Presence Workshop
If not now, when? How important is it that we are fully present, fully alive to what is in front of us; our challenges, our opportunities, our work, our colleagues and our loved ones. To be present is to be fully open, to be fully aware of everything around us. In modern day business it is all too easy to be caught in a thousand different thoughts at once. We are mentally scattered by too many tasks, responsibilities, emails, meetings and deadlines. Stress at work is increasing with more and more time spent in the office or at home working.
The breath
We say that we don’t even get a chance to catch our breath. If you think about this phrase it shows our lack of presence as the breath is something that we always do, yet we rarely focus or listen to it. Listening to our breathing is often the first way into becoming present. It is the way into a world of awareness, meditation and calm. We simply don’t have time for. Presence is simply re-discovering the breath and allowing ourselves the space for reflection.
Presence in business
Once again something like presence often has no place in the busy world of corporate business. There is far too much to do in a day. There are people to contact, people to send emails and texts to and answer the never-ending mobile phone. And what do we do when there is some space in the day? We have a fear of stopping, after being so busy; to be in silence or to be alone suddenly becomes uncomfortable. Our fears and insecurities rise to the surface as the rest of the time we are not giving ourselves time to feel anything. So we are permanently on the run from ourselves and true connection with each other. Either we are alone with ourselves or working fast for a deadline, we do not think at what’s happening being present in that moment but thinking just to what is next.
Presence workshops
The ‘Presence workshop’ is about experiencing presence for ourselves and teams, and what that can bring to our work and to our personal lives. We will look at simple techniques that can bring awareness to situations which are challenging and that can sharpen the mind. We will look at how presence can improve the way we approach work situations and will improve our business.
We will explore different exercises, which will challenge us and allow us to breakthrough into new areas of being that we were previously unaware. These could include outdoor activities, music, art and theatre. Included in the program could be Presence in leadership, communication looking at vision, team spirit, integrity and intuition etc.
Benefits
- Learning detachment in order to see the optimal solution for actual situation.
- Openness to new horizons, see new possible opportunities, starting to learn what a visionaries team is
- Realizing the present moment is unique and get the best of it
- Strong effects in: teambuilding, leadership, management, team alignment and clarity, communication, time management, intuition etc.
- Live in present rather than being alive! Enjoy your work rather than walking around it!