SHIATSU

Shiatsu is Japanese for finger pressure. This powerful treatment involves applying pressure on the meridians (energetic channels that run through all body parts) and working on the musculoskeletal system. The treatments awaken the body’s potential to heal itself. Shiatsu works on a deep and superficial level. Deep work induces a meditative state that encourages relaxation and reduces the effects of long-term stress, whilst superficial focuses on stretching and relaxing muscles, freeing up joints and realigning the spine. Regular sessions make a real difference to quality of life as well as preserving wellbeing and enhancing daily performance.

Shiatsu is available as a 60 min treatment for individuals at our centre in Surrey or as part of a programme for organisations. For the latter, please contact us to discuss.

Shinrin-yoku and Connected Breath for organisations

I’ve got to keep breathing. It’ll be my worst business mistake if I don’t”  Steve Martin, Actor

Who is this for?

Getting a team out of their present environment (home or office – either way, out from behind a screen) and into the forest.  It’s suitable for any team, at any level, within an organisation.  The session can be adapted according to level, outlook and challenges. That said, this session can also be run as a 1-1 for one specific person looking for clarity, a mind shift and a greater understanding of how to reconnect with themselves through breathwork.

Why?

Forest bathing is scientifically proven to improve health. Countless Japanese studies have revealed how it boosts immune systems, reduces stress hormones, enhances mental wellness and bolsters brain health. It can provide emotional healing, decrease blood pressure, improve general sleep-wake cycles, improve relationship skills, reduces stress and reduce aggression.

Conscious Connected Breathing on the other hand 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 more joyfully with better functioning immune systems and a greater resilience to stress.

The combination of learning to connect more deeply to ourselves, as well as to the natural world is undeniably powerful.

How?

Shinrin-yoku and Connected Breathwork can be used in a number of ways to enhance training and leadership skills. If you are organising an off-site board meeting or away day and there is access to a forest, we can come to that location and hold the session there. These can be used in so many ways, but a few examples include boosting customer and staff engagement in retail stores, as inspiration for the creative industries and by CEOs seeking a breathing space and by individual senior staff members as a powerful personal tool.

What?

Justine, your guide, will facilitate a safe gentle walk, providing instructions — referred to as “invitations” — which are used as ways to open up the senses. We spend so much time using our vision that the other senses often get forgotten and are under utilised. Each walk begins with establishing embodied contact with where you are. Next comes a series of connective invitations, often improvised in the moment and adapted to the needs of the team. These will be followed by wander time with a specific focus and/or sit spot where you’ll then get to experience the power of your own breath.  Breathwork is tested and proven by elite performers such as UFC fighters and Navy seals and is now being used by the likes of Google and BCG to enhance the emotional wellbeing and mental performance of their people.  You’ll be given a scientific understanding of how your breathing effects you, and how incorporating it into a daily routine will bring immeasurable benefits and rewards. If you’d like to receive some of the many studies now done on the power of breathwork, please get in touch and we can send these to you.

The walk ends with tea made from foraged local plants.

Shinrin-yoku walks are not hikes in the traditional sense.  The walk and breath session is typically four hours in duration and often covers no more than a quarter mile distance. In that relatively short distance and time most people experience contact with nature in a much deeper way than they ever have prior to the session. People have a wide range of experiences, some of which they feel are significant, even profound. As a guide, Justine is a CPD-certified Shinrin-yoku practitioner, awarded by the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine (INFOM) trained in the skills and perspectives needed to be a supportive witness of these experiences.  She is also a qualified Conscious Connected Breathwork practitioner.

Four hours is the ideal time you should allow for this experience and it’s ideally run for up to 8 people. It doesn’t matter if you are all from one team or spread amongst a few different departments. The session is based on you coming to Surrey, Kent or Sussex in the forests I work in there. But if you’re short on time, it’s also possible to run a shorter two-hour session. If you’d like us to travel to woods/forest near you, that’s also possible.

Duration and numbers

4 hours for up to 8 people. We can accommodate larger numbers in two groups with 2 facilitators.

Dates

Shinrin-yoku and Connected Breathwork is run on a bespoke basis for organisations, so please get in touch to discuss your needs and for more details.

Anything else to consider?

