movement

Gentle movements, performed with intention and at a very slow pace. The goal of this is to shift our attention from the external appearance of a pose or posture, to the internal felt experience of the movement. Through shifting our attention from output to experience, we notice how tension, stress and worry softens, and we learn more sustainable ways of living in our bodies.

Conscious Connected Breathwork

Conscious breathing is a gentle, simple technique that helps you to open up the full potential of your breathing system for better physical and emotional well-being. It’s been demonstrated to have many benefits, including increased energy, better immune response and increased ability to deal with stress in a healthy way. In the session Justine will give a short intro and you’ll lie on your back, with the whole group breathing together.

Nature Connection

We’ll immerse ourselves in the healing properties of nature. By exploring the four elements of water, wood, earth and sky, we reconnect to our own organic nature, and discover how these elements support us in our daily lives. Research shows that connecting to organic elements can elevate mood, reduce feelings of isolation, promote calm and decrease inflammation.

Overview:

Wood-fired hot tubs and sauna

The bathing space at our beautiful location invites you to relax in red cedar, wood-fired hot tubs and saunas which are situated outdoors. Whilst your body regenerates and detoxifies immersed in hot water, you are also exposed to daylight, your lungs are filled with fresh, clean air and your eyes rest upon natural, green spaces. The benefits can be felt all year round – whatever the weather.

Lunch

Food can be purchased at the Hilltop Bistro onsite where they serve wholesome, homemade food made using locally sourced ingredients. They also make their own cakes and support local bakers who supply their creations for you to enjoy.  The bistro use seasonal vegetables as much as possible which means that their menu changes regularly.

When: Pause is bookable for private groups of up to 8 on Thursdays to Sundays throughout the year, subject to availability.

Where: Just outside Cambridge – although we can research other possible venues if this doesn’t work for you.

• A full day that packs a real punch, yet leaves space for reflection and a greater understanding of the true path to wellness
• Guided studio sessions: Movement,Somatics & Breathwork
• Home made, locally-sourced lunch at the Hilltop Bistro
• Guided outdoor sessions: Sensory trail walk learning about a deeper nature connection
• Wood-fired hot tub and sauna time – relaxed connecting time with each other
• Guided closing reflections

Cost:

£195 per person for 8 people/total cost £1560

Includes:

• Access to wood-fired hot tub.
• Access to sauna.
• 6 hours (Somatics, movement and Breathwork)
• Head, heart, body alignment practices.
• Sensory trail walk and access to meadows.
• Fully guided day with Justine Clement and Shaun Brooking
• Deep reflection cheat sheet
• Complimentary drink

Bring:

Please bring your own water bottle and journal/diary to take notes throughout the day, swimwear, flip flops and appropriate clothing and footwear.  If you have any questions or concerns, do get in touch and we can discuss this with you in more detail.

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ BEFORE BOOKING

Breathwork results in certain specific physiological changes in the body and also can result in intense physical and emotional release. Therefore, for safety purposes, we do not allow persons with the following conditions to participate in a breathwork session: Epilepsy, detached retina, Glaucoma, prior strokes or seizures, pregnancy – first trimester only – ok after that, asthma (if you have asthma you can participate but you must have your inhaler available), prior diagnosis by a health professional of bipolar disorder or schizophrenia, psychotic or borderline psychotic states, any other medical, psychiatric or physical conditions which would impair or affect ability to engage in any activities that involve intense physical and/or emotional release.

Presenter Dr Shomit Mitter

Shomit comes from an intellectual perspective, with a M.Phil from Oxford University and a Ph.D from Cambridge University. He trained as a hypnotherapist under Dr. Keith Hearne and Dr. Roger Woolger, and has spent 30 years studying ancient Indian, Chinese, Egyptian and Shamanic systems of healing. Much of his work over the years has involved an amalgamation of these systems with cutting edge modern western hypnotherapy. The results are both powerful and easy to use. If you get the chance to enroll in some of his mind-blowing workshops, take it. The meditations are some of the most powerful we’ve ever experienced and the stories of his mother’s friendship with Mother Teresa remind you that you’re in the presence of a unique individual who’s giving you a unique insight into the world. If you ever need reminding that the world is a stage and we are merely actors taking up our roles, then best let Shomitt lead you through it, with intelligence, awe and finesse.

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on-demand access to this workshop and exclusive bonus materials are available as part of a corporate subscription package. Contact us for details.

