Keynote Offerings
Mindfulness. Belonging. Social Action.
Keynote talks for building resilience and community. Offered in-persona and online.
Pause, Connect, and Reflect: Three Tools to Regulate Ourselves so that We Can Regulate Others
Audience will:
Learn three research-based tools for emotion regulation
Explore the application of these tools in daily work and life
Description: When we don’t pause to regulate ourselves, we are less resilient and less effective, especially during difficult times. However, creating breaks in the midst of movement, taking time to reflect, and purposefully connecting are three tools we can incorporate into our own lives and in our work to build our capacity and our mental and physical health. Learn how to build your own regulation skills through quick, easy-to-implement strategies that you can use individually or in a team setting.
Finding Calm in the Storm: Steps for Dealing with Difficult Emotions in Times of Change
Audience will:
Learn a process for dealing with difficult emotions when they arise
Work with difficult emotions through guided mindfulness practices
Description: When our life situation becomes stormy, the calm that matters most is the peace we can access internally. In this talk, participants will learn steps we can all take to build this internal reservoir of solace when it’s not available in the outside world. Through acknowledging and accepting our feelings, comforting ourselves in times of difficulty, and recognizing our common humanity, we can weather the difficult challenges that come our way. Participants will leave with practical tools and practices to take into daily life.
Mindfulness and Social Action: Lowering Stress and Building Resilience
Audience will:
Learn the science and practice of mindfulness as a tool to lower stress and build resilience
Gain strategies for incorporating mindfulness into social action
Description: There is so much we can do to free the world of suffering; its easy to experience overwhelm and burnout. Research shows that mindfulness practice improves resilience to stress and builds connection with others, both of which can help us sustain ourselves. In order to use this tool, however, we have to change our mindset about service. We have to recognize that our wellbeing is intrinsically linked to the wellbeing of others. Experience a mindset shift, and learn mindfulness tools to enhance sustainability.
Knowing We Matter: How Psychological Safety Builds Better Teams and Communities
Audience will:
Learn how psychological safety can contribute to more effective collaboration and more team member engagement
Gain tools for enhancing psychological safety in teams
Description: In order to sustain ourselves, we need to know that our voices are heard within our teams and organizations. Without this crucial factor, we can easily feel isolated, which leads to higher levels of burnout. Psychological safety—a belief that we are heard, accepted, and valued—is the number one factor for team effectiveness. Learn how psychological safety can enhance engagement and create a more effective environment for collaboration; gain tools to implement this crucial norm on teams.
Professional Development is Human Development: Putting Personal Growth at the Center of Our Organizations
Audience will:
Learn the science of human development
Create environments that support this crucial component for engagement and performance
Description: 68% of the American workforce is disengaged; almost 1/3 of us have dropped out of the traditional workforce to enter the gig economy, and are statistically happier because of it. The way we do “work” is no longer working. The thriving workplace of the future needs to be more. By moving from a transactional model to a model centered on personal and professional growth, organizations support fulfillment and a sense of purpose for employees, while also maintaining a culture needed to thrive.