We suggest wearing comfortable non-restrictive clothing so that you’re relaxed throughout the session. Please check for any Breathwork contraindications here before booking and if you have any questions in relation to this please get in touch to discuss. If there are any concerns, then the safest way is for us to give that participant a different exercise to focus on whilst the breath session is taking place.

Soul Safari – Walking in the Footsteps of African Giants

We were recently invited to experience two incredible nights at one of Africa’s newest and most ecologically-impressive game reserves. On arrival we found an incredible story of passion, perseverance, commitment and wonder and here we describe what we encountered and what you’re likely to if you decide to visit.

There is a sacred place in the heart of Zululand. A fertile land of undisturbed perfection, where no man has control and the rules of nature prevail. Once the Royal hunting ground of King Shaka of the Zulu, and the origin of every Southern White Rhino in the world; uMfolozi Big Five Game Reserve offers a personal gateway into nature as it was before us, which is how they intend to keep it.

Through perseverance, an unbelievable commitment to conservation and their determination to protect the land, they have added swathes of tribal land to the oldest game reserve in Africa. This allows more space for its prolific denizens to increase their numbers. What we love is that this means those who make it to uMfolozi become better acquainted with the authentic side of wildlife, and encounter all the denizens of a precious eco-system. Our hope is that you emerge awakened to the plight of Mother Nature.

There are two lodges in the reserve – Mthembu Lodge and Biyela Lodge. Both offer refined accommodation and amenities which have been built in harmony with the environment using local people to build, harnessing the power of the sun to heat, and employing people from the surrounding local villages to take care of their guests.  This blend of subtle eco luxury allows you incredible surroundings whilst being immersed in an utterly safe, but also wild experience. Each lodge has a distinct style that pays homage to the Zulu nation through design and décor.

The teams at both lodges welcome you with a warm Zulu spirit and are personally invested in uMfolozi Big Five as the land belongs to them and their children’s children. The villa you sleep in was hand built by members of the surrounding community, and the fresh produce you delight in at meal times is harvested on our doorstep. Each part of your experience at uMfolozi Big Five Reserve invests in the world around you.

Why it’s so special

Abutting the Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park, uMfolozi Big Five Reserve is a wilderness area that has adjoined the wilderness area of the uMfolozi side of this great park which is the oldest in Africa and the second oldest in the world. Staying here allows you to experience something so unique that no money in the world could replicate it anywhere else. In the valleys where King Shaka of the Zulu once hunted; the origin of every Southern White Rhino in the world – you’ll get exclusive access to this sacred place where no man has control, and the rules of nature prevail. You’ll rekindle a personal relationship with nature while enjoying luxury lifestyle comforts, and excellent dining.

The Wilderness Safari Experience

The reserve’s vehicles are the only ones that have a right to operate in this wilderness area, in addition to the right to traverse the greater Hluhluwe iMfolozi Park. Their staff include the best rangers and trackers because what you experience is a not just the result of luck, but of patience and skill. With no tell-tale accomplices, no markings or signage and limited vehicular pathways the guides rely only on their intimate knowledge of the bush and its allusive denizens.

Guests at both lodges will be able to traverse the wilderness area on open game vehicles, in small groups of no more than six people and under the careful guidance of experienced rangers and trackers, or on foot with armed guides. More than 90 kilometre of dirt-track is shared only by game rangers and lodge guests, and none of the general public visiting the upper Hluhluwe iMfolozi game areas will have self-drive access to this pristine wilderness area. The routes drop low and range high, and your ranger will spoil you with sundowners out on trail, as also with early morning tea or a picnic on your dawn-drives. By day, once the heat has hastened most animals into the shade, you’ll enjoy the tranquillity of the lodge and your surroundings.

Why go?

You’ll be staying in the valleys  where the very first steps were taken with Operation Rhino almost seventy years ago under revered global conservationist, the late Dr Ian Player.

Biyela Lodge nestles low on a spectacular bend on the White Imfolozi. On the other side of the river, the dramatic cliffs are used by vultures in the early morning to launch to the skies upon thermals. On the banks of the river, the scarce sighting of wild dog has been noted amidst the steady stream of animals who come to quench their thirst. Crocodiles and hippo rule the waters and the roar of lion punctuate the wilderness night. On the doorstep of nature at work, a small number of guests (32 at most) can enjoy their luxurious private stand-alone suites, with access to a central lodge with pool, restaurant, bar and viewing decks. To the right when on the viewing deck, another set of cliffs mark the entrance to the valley where one of King Shaka of the Zulu’s most rebellious commanders, Mzilikazi and his clan hid from the wrath of the King.

