Nature awareness practices are about reacquainting ourselves with the natural world. Feeling the power of our hearts and in our souls, we can discover who we are, how we fit into this living web and how we can be of service to this planet and to others. Nature meditation is a powerful path to receive from nature and to return to nature by live-affirming actions. Eco-Sattva training practices, Earth Holding retreat elements and practices from “The Work That Reconnects” will be interwoven.

Teachings outdoors with groups and individuals of a duration of a few hours to longer formats. Hybrid formats. Online formats.

With self-compassion, we give ourselves the same kindness and care we’d give to a good friend. A resource-building training in practical skills to help bring self-compassion into our daily life, learning to stop being so hard on ourself, handling difficult emotions with greater ease, and motivating ourself with kindness rather than criticism.

Mindful Self-Compassion 1-3 hour or full day Introductory session in several languages, MSC 8-week course, MSC 5 day-Intensive, 2-day Core Skills MSC, MSC-Short Course of 6 hours, Self-Compassion Training for Healthcare Communities of 6 hours. Day-long retreats.

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A combination of mindfulness meditation, body awareness, yoga and exploration of patterns of behaviour, thinking, feeling and action. Mindfulness is remembering our human capacity to pay attention in the moment, non-judgmentally: Attention skills are cultivated, emotional regulation is developed, as well as rumination and worry are significantly reduced. MBSR can reduce suffering or distress, alleviate pain and increase well-being.  

Introductory sessions, MBSR-8-week course and shorter adaptations. Day-long retreats.

Empower educators to cultivate equitable, joyful learning environments and learn strategies to nurture social-emotional well-being in the classroom by bringing mindfulness in our daily life to manage stress and burnout, and build resilience. An approach to transfrom schools and community in their interdependence.

K12-Mindful Schools Curriculum for schools. Tailored adaptations. Introductory sessions of 1-3 hours.

The quality of everything we do depends on the quality of the thinking we do first. The quality of our thinking depends on the way we treat each other while we are thinking. “Time to Think” is a coaching approach based on the experience that the most valuable thing we can offer each other is the framework in which to think for ourselves.

“Time to Think” individual coaching sessions.

Mindful Dialog combines the concept of mindfulness with the style of dialogue. It is a sharing practice from our  heart, which leads to new and deeper understandings that reflect everyone’s point of view equally and non-judgmentally. This dialog practice is based on David Bohm’s theoretical understanding of how thoughts relate to universal reality. Cultivating this practice in class rooms, school communities, practice communities and organizations allows for finding common humanity and equity beyond opinions.

Council Practice as an age-old practice is a similar way to bring people together in a circle to bear witness and share authentically, in order to feel a deep sense of community and foster recognition of a shared humanity and interconnectedness. Council enables individuals to give voice to their stories, develop mutual respect, cultivate a compassionate response to anger, defensiveness, and violence, as well as strengthen emotional health and  resilience.

Individual and small group coachings.

Experiencing seeds of grateful living as an engaged mindfulness practice, grounded in both wisdom and science, which supports our ability to see the wonder and opportunity in every moment, and motivates us to act with love, generosity, and respect towards one another, ourselves, and the Earth.

Tailored experiential and interactive sessions. Organization and facilitation of related events.

Yoga practice develops inner awareness. It focuses our attention on our body's abilities at the present moment. It helps develop breath and strength of mind and body and can help bring calm and mindfulness to our busy life. Yoga is also a practice of life ethics based on doing no harm. Hatha yoga focuses on pranayamas (breath-controlled exercises). These are followed by a series of asanas (yoga postures), which end with savasana (a resting period). Mirjam trained in the 560 hour yoga teacher training and practices almost daily.

Yoga classes or an integration of yoga practice in other events.

Trainings. Consultancy. Key note talks.

Combinations of all practices tailored to target groups, including body and sensory awareness work. Most of these offers can be requested as in-person, online or creative hybrid formats. Teaching language in German, English, Spanish and for shorter offers also Italian and French.

The Inner Development Goals (IDGs) is a global movement, non- profit and open source initiative,  that links human inner growth to outer transformation. Inspired by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and struck by the slow progress we are making to reach these goals, the purpose of the IDGs is to bring the power of inner development to global challenges faced by humanity. The IDG is a framework of 23 inner skills and qualities, divided into five dimensions - Being, Thinking, Relating, Collaborating and Acting - needed individually and collectively to transform current systems into more sustainable ways of living. With +500 IDG hubs around the world, all working in their own way to put the IDGs on the agenda and moving into practice.
During the different activities we propose here, we will explore viscerally the 23 skills and qualities of the 5 IDG  dimensions.Through reflection, facilitated conversations, journaling, playfulness and creativity, we will find the skills and qualities that, if strengthened, would make a difference in our life. We will try out different ways to practice these skills and qualities for everyday life. Draw a map of inner growth to help hold on to the inspiration, courage and intentions going forward.