EMOTIONAL LITERACY
Emotional Literacy (EL) is a collection of skills based on the psychological & neurological understanding of emotions. The way we handle & express our emotions has a profound effect on our stress levels and our ability to succeed in life. EL is common sense – but it isn’t always common practice! It has been described as that sought-after commodity, wisdom. Our training programmes introduce participants to the breadth & depth of emotions, to concepts in Emotional Literacy & activities which help build a healthy lifestyle for themselves and their clients.
Useful for:
- Recognising, valuing & expressing emotions to improve overall health & communication
- Pinpointing stress issues and building confidence and assertiveness
- Recognising personal or group needs and making positive change happen
- Enriching, deepening & strengthening all types of relationships
TRANSACTIONAL ANALYSIS
Transactional Analysis (TA) forms the basis of much Emotional Literacy training. It is a versatile approach which helps us understand what makes us tick and how our relationships function, as individuals or as groups & organisations. TA provides effective tools, which are clear & easy to relate to for making life giving changes, enhancing relationships and creating more harmony, at home, at work and in the community.
Useful For:
- Understanding yourself better to help you plan and make positive changes
- Learning how to improve the way you relate to other people
- Discovering how & why you sometimes react to stresses in unhelpful ways
- Improving your thinking patterns and problem solving skills
- Helping you choose your responsibilities with ease & empowerment
- Working with all age groups, young and old alike
TECHNOLOGY OF PARTICIPATION®
The Technology of Participation® (ToP®) enables greater levels of commitment, a way for everyone to share their wisdom, and ownership of decisions arrived at collectively. Groups are able to be more creative and respond to change with greater agility. The methods encourage and develop individual initiative and responsibility, as well as an improved sense of well-being.
Without any structure, participation can become chaotic, whereas using ToP® leads to empowering & constructive group work. ToP® facilitators enable highly energised, productive, inclusive and meaningful progress in any situation, and can also be useful with individuals.
Useful for:
- Encouraging honesty and helping people to listen
- Eliminating power plays
- Helping resist pessimism
- Using a natural progression of thought, and helping everyone to contribute
- Resolving conflict
- Strategic or short-term planning
LIFE COACHING
Life Coaching is a way of providing people with personal support that is committed to their success and development. A coach will make a difference to a client’s life, working with them to enhance their quality of life, by helping them to identify where they are now, where they want to be, and how to get there, keeping them on track until they have achieved their goals. The coach does not impose their ideas on the client, or tell them how to do things, but helps them to find their own way.
Useful for:
- Times when you feel you are not getting the most out of life
- Making changes in your life when you feel you could do with support
- Helping you to think through and implement a change of direction
- Moving on in your career
EDUCATIONAL KINESIOLOGY
Educational Kinesiology (Edu-K) is about natural movements that facilitate learning. It focuses on doing specific physical activities that activate the brain, enabling it to learn with ease. Edu-K applies knowledge of how the brain & body function to identify & release blocks that create stress. It is a holistic practice and can be helpful in a wide range of situations. It combines with other disciplines including Applied Kinesiology, Acupressure, integrating retained reflexes, Vision Training and Accelerated Learning as well as offering some unique processes developed by its founder, Paul Dennison.
Useful for:
- Discovering which steps of change you are genuinely ready for, so setting realistic goals
- Harnessing your body state to determine the course of action, rather than talking
- Applying deep stress-release techniques
- Staying switched on through Homeplay exercises between sessions
HUMAN GIVENS
The Human Givens approach believes that each one of us is born with essential physical and emotional needs and, if we are born healthy, the innate resources to help us fulfil them. Because these needs and resources are incorporated into our very biology they have become known as the human ‘givens’. It is the way we meet these needs, and the way we use our natural human resources, that determine our physical, mental and moral health. When our emotional needs are not being met, or when we use our resources incorrectly, we suffer considerable distress. And so do those around us.
The Human Givens framework offers an approach derived from the latest scientific understanding from neurobiology, psychology, ancient wisdom and (including) original new insights. It has had startling success in the treatment of mental distress, often turning situations around in a few sessions.
Useful for:
- Breaking the cycles of anxiety and depression and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Helping to get free of addictions and compulsions
- Lifting low self esteem
- Effective anger management