Mthembu Lodge, even more intimate with only 22 beds, has a different character, although equally luxurious. Situated somewhat higher off the river, it has a panoramic view of the waters and the forest for a big-picture kind of experience. That the spot chosen for this Lodge has something special about it should be evident from the fact that Dr Ian Player stabled his horses, used first on patrols and later on wilderness leadership training, in this area. Staying at Mthembu Lodge allows you to immerse yourself in a part of this special history – the story of how Dr Player started with what would become a global effort to save the rhino from extinction.

Staying at either lodge means you’ll be able to traverse the wilderness area on open game vehicles, in small groups of no more than six people and under the careful guidance of experienced rangers and trackers, or on foot with armed guides. More than 90 kilometre of dirt-track is shared only by game rangers and lodge guests, and none of the general public visiting the upper Hluhluwe iMfolozi game areas will have self-drive access to this pristine wilderness area.

Those taking care of you are committed to sharing their stories of their ancestors and the great spirits that reside in this area. You are sure to see the world in a different light after your visit, we know we did. It is the experience of a lifetime, walking in the footsteps of giants.

States of Avoidance

For participants who think resilience isn’t really a concern for them this topic will help develop a greater level of curiosity and self-awareness. They will begin wondering if they are as resilient as they once believed.

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

Storytelling for Wellbeing at Work

Our storyteller Preethi is a Harper Collins published author & has been described by the FT as “the storyteller who makes up the skills gap”.

Storytelling has the power to influence & change both individuals & organisations. It is an art form increasingly used to sell a concept, idea or set of values both internally & externally.

On this programme, which can be delivered in anything from a 2 hour to 1 day session with up to 50 people, we’ll explore the work of a storyteller & see how great stories are put together. You’ll learn about the tools they have at their disposable and then use these to put great stories together both in a group & individual context. You’ll come away with the skills of a storyteller along with a newfound creativity, a fresh innovative perspective and learn the power to influence through story.

This workshop can be taught across all levels from senior leaderships teams and down the line and can also be delivered as a live webinar by Zoom or similar platform.

Storytelling, Creativity & Unleashing Your Superpower

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.

Street Wisdom For Businss

“Whether for personal exploration or to encourage creativity in business, Street Wisdom is an incredible tool and important movement”
David D’Souza: Head of Engagement, CIPD

If you’ve not heard of this yet – where have you been?!  When you’re looking to create something new, fresh and memorable for your people, you don’t need to look as far as you think. There’s inspiration right outside your office. If you know how to find it. We’ll create a bespoke experience for your organisation.

What’s it about?

Street Wisdom is a powerful, innovative tool that helps reboot thinking, set new directions and unlock ideas. An immersive walking workshop that teaches individuals to use city streets to find fresh answers to the questions on their mind. Street Wisdom is already a global social enterprise popular in over 30 countries with powerful applications to help your business.  You’ll be joining other forward-thinking organisations such as Ogilvy, FT, Google & Samsung who have already tried it and loved it.

A growing number of businesses are waking up to Street Wisdom as a fresh new way to:

• Crack problems
• Inspire people
• Unleash Creativity
• Develop collaboration
• Boost well-being
• Connect with the community
• Enhance personal development

What is it?

Street Wisdom is a global social enterprise with a mission to bring inspiration to every street on earth. It’s a technology that allows you to get unusual inspiration from your everyday surroundings. As fully trained-up Street Wizards, we’ll give you the skills to access the ‘invisible university’ that’s all around you on the streets and help you as individuals, or teams, to find fresh answers to personal or work-related questions – with profound results.

Why the streets?

Because they are many and varied. They are free to use. They are where we spend an increasing amount of our metropolitan lives. And they are a rich source of untapped wisdom. It turns out, you don’t need an exotic getaway to find inspiration, it’s right outside your door. And you won’t burn a tonne of fossil fuel getting there.

How can you experience it?

Street Wisdom is a generally run as a three-hour workshop, although our team will create a bespoke experience for your organisation. Plenty of individuals use Street Wisdom to solve their business problems, now, entire businesses can do the same.

