EDUCATIONAL LEAVE
Educational Leave Dates
Date 1: 4 – 8 May, 9 – 17
Date 2: 14 – 18 September, 9 – 17
Date 3: 2 – 6 November, 9 – 17
Yoga, Mindfulness and Meditation
Event title
- Yoga, mindfulness and meditation for recognizing and coping with stress in the professional and private environment – building resilience strategies in the field of tension between the world of work and society.
Target group
- People who feel the desire to slow down and live more consciously and want to learn everyday practical tools for stress management.
- It also addresses people who want to reflect on their professional and private practice in the field of tension between self-care, democratic responsibility and social diversity.
- People who want to cultivate or deepen a regular Ashtanga Yoga practice.
Objectives of the event
- Cultivating Mindfulness in Everyday Work
- Recognizing and changing stress patterns
- Develop more serenity and presence
- Development of personal resilience strategies
Contents
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Daily Ashtanga Yoga Practice
- Learning a self-practice to promote body awareness, outer and inner stability
- You are already well-versed in Ashtanga Mysore style, then you can join our Mysore class in the morning, which takes place from 6-8 pm, instead of taking part in the introduction!
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Yoga philosophy and its relation to the present day
- The yoga philosophy conveys fundamental values and approaches that offer orientation even in today’s world. It promotes mindfulness, ethical action and a conscious life in harmony with oneself, the (working) environment and the environment.
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Mindfulness in everyday life and professional life
- Introduction to the basics, philosophy and effect of mindfulness. Conscious presence as the key to more serenity, clarity and self-leadership. Integration of mindfulness into personal and professional everyday life.
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Meditation
- How can meditation help to bring more serenity into everyday life, even in challenging situations? Learning different forms of meditation while sitting and walking. Breath observation and body scan.
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Understanding stress and strengthening resources
- Recognizing stress triggers and stressful factors, reflecting on one’s own patterns and activating personal resources.
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Resilience through self-care and inner balance
- Development of personal resilience strategies to meet special challenges with mental stability and emerge stronger from them.
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Healthy Work Culture & Prevention
- Political and social causes of stress. Dialogue forum on work culture and prevention.
- Friday, May 8, is the day of liberation!
Costs & Forms
- 540€ per person
- Recognition of the provider for the employer:
- Hesse: Download
- Event recognition for the employer:
- Course description incl. course schedule: Download
Cancellation policy
- Up to 3 months before the start of an educational leave, 50% refund (minus a processing fee of 20€).
- After that, no refund is possible.
- It is recommended to take out seminar insurance: HanseMerkur offers something like this (we don’t get any commission!): Link.
Educational leave – a real added value
- Conscious self-care in everyday work: A structured break makes it possible to gain distance from everyday professional life and to recharge your batteries.
- Practical tools for everyday work: You will acquire strategies suitable for everyday use that will help you master professional requirements more confidently and relaxed.
- More focus and efficiency: Inner peace, mindfulness and movement ensure mental clarity, increase your performance and open up new creative impulses.
- Sustainable health and resilience: You will learn how to maintain your mental and physical strength in the long term, even in challenging phases.
- Educational leave is more than just further training. It is an invitation to give yourself space again, to discover new perspectives and to shape your professional life with more ease and balance.
- Strengthening personal resources and inner resilience forms the basis for a healthy and fulfilling everyday working life. The combination of Ashtanga Yoga, meditation, resilience training and mindfulness-based methods creates a holistic concept that is designed to sustainably reduce stress and promote both mental and physical stability.
- Ashtanga yoga helps to strengthen the body, release tension and gain new vitality. Meditative exercises sharpen perception, deepen inner clarity and promote a conscious, relaxed attitude towards professional demands. Another central component is the recognition of individual stress patterns as well as the targeted development and activation of one’s own resources and potential.
- The harmonious interplay of these elements not only strengthens personal resilience, but also has a positive effect on the ability to concentrate, creativity and quality of life. The impulses and techniques imparted in this educational week can be directly integrated into personal and professional everyday life and make it possible to meet challenges with more inner peace, stability and new energy.
