Body Wisdom:
Using Your Body's Signals to Increase Wellbeing at Work
Seminar with psychotherapist Linda Hoeben (Belgium)
Four evening sessions: May 18, 21 & June 11, 18
CONTEXT
As you take part in the ‘Urban Jungle’ you are probably used to doing things quickly. You feel
good when you’ve finished a job which meets the highest standards of your customers, your
management board, or your own assessment.
You often expect a lot from yourself and therefore from your body, - you might ignore some
stress complaints in your body, such as headaches, pressure around your heart area, lower back
pains, digestive problems, concentration problems, mood swings, problems in regulating your
body temperature, etc.
You forget that the rhythm in our society/in the Urban Jungle now is much faster than it was
some decades ago. Your body might not been genetically designed, or at least it didn’t have the
time, to adapt to this fast pace and these high expectations.
Luckily, your body is wise! It has an inner wisdom and it knows if the price you are paying to
survive in the Urban Jungle is too high. You body knows when it needs rest, stillness; when it
needs healthy food, when it needs to be close to another body.
Your body knows the difference between healthy stress that stimulates you, and on the other
hand the unhealthy stress that might be straining your health.
PROGRAMME
This seminar is about recognizing your patterns in how you live your life. It will offer you
insights and tools for engaging and understanding your body for psychological well-being.
During the seminar, you will learn to use the signals from your body in making decisions about
your life.
AGENDA:
SESSION I
Healthy and Unhealthy stress in your body.
Goal: recognizing current stress-related
patterns and finding new ways.
SESSION II
Healthy and Unhealthy working styles.
Stress related to your specific ways
of approaching your work.
Goal: Reflecting on current working style
and (if necessary) designing a healthier
working style.
SESSION III
Real feelings and Parasite feelings:
helpful and not so helpful ways of
acknowledging and (not) showing feelings.
Goals: Acknowledging current patterns
in dealing with feelings.
Are they helpful and solution focused?
Does anything need to change?
SESSION IV
What do you really want in your life?
What does your heart beat for?
Goals: Tips and Tricks, Tools to achieve this.
LEARNING PROCESS
We will draw from theoretical models from Transactional Analysis, designed by Erik Berne.
We will also work with simple, silent, quiet reflection exercises, focusing on the experiences in
your body. For this we will draw on the work of Peter Levin and Babette Rothschild.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
“This workshop could be the best present you could give yourself, your employees or your
loved ones.” Linda Hoeben
LECTURER
Linda Hoeben is criminologist and clinical
psychotherapist (Transactional Analysis) based in Belgium.
She is a founder and trainer for the trainings institute
Cirkels, focusing on application of Transactional Analysis in
Personal Development. Themes in her institutional training
are: assertiveness training, self-development in the company,
communication skills and personal leadership skills. Her
clients are major Belgian and Dutch commercial companies
and institutions, including the EU Institutions.
In her private practice, ‘For People on the Move’, she
provides intercultural coaching, consulting and assessment
to people belonging to the expat community. She is also an
expert in working with stress and trauma related complains.
Linda supports her clients in focusing on clear goals and
objectives in their professional and personal lives. She enables them to recognise and move
towards realising their full potential.
PARTICIPANTS SAY
“This seminar is for self-confident people who want to learn more about their psychological makeup.”
Vita Liberte, Partner at VARUL
“Linda is a very professional and courageous trainer – she initiated a lot of processes in participants’
inward journey.” Raina Loka, Country Manager for the Baltics at LEGO Group
“This seminar is about balancing one’s aims and expectations with personal needs,” Are Knoph, General
Manager Baltics at Volvo Truck
PROGRAMME INFORMATION
Dates: May 18, 21; June 11,18
Time: 18.00 – 21.00
Early Bird Fee: 300 EUR + VAT (by Apr 30)
Fee: 350 EUR + VAT
Application Deadline: May 11, 2015
Location: Albertvilla Residency, Riga
APPLY HERE
Anda Klavina Consultancy
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: + 371 26880458