It’s an innovative and sustainable way to:

• Inspire your people and give them a way to inspire themselves
• Find new ways around problems
• Collectively set a new direction
• Improve wellbeing
• Connect you better with your community and customers

How does it work?

It’s very simple – that’s because the process has been refined for years.

Tune Up. Quest. Share.

1. First, our street guide helps you and your group tune up your senses so you can pick up much more information from the urban environment that you would normally.
2. Then you’re off on a journey by yourself – your street quest – where you ask a question and see what answers present themselves.
3. Finally, you gather together again to share what happened and, more often than not, wonder at how magical an ordinary street can become when you’re really aware of those hidden messages, chance meetings and unexpected discoveries.

Who came up with the idea?

Founder David Pearl is an internationally renowned speaker who specialises in igniting creativity and changing working cultures. With expert facilitators based around the UK, we can work at scale. Our toolkit and bespoke training sessions give in-house facilitators the ability to roll out Street Wisdom within an entire workplace – inspiring whole companies to use the streets as a source of new ideas.

What about the results?

In just three hours of walking and wandering, participants have resolved problems that have dogged them for years, found new business ideas, discovered new directions, and learned how to deal differently with living, learning and loving.

Street Wisdom by The Life Adventure can be run as a group experience booked by an individual on behalf of a group of friends, or for a team within an organisation who may be looking for answers to problems, or to innovate.  Ideally, you’ll need a minimum of 10 people, but get in touch here or tweet us to discuss.

It’s such a fascinating experience so if you’d like some further reading on it see this review on Street Wisdom by The Times.

Or read more about our own very first experience with Street Wisdom, as participants, here.

Street Wisdom For Businss At Home

“Whether for personal exploration or to encourage creativity in business, Street Wisdom is an incredible tool and important movement”
David D’Souza: Head of Engagement, CIPD

Street Wisdom during Lockdown

Street Wisdom is a wanderful experience you have to do out there – in the street, right? Actually no. With all that’s happening we wanted to help your teams focus on staying calm, grounded and inspired without leaving their homes. It’s time to bring Street Wisdom, home.

We have applied our WalkShop techniques to your home and garden (if you have one), so you can still find everyday inspiration. Every day.

If you’ve not heard of this yet – where have you been?!  When you’re looking to create something new, fresh and memorable for your people, you don’t need to look as far as you think. There’s inspiration right outside your home office door. If you know how to find it.

What’s it about?

Street Wisdom is a powerful, innovative tool that helps reboot thinking, set new directions and unlock ideas. An immersive workshop that teaches individuals to find fresh answers to the questions on their mind. Street Wisdom is already a global social enterprise popular in over 30 countries with powerful applications to help your business. You’ll be joining other forward-thinking organisations such as Ogilvy, FT, Google & Samsung who have already tried it and loved it.

A growing number of businesses are waking up to Street Wisdom as a fresh new way to:

• Crack problems
• Inspire people
• Unleash Creativity
• Develop collaboration
• Boost well-being
• Connect with the community
• Enhance personal development

What is it?

Street Wisdom is a global social enterprise with a mission to bring inspiration to every home (or street) on earth. It’s a technology that allows you to get unusual inspiration from your everyday surroundings. As fully trained-up Street Wizards, we’ll give you the skills to access the ‘invisible university’ that’s all around you and help you as individuals, or teams, to find fresh answers to personal or work-related questions – with profound results.

How can you experience it?

Street Wisdom Comes Home will be run as a 90 minute Zoom workshop.

It’s an innovative and sustainable way to:

• Inspire your people and give them a way to inspire themselves
• Find new ways around problems
• Collectively set a new direction
• Improve wellbeing
• Connect you better with your community and customers

How does it work?

It’s very simple – that’s because the process has been refined for years.

Tune Up. Quest. Share.

1. First, we help you to tune up your senses so you can pick up much more information from your environment than you would normally.
2. Then you’re off on a journey around your home (and garden if you have one) by yourself – your quest – where you ask a question and see what answers present themselves.
3. Finally, you gather together again on Zoom (we’ll breakout depending on numbers) to share what happened and, more often than not, wonder at how magical an ordinary wander can become when you’re really aware of those hidden messages and unexpected discoveries.

Who came up with the idea?

