I do love the wonderful wide range of speakers, presenters and facilitators that we have at ConsciousCafe. It is always exciting to be presented with new ideas and unexpected ways of seeing the world.
Last night at ConsciousCafe in London Liz Rivers, an experienced mediator and personal development coach, opened up new ways of thinking about the seasons at a much deeper level than I could possibly have imagined beforehand. Liz reminded us of the unconscious power that the seasons of the year have to impact on our lives. When we are so busy and distracted that we lose touch and sense of where we are in the week, month or year, then we become distracted from nature and from life itself. Awareness of the seasons gives us a sense of rhythm and connection to something much greater than ourselves.
Some aspects of our lives are fixed and reliable – day and night, moon and sun, the days in the year. Other aspects of the year are more flexible, flowing, inducing different kinds of feelings in us as we move from one part of the year to the next.
The individual season we are experiencing affects every area of our life. Business might want us to be in Spring and Summer all the time – feeling creative and with renewed energy and hope in our steps – but Autumn is a time for harvesting the experience of the past few months and Winter enables us to lie dormant for a while, to rest and regain our energy for the coming year.
We also reflected that climate change is playing havoc with the seasons. When flowers bloom too early and rain, sun, wind and snow affect us in unexpected months, it is no wonder that it becomes harder to find our balance and feel centred in these times.
Liz gave us the chance to write and reflect on what the seasons mean to us and we shared some of our insights.
I woke up this morning and looked at the beautiful trees outside my window as if with new eyes. Something unexpected had shifted in me. I shall be much more conscious of how the seasons affect me now and I feel confident that I will achieve greater peace of mind.
Thank you Liz for a very special evening and for opening all our minds to unexpected new worlds.
JP
Conscious Cafe Canterbury is meeting on the fascinating topic of 'The Power of the Subconscious Mind'.
Our subconscious mind creates beliefs which can be baffling as they dictate patterns of behaviour that appear to be unwanted, unhealthy, negative and ultimately out of our control. Why do we do the things we do when we know they are not helpful, productive or sane?
Jo Price will lead us in this topic as we explore the workings of the subconscious mind. Jo from Reframing Minds is a powerhouse of interesting thoughts, questions and fabulous ideas around the workings of the subconscious.
Time: Monday March 11th 6.00 - 8.00pm
Venue: The Charles Dickens Room, The Anne Robertson Centre, 55, London road, CT2 8HQ
The conversation will continue afterwards in the bar of the Victoria Hotel nearby.
Cost: £7.00 if paid before March 10th or £10 on the door (Refreshments provided)
Listening is one of your most important life skills. You become a good listener when you take the time to truly hear and understand what people are saying to you.
When you do that, your relationship with everyone improves instantly. Being a good listener enables you to deepen the connection you have with everyone in your life - family, friends, work colleagues or strangers in the street.
All of us are capable of listening but very few of us do it well enough. Yet deep listening is the essential ingredient for building trust, developing better relationships and improving communications in all of our relationships.
During this interactive session, you will
About Colin
Colin is ‘The Listener’, a listening skills specialist with a passion for changing the way the world listens. His listening presence enables individuals to feel heard, to think smarter, and to transform their business and personal relationships by learning how to listen more effectively.
Colin has an innate ability to deeply listen, hold space and develop trust with people. He works privately with individuals, enabling them to express their feelings more easily, address their personal concerns, and to articulate their creative ideas.
He works with business teams, facilitating the development of listening and thinking skills to improve business relationships, be more creative and increase the level of trust.
NEW VENUE
To enhance the event, we are also offering the opportunity to meet nearby at 4:30 pm for a networking conversation. After the event, we will go to a nearby cafe to continue connecting.
We would like to thank our generous host, Konditor & Cook who have offered us their fabulous cafe which is situated at the bottom of the Gherkin building. You will be able to purchase their delicious patisserie (including vegan and gluten-free items), hot and cold drinks and prosecco.
Please book early as places are limited.
Please email judy@consciouscafe.org if you would like to come to the networking session at 4:30pm.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund minus 10% up to 7 days beforehand (November 6th) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
ConsciousCafe invites you to an evening with Jane Bailey Bain where you will be able to explore the power of stories in an interactive experience.
You are constantly working on your own life story. In our time together we will look at how you construct this – using archetypal figures, universal themes and classic storylines. You will have an opportunity to reflect on the stories that influenced you and we will discuss how you can consciously craft your future life. You will discover:
The stories you heard as a child have a profound influence on your life. Jane will be talking about how you still relate to those tales today and about the importance of storytelling in creating what you want to achieve.