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Presenter Rohan Narse

Formally an investment banker with Goldman Sachs and later CEO & Founder of an investment advisory company, Rohan experienced a physical, emotional and mental burnout. His journey to getting his life back took him across many eastern and western paths of self-inquiry and has been captured in the book 'In Search of Silence'. What he shares with us on LearnShedLive is based on his experience, and what makes this unique, is that it’s fully integrative and free of any conceptual clutter. Rohan now hosts programmes on mindfulness in the UK. He works with leadership teams and individuals within city firms and global organisations, to explore how being mindful impacts not just their professional expression but also their personal lives, enabling them to reduce stress and achieve a sense of balance and wellbeing. Clients include KPMG, Old Mutual Wealth, Academy for Chief Executives and Unilever PLC. Rohan offers a programme ‘The Inner Rhythm’ and also a conversation series ‘LSD (Love.Sex.Death)’ as experiential journeys to growing in awareness

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On-demand access to 9 videos including 3 meditations

Price £29.00

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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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on-demand access to this workshop and exclusive bonus materials are available as part of a corporate subscription package. Contact us for details.

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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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on-demand access to this workshop and exclusive bonus materials are available as part of a corporate subscription package. Contact us for details.

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Presenter 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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New: Healthy, happy business in challenging times is run as a live webinar for your organisation, or a specific team on Zoom (or similar, if you prefer another platform). Please contact us on [email protected] to organise.

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Presenter Jeannette Hyde

Jeannette Hyde is a BSc-trained nutritional therapist and author of a brand new book, The Gut Makeover. She makes regular appearances on BBC London radio and TV, breaking down complicated nutrition science into digestible chunks. Recent discoveries from leading scientific researchers have found that the state of our gut bacteria is not only the key to weight loss but also could lead to better mood, immunity and skin. Countless clients, five years’ clinical experience and mountains of research later, Jeannette is convinced that the key to health and weight loss lies not in our muscles or even in our minds but in our guts. Jeannette delivers many of our face-to-face (offline) corporate nutritional programmes, see here for more details.

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Work, Rest & Play Nutrition & Gut Makeover is available as part of a bespoke corporate programme. Please contact us for more details.

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Presenter Suzy Walgate

Wellbeing coach Suzy Walgate has over 25 years of experience as a therapist and yoga teacher and now spends much of her time running in-depth wellbeing retreats in stunning venues. Her passion lies in teaching others about how to live their lives more fully and positively through topics which include yoga, nutrition and healthy eating, stress management, positive mindset, meditation and Emotional Freedom Technique. Suzy’s been advising people on their lifestyle for many years – the foundation of which is having a clean nutrition base from which the body can thrive. Many lifestyle factors contribute towards our health – she likes to make health as SIMPLE as possible, keeping it FUN and REAL.

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Nutrition - Feeding the Body for Performance and Wellbeing is available as a one hour talk, or series of sessions as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us on [email protected] to discuss what you'd like us to deliver for you.

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Presenter Jude Jennison

Jude Jennison works with executive boards, senior leaders and entrepreneurs to develop embodied leadership skills and create behavioural change. She is an author, speaker and pioneer of Leadership with Horses, a way of developing leadership by working experientially with horses. Jude’s corporate experience spans 25 years, including 16 years at IBM where she managed a budget of $1billion and led UK, European and global teams. Previously terrified of horses, Jude overcame her fear of them in 2011, bought a horse, left her corporate career and now owns 5 horses who she works with in Warwickshire to help leaders transform their non-verbal communication, self-awareness and emotional resilience. Jude is author of the books Leadership Beyond Measure and Leading Through Uncertainty (due May 2018) .

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Workshops as detailed.
Travel to and from the centre is not included but can be arranged, or organised yourselves.

Price £6,025.00

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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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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 [email protected] for pricing according to your requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

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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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What’s included

6 hours (Somatics, movement and Breathwork)
Head, heart, body alignment practices
Sensory trail walk and access to meadows
Fully guided day with Justine Clement and Shaun Brooking
Deep reflection cheat sheet
Wholesome, homemade, locally-sourced and seasonal lunch
Complimentary drink
Sarong towels and bathrobes
Access to wood-fired hot tub
Access to sauna

Price £4,500.00Up to 10 people

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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.

MORE »

What’s included

6 hours (Somatics, movement and Breathwork)
Head, heart, body alignment practices
Sensory trail walk and access to meadows
Fully guided day with Justine Clement and Shaun Brooking
Deep reflection cheat sheet
Wholesome, homemade, locally-sourced and seasonal lunch
Complimentary drink
Sarong towels and bathrobes
Access to wood-fired hot tub
Access to sauna

Price £4,500.00Up to 10 people

Add to Cart

Add to Wishlist

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.

MORE »

What’s included

Access to wood-fired hot tub.
Access to sauna.
6 hours (Somatics, movement and Breathwork)
Head, heart, body alignment practices
Sensory trail walk and access to meadows
Fully guided day with Justine Clement and Shaun Brooking
Deep reflection cheat sheet
Complimentary drink

Price £1,560.00Up to 8 people

Add to Cart

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