Founder David Pearl is an internationally renowned speaker who specialises in igniting creativity and changing working cultures. With expert facilitators based around the UK, we can work at scale. Our toolkit and bespoke training sessions give in-house facilitators the ability to roll out Street Wisdom within an entire workplace – inspiring whole companies to use the streets as a source of new ideas.

What about the results?

In just 90 minutes participants have resolved problems that have dogged them for years, found new business ideas, discovered new directions, and learned how to deal differently with living, learning and loving.

Street Wisdom by The Life Adventure can be run as a group experience booked by an individual on behalf of a group of friends, or for a team within an organisation who may be looking for answers to problems, or to innovate.  Ideally, you’ll need a minimum of 10 people and we can work with up to 16, but get in touch here or tweet us to discuss.

It’s such a fascinating experience so if you’d like some further reading on the original Street Wisdom, see this review on Street Wisdom by The Times.

Or read more about our own very first experience with Street Wisdom, as participants, here.

Street Wisdom For Marketing Agencies

The Street Wisdom activity had the biggest impact on me. Embracing the idea and actually slowing down enough to notice the world was something that opened my mind quite a bit. I can safely say that I know what I want now.” D&AD New Blood Academy participant

What’s it about?

Street Wisdom is a powerful, innovative tool that helps reboot thinking, set new directions, unlock ideas and help you find answers when life is looking a little difficult. It’s an immersive walking workshop that teaches you to use city streets to find fresh answers to the questions on your mind. Street Wisdom is already a global social enterprise popular in over 30 countries with powerful applications to help your agency.  You’ll be joining other forward-thinking organisations such as Ogilvy, FT, Google & Samsung who have already tried it and loved it.

A growing number of agencies are waking up to Street Wisdom as a fresh new way to:

• Crack problems
• Inspire people
• Unleash Creativity
• Develop collaboration
• Boost well-being
• Connect with the community
• Enhance personal development

What is it?

Street Wisdom is a global social enterprise with a mission to bring inspiration to every street on earth. It’s a technology that allows you to get unusual inspiration from your everyday surroundings. As fully trained-up Street Wizards, we’ll give you the skills to access the ‘invisible university’ that’s all around you on the streets and help you as individuals, or teams, to find fresh answers to personal or work-related questions – with profound results.

Why the streets?

Because they are many and varied. They are free to use. They are where we spend an increasing amount of our metropolitan lives. And they are a rich source of untapped wisdom. It turns out, you don’t need an exotic getaway to find inspiration, it’s right outside your door. And you won’t burn a tonne of fossil fuel getting there.

How can you experience it?

Street Wisdom is a generally run as a three-hour workshop, although our team will create a bespoke experience for your agency. Plenty of individuals use Street Wisdom to solve their business problems, now, entire businesses are doing the same.

It’s an innovative and sustainable way to:

• Inspire your people and give them a way to inspire themselves
• Find new ways around problems
• Collectively set a new direction
• Improve wellbeing
• Connect you better with your community and customers

How does it work?

It’s very simple – that’s because the process has been refined for years.

Tune Up. Quest. Share.

1. First, our street guide helps you and your group tune up your senses so you can pick up much more information from the urban environment that you would normally.
2. Then you’re off on a journey by yourself – your street quest – where you ask a question and see what answers present themselves.
3. Finally, you gather together again to share what happened and, more often than not, wonder at how magical an ordinary street can become when you’re really aware of those hidden messages, chance meetings and unexpected discoveries.

Who came up with the idea?

Founder David Pearl is an internationally renowned speaker who specialises in igniting creativity and changing working cultures. With expert facilitators based around the UK, we can work at scale. Our toolkit and bespoke training sessions give in-house facilitators the ability to roll out Street Wisdom within an entire workplace – inspiring whole companies to use the streets as a source of new ideas.

What about the results?

In just three hours of walking and wandering, participants have resolved problems that have dogged them for years, found new business ideas, discovered new directions, and learned how to deal differently with living, learning and loving.

Street Wisdom by The Life Adventure is ideally run for around 8-10 people, but get in touch here or call Justine on 07714 333418 to discuss.

It’s such a fascinating experience so if you’d like some further reading on it see this review on Street Wisdom by The Times.

Or read more about our own very first experience with Street Wisdom, as participants, here.

Read about the Street Wisdom we ran at the D&AD New Blood Academy.

Super States – Life Changing Tools

Super States – Life Changing Tools from the Psychology of Health, Happiness & Genius

This engaging and incredibly practical series combines tools from cutting edge neuroscience with the brain retraining skills of psychology, peak performance coaching and NLP.  This workshop will teach you how to get the best out of yourself, in every moment. You’ll become an expert in deploying the power of superstates – the skill of firing up exactly the right part of your brain that helps you deal with any situation in the most useful way.

Phil will teach you how to deeply access a wide range of vital important states of mind; including calmness, relaxation, confidence, resilience and compassion. You’ll also learn how to master the technique of rapidly recalling any of these states, so you can change how you deal with challenging situations. You’ll also learn how important the words you use are in inspiring and motivating yourself and others and discover how we can help ourselves and others to become even more excited and optimistic about the future.

We’re sure you’ll enjoy this one, it’s a real rare treat captured on video for the The Life Adventure community.  This can also be delivered as a live webinar by Zoom or similar platform for your team/organisation – contact us for more details.

Swim With Change

Heraclitus, the Greek philosopher, said that the only constant in life is change. And yet, sometimes change can seem daunting: we appreciate it is inevitable, even necessary, and that good things might come out of it, but while it happens, our life becomes suddenly difficult to navigate, and more stressful.

It does not need to be like that. We can learn to engage with change in a constructive way, and thrive. Human beings are hard-wired to be agile: we are the only animal species that adapted to live on every continent, and even in space. Taking lessons from adventurer, philosophers, and business people, in this intensely interactive workshop we find how to swim with change rather than against it, and reconnect with the deeper meaning of our work.

You will learn:

– How to stay calm in times of change
– How to stay focused
– How to spot opportunities
– How to face unexpected problems
– How to face fear of change
– How to find allies
– How to think long-term

Runs for anywhere from a 90 minute session to half, or even a full day. This can also be delivered as a live webinar by Zoom or similar platform.

Tackle Your Inner Critic: Increase Your Confidence In Work And Life For Marketing Agency Staff

Learn how to lessen the power of your inner critic, feel more confident and fulfil your potential in agency life

Most of us are guilty of being harder on ourselves than we are on others. What our inner critic tells us about our progress and worth are things we would never say to a friend – and this can have devastating effects on our personal and professional development. We are living in an epidemic of self-criticism; nearly everyone suffers with it, no matter how successful and this is particularly so in the demanding environment of agency life.

To fulfil your potential within the agency and realise your self-worth, you will need to tackle your inner critic – but this can be a daunting task. So how do you shut off that negative voice?

Enter leading life coach Fiona Buckland, who has worked with organisations including the United Nations, Google and many more.  She will show you how to break the vicious cycle of self-doubt and setbacks, providing you with skills and techniques that you can integrate into your everyday life.

You will come away feeling confident in your abilities to reduce the power of your inner critic, diminish negative self-talk, and with an increased connection to those inner resources that energise and inspire you into positive action – even in challenging times. You will also learn how to be more present, to notice your habits of negative thinking, and how to take action with courage and compassion so that you can be more positive, effective, resilient and successful in every aspect of your life.

In this session you’ll learn:

• Why we can often be so self-critical and out-of-touch with our ability to feel confident
• How to develop greater confidence through self-awareness
• Noticing negative thoughts and taking action to reduce them
• Tuning your confidence through understanding what you stand for
• How to reduce tendencies to avoid uncomfortable situations and thoughts
• Spotting and reducing self-sabotage
• Increasing resilience

This session is best run over 3 hours, but we can adjust the content to suit your timings. We thoroughly recommend going out of the agency to learn in a new environment and can arrange this, otherwise we’ll come to you.

Please contact us at [email protected] for pricing according to your agency’s requirements, and any more details you may require on this session.