Your life has a thread. It tells you where you have been and what you have done. It shows how one incident led to another and explains why things turned out the way they have.
But your life also has a deeper pattern. This one links the people, places and events that matter to you. It shows themes and motifs in your experience. It relates your actions to your inner values.
Jane’s event for ConsciousCafe in Geneva was a sell-out and we look forward to welcoming her in London.
Jane Bailey Bain is an author and creative coach, now based in London. She trained as a social systems advisor and worked for many years on development projects in Asia and Africa. During this time she became interested in stories and how people use them in everyday life. Jane now runs workshops on how to create your own life story and has written three books, Life Works, Story Works and Soul Works.
Cancellation Policy
Full refund minus 10% up to 7 days beforehand (10th September) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
ConsciousCafe invites you to an evening with Dina Glouberman at Central London social club,The Lib-rary in St Martin's Lane, WC2.
Dina has just published her new book, Into the Woods and Out Again: A Memoir of Love Madness and Transformation and she will be sharing her wisdom with you in an interactive session.
She will compare her experiences of a mental health breakdown with her experience of a spiritual breakthrough and will explore the question: how can you tell the difference between madness and miracles? She will also talk about and demonstrate the use of imagery to reach the 'genius imagination', our deep level of wisdom, and yet stay well grounded at the same time. There will be an opportunity to do an imaginative exercise to bring new insights into your life and a Q and A session.
Dr Dina Glouberman is one of the best-known and most respected pioneers in the UK human potential movement. We look forward to experiencing what is going to be a very special evening with her.
The price of your ticket includes a complimentary drink.
Dr Dina Glouberman is well known as a psychotherapist and author of several books including the bestseller, The Joy of Burnout. She is the creator of ImageWork Therapy and co-founder of the world-famous Skyros Holidays. Find out more on her website www.dinaglouberman.com
Full refund minus 10% up to 7 days beforehand (7th June) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
A discussion facilitated by Caroline Shola Arewa
We are living in extraordinary times. We are constantly pulled in different directions, balancing the daily requirements of our private lives with those of our demanding work-places. We long to switch off but find it hard to detach from our increasingly complex 21st century busy schedules.
It is both exciting and thrilling to live during these times. But the fast pace of change can also generate fear, anxiety and stress not just for us but for the people we love.
Caroline Shola Arewa is a Psychologist and Wellness Expert. She will facilitate an interactive discussion during which we will have the opportunity to explore our increasing need to take better care of ourselves. We will share some of the forms self-care can take and we will learn from one another’s experiences. We will leave with new techniques and tools for reducing stress and instantly raising our energy.
After the discussion we will go to a nearby café and continue talking and networking over a drink or snack (everyone pays for themselves).
Full refund minus 10% up to 7 days beforehand (9th May) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
Mikkel Juel Iversen runs Under One Sky, an organisation which raises awareness of what life on the streets is really like and supports the homeless with life support packages and simple offers of help which may enable them to leave the streets and live independently.
Mikkel will facilitate an interactive discussion which will expand our understanding of what it means to be homeless in our wealthy and materialistic society and we will have the opportunity to explore this most basic of human needs and emotions for ourselves.
After the discussion we will go to a nearby cafe and continue talking and networking over a drink or snack (everyone pays for themselves).
Danish-born London based Mikkel Juel Iversen has one foot in social consciousness and change and one foot in the film world. In 2012 he set up the collective Under One Sky to support the homeless and bring attention to the issue of homelessness. The ethos of Under One Sky is to offer genuine personal connection with those living on the streets. Since its inception Under One Sky has supported 2,500 homeless people and the collective has grown to 400 volunteers.
A small percentage of the cost of your ticket tonight will be donated to Mikkel's organisation Under One Sky
Full refund minus 10% (admin costs) up to midnight on Sunday 22 April after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
An evening about Sensation - in the body.
Isabel Losada would like to talk to you about sex. In an informative, funny, sometimes shocking, sometimes vulnerable entertainment - Isabel will dispel many myths. She will tell us about a year where she decided to learn everything that she could about how to make sex into better sex in the contest of a long term and monogamous relationship. An evening for both men and women - whether you have been married for 40 years or are happily single - brush off your inhibitions and be prepared for honestly and laughter. Bring questions - everything you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask.
No clothes will be removed during this evening’s talk.
A better sex life? As The Guardian said of ’Sensation’ - ‘What better investment could there be in a relationship?'
This event will be held at the Library Club in Central London and is also open to some of their members.
Book early to reserve your place.
Isabel Losada has most recently discussed her new book ‘Sensation: Adventures in Sex, Love and Laughter’ on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Woman’s Hour’ and at the Hay International book festival. More information about Isabel and her other books can be found at www.isabellosada.com
Full refund minus 10% up to 7 days beforehand (5th March) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
In our fast-moving technological Age we are all bombarded with so much input that many of us regularly feel stressed and out of control as we try to process it all. What do we need to do in order to manage information overload effectively and enjoy a better quality of life?
In this thoughtful discussion we will be sharing our joint wisdom as we explore the topic together. Discover
Please note that we are experimenting with a new format for this event. We have reduced the price for the discussion which will now be from 6.30 to 8.30 and that will allow more time to go out together afterwards and continue the conversation in a café nearby.
We look forward to seeing you at this first ConsciousCafe event of 2018. Book your ticket now!
Full refund minus 10% up to 72 hours beforehand (7th January) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
What does it mean to belong? Can we belong to other people? And if we do, is that a good thing or not? How do we feel about other definitions of belonging – to a race, a culture, a country, a family, a group of likeminded people? All these and other aspects of Belonging will be explored in our discussion which will be facilitated by Tamara Alferoff.
Join us after the discussion at a local café for a drink or snack and further networking (everyone pays for themselves). We would love to see you there.
For nearly forty years Tamara has taken great pleasure in facilitating workshops and retreats, addressing a wide range of topics including: Symptoms, Conflict Clarification, Council of All Beings, Co-Counselling Training, Group Dynamics, Dream Groups, Well-Being, Body, Relationships, Despair and Empowerment, Food, Money, Inner Child, Fear and Freedom, Creativity, Parenting, Aging and Illness, including some new and exciting themes coming up. Participants on Tamara’s events often experience a deeper sense of connection, purpose, and peace, as well as coming out lighter and more connected in relationship to self, other, and the world. Times of intensive work relieved with periods for solitude and silence. A supportive, challenging, and transformative process!Full refund minus 10% up to 72 hours beforehand (14th October) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
Led by Sarah Alexander
Labour MP Jo Cox left us with a pertinent message: “We are far more united and have far more in common with each other than the things that divide us.” But at this time of polarisation, fragmentation and division in society, this message seems a far cry from reality.
In our personal journey from emotional intelligence to spiritual intelligence, we come to the realisation that we share the same core essence. We recognise that we all have different bodies and personalities with a host of varied beliefs. And yet it is this commonality within that ultimately unites us.
In our discussion, we will be considering how we live this practically day-to-day and bring this shared unity into every aspect of our life experience.
After the discussion ends, join us for coffee, wine,snacks and great networking at a nearby cafe. Everyone pays for themselves.
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Sarah Alexander
Sarah Alexander offers coaching and training for coaches, consultants and business professionals based on the principles set out in her book Spiritual Intelligence in Leadership. Sarah combines this mental tool kit with the latest neuroscience and practical strategies for success. She acts as a GPS for her clients: ensuring they remain on track to their chosen destination.
Sarah Alexander has had 16 years’ experience as a coach and trainer. Over that time, she has worked with entrepreneurs, sports professionals and performers on the international stage and leaders in multinational organisations in the UK, Europe and the Far East.
Sarah has written many articles for magazines and national newspapers including The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Daily Mail and Huffington Post. She has also spoken regularly on the radio. In The Daily Express she has been described as “the elegant, calm and collected guru of all things inner gleaming”. Sarah is the author of Spiritual Intelligence in Leadership and Spiritual Intelligence in Business.
Full refund minus 10% up to 72 hours beforehand (16th September) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
Join us with our guest speaker, Jude Jennison, for an evening of fun, laughter and thought-provoking ideas and a discussion on the topic of Living and Working with Uncertainty
| Why? | We wanted to have a fabulous networking event to bring people together for rich conversation and to create new connections |
| When? | Monday 3 July 6.30 – 9.30 pm |
| Where? | Central London venue, near Charing Cross |
| The Format | Listen to our speaker Jude Jennison who will lead us into a discussion in small groups on Living and Working with Uncertainty Connect with old and new friends - thought-leaders, entrepreneurs, holistic therapists and a wide range of likeminded people from different backgrounds who all share a common goal - to make the world a better place Enjoy drinks and food Huