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Cup of Calm #3 – Resourcefulness
In these new times - are you wondering how to get any work done, stay focused, enjoy the change or stay away from the news? Us too! This mornings Cup of Calm focused on resourcefulness. Life as we know it, has changed and we need to find a way through different...
Loving Kindness Meditation
A gift of a loving kindness meditation from Jo, founder of The Breathe Academy, one of the facilitators of our now virtual Open Programme, as a way for us to all approach these times. https://soundcloud.com/user-484690235/loving-kindness-meditation
Cup of Calm #2 – Gratitude
Sunshine, family, birds - and even technology! Today we started with appreciation and shared things to be grateful for.... Here is the meditation I shared (with a little ad lib!): Begin with gentle breathing. Notice the rhythm. Experience the rise and fall of your...
Cup of Calm #1 – Setting Intentions
“Your attitude determines if something is an ordeal or an adventure…” Intention gives you agency in uncertain times.
“Wash your hands, Open your heart”
Compassion in a time of crisis Wherever you are today, however you are holding recent events – we invite you to take a deep breath out. Perhaps the time taken to read this note could be an opportunity to let go of fear related to uncertainty and to step into a more...
Learning to Listen
"The biggest communication problem, is we do not listen to understand, we listen to reply" Iffet Burton, from our second Open Programme cohort, shares how her understanding of listening was transformed as a result of her She Leads Change experience. "Deep listening is...
Love is a Leadership Style
I sat down this afternoon to write a pithy and insightful 2020 letter. One of those beautifully articulated lists that inspires with lessons learnt, barriers overcome, summits reached. My fingers have other plans. All they want to do is type a love letter. This is it....
Switching on the Lighthouse
There is a saying that when women come together, the world changes. At a recent She Leads Change ‘lighthouse’ gathering we felt the stirring of something transformative. Nicola Millson - She Leads Change co-founder - reflects on an evening celebrating women in senior...
Three Step Breathing Space
Jo Kaye, one of our wonderful coaches, shares her reflections on She Leads Change and her three step breathing space, which she brought to a recent session on self on our Open Programme. When I first heard about She Leads Change I was both intrigued and...
Understanding Self: Erma Steyn
"We don't have to be stuck with our own opinion of ourselves. And we definitely don't have to be stuck with others' opinions of us." From our first She Leads Change programme psychologist and leadership expert Erma Steyn from Possibility Inc shared her thoughts on...
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