Presenter Matthew Leavey

Matthew first came to Shiatsu through his 30 years of martial arts training. Having suffered various injuries, he discovered its ability to alleviate pain and this became his directing force towards learning Shiatsu and the healing arts. His early Shiatsu training inspired him to study 24 form Yang Style Tai Chi with Lei Lei Chu and he later returned to study Tai Chi Chuan Qi-Gong, Hsing Yi and Kung Fu with master Peter Warr. Matthew has incredible understanding of the rhythm and density of the human body and his Shiatsu sessions squeeze, bend and stretch the body to expertly work out any blockages, aches and pains that are caused by injury, inactivity, stress or illness. His clients range an entire demographic, from high-profile city bankers to professional athletes, octogenarians to infants. He treats each with vision, energy and empathy. He helped with the delivery of his own son using Shiatsu, tai chi and yoga with special breathing and hypnosis. As well as being extremely well qualified, Matthew works very much on an intuitive level. He specialises in Shiatsu-do, a style of Japanese acu-pressure massage. He holds a Dip BSSD in Shiatsu as well as a Dip BRSRM in Remedial Massage. He is a member of the Shiatsu Society and also has a Cert Ed Teaching Qualification from London’s Metropolitan University. His specialisms are: • Recovery and mobilisation from stress and exertion • Acupressure massage (Shiatsu) • Mind-calming and deep relaxation.

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What’s included

Shiatsu is available as a 60 min treatment for individuals at our centre in Surrey or as part of a programme for organisations. For the latter, please contact us to discuss.

Price £100.00

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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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2.5 hours Shinrin-yoku experience with guide in a London, Surrey, Kent or Sussex woodland including tea and a 1hr 15 mins Conscious Connected Breath session in the woods if the weather is fine, or failing that we'll find a suitable location where woods and a cabin are available for use.

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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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Flights
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2 night stay at the Oyster Box hotel in Durban is recommended
Your stay at uMfolozi Big Five game reserve
Car hire

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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 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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Storytelling for Wellbeing is available as an offline talk or workshop as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details.

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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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This 3 hour programme 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 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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Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event or we can create one for your team as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more 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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Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event or we can create one for your team as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details.

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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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Street Wisdom is available as a bespoke group event as part of our revolutionary business programmes. Please contact us for more details.

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Presenter Phil Parker

Phil is an internationally renowned lecturer, therapist, author and innovator in the field of personal development. He has also changed the lives of thousands of people by designing the ground-breaking Lightning Process® seminars. He has been lecturing in NLP, Self-hypnosis and Hypnosis, Life Coaching and Osteopathy, at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, since the late 1980s. Phil’s core principle is that people are geniuses with amazing skills, qualities and talents and knowing that is the key to living a life you love. He runs a hugely busy practice based in London with his handpicked team; people from all over the world and all walks of life, including actors, celebrities and sports personalities are drawn to his clinic and have successfully made the changes they wanted. He has created a wide range of books and audio programmes which have helped thousands of individuals enhance their personal and professional lives. Phil is currently working on his PhD at London Met University researching into a new approach, The Rediscovery Process, for recovery from drug addiction; part of this research involves a Randomised Controlled Trial to analyse the efficacy of this approach.

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on-demand access to this class

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Presenter Francesco Dimitri

Francesco Dimitri is an internationally recognised author, business consultant, and trainer. He writes both fiction and nonfiction in English and Italian, and his works have been translated or are in course of translation in eight countries. He has also written for cinema, in Italy, and comic books, in France. As a business consultant and a trainer he has worked with major brands in the UK and Italy, helping thousands of people to become wiser around work and life, and creating prize-winning campaigns.

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This Swim With Change session can be delivered to your organisation as a 90 min interactive talk or a longer half or full day interactive workshop (or of any required duration) is available 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 Fiona Buckland

Fiona Buckland is a Professional Co-Active Life Coach trained by the internationally recognised Coaches Training Institute and is a Member of the International Coach Federation. She is also an experienced workshop facilitator, writer, writing coach. Her professional experience flows from her passion in engaging people in ways we can live richer, fuller lives. Everyone has a story that brings them to where they are today. Fiona is a Fulbright scholar and published author, with a Ph.D. in Performance Studies from Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, where she lectured in writing and performance. Rather than continue a career in academia, she took a road less travelled and worked extensively in UK and US corporate life, including key strategic roles with Amazon and Penguin, where she worked with thought-leaders from the worlds of psychology, neuroscience, behavioural science and culture. For the last few years, she has also worked as a curator, producer and speaker coach for TEDx.

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This Tackling Your Inner Critic For Marketing Agencies is best delivered as a 3 hour interactive workshop, but can be tailored in time and content to work for you. It is available as part of our 'Tackling Mental Health In Marketing Agencies' programme. 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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