Lição 1
Personalising Self Leadership
In Day 1 we set the scene, exploring why self leadership is important and map out the 14 days that lie ahead. In our practice together, we get curious, exploring what self leadership might look and feel like for each of us. We get clear on our values and also identify a self leadership symbol that we can draw upon in our everyday lives.
Lição 2
Understanding Your Nervous System
In Day two we learn about our nervous system and The Window of Tolerance. We discuss the hyper and hypo arousal states and how these impact our lives. In our practice, we explore exteroception, a trauma informed tool for bringing us back into regulation. We also become familiar with what being in our window of tolerance feels like, so that we can move into this state more often in our everyday lives.
Lição 3
Befriending Your Window
In Day 3 we take a deeper look at our window of tolerance with the attitudes of curiosity and non judgment. We also explore how some people have a naturally smaller window. In our practice together, we use visualisation to get a felt sense of our window, and how we have the tools to bring ourselves back into regulation each day.
Lição 4
Working with Hyper Arousal
In Day 4 we discuss the nervous system state of hyper arousal. In our practice together, we explore how this mobilised state feels in your physical body, what it does to your emotional state, your thoughts and your behaviour. Meditation is a great way to increase our awareness of our nervous system and from here, we can pause in our everyday lives when we notice ourselves move into this state, take a breath and try a regulating practice that can bring us back into our window of tolerance.
Lição 5
Working with Hypo Arousal
In Day 5 we discuss the nervous system state of hypo arousal. Today’s practice is an opportunity for you to explore how this immobilised state feels in your physical body, what it does to your emotional state, your thoughts and your behaviour. We will also try a trauma informed practice for bringing us out of this too cool state back into regulation.
Lição 6
Exploring Play
In Day 6 we begin to discuss blended nervous system states, in particular, the state of play. We discuss how play can help us be with an experience of mobilisation without tipping into anxiety or overwhelm. In our practice together, we deepen our connection to play, and get curious about how we could bring more of this blended state into our everyday lives.
Lição 7
Embracing Awe
In day 7 we continue to explore blended states, this time moving our attention to awe. You will learn the neuroscience around awe and exactly why it is such an effective self leadership tool for moving out of anxiety or shut down into a mobilised but grounded state where you feel inspired and able to think in much deeper, and more expansive ways. In our practice together we will reflect upon a past experience of awe, and get creative about how we can weave more awe into our everyday lives.
Lição 8
R.A.I.N.
In Day 8 we explore how we have been conditioned to push down our emotions and hurry through the hard times and how this culture of avoidance does not support self leadership. In our meditation together, we use the framework RAIN to help us understand and befriend our challenges so that we can live a bigger, bolder life.
Lição 9
Your Energetic Body
In Day 9 we turn our attention to energy. We note that energy isn’t esoteric, it’s not woowoo, and it’s certainly not only available to a certain few. We all have the ability to feel and shift energy. And when we open our awareness to the energy that moves within our bodies and all around us, we can learn to let go of what no longer serves us, to have clearer boundaries with family, friends and colleagues. We can feel strong and less pulled in by the drama of other people’s lives and opinions. We can also feel more connected to, and trusting of life. Today’s meditation is an opportunity to begin to explore your energetic body or to deepen your relationship to it.
Lição 10
Energy, Trust and Perspective
In Day 10 we explore how opening our awareness to the energy that is contained in all things helps our life to become richer and more meaningful. In our practice together, we experience how through the portal of energy, we gain access to a much larger pool of intelligence that we can then use to help make decisions and guide us.
Lição 11
Energetic Boundaries
In Day 11 we explore energetic boundaries. We learn to soften the energetic ties we have to people, situations and environments that might feel unhealthy or uncalibrated. Because the truth is, we can’t help anyone from an entangled state. In our practice together, we get curious and creative about the people and situations we would like to feel less pulled in by.
Lição 12
Empathy The Goldilocks Way
In Day 12 we continue to explore the idea of energetic boundaries by discussing empathy, empathetic distress, compassion and equanimity. Self leadership includes having healthy boundaries, understanding what is mine and what is theirs and a willingness to be with the real pain of situations without getting busy fixing or withdrawing. In our guided practice together, we explore moving from empathetic distress to compassion through the vehicle of equanimity.
Lição 13
Interconnectivity
In Day 13 we drop deep into the truth of just how interconnected our lives really are and how we can use this awareness to be more discerning with how we spend our days, weeks, months, and ultimately our lives. In our practice together, we use visualisation to experience embodied connection and from here, get honest about what really matters.
Lição 14
Trust Your Impact
In Day 14 we consolidate our learnings and reflect on the key takeaways from this 14 part self leadership experience. In our final practice together, we allow nature to remind us of the ripple that our self leadership will have on family, friends, colleagues and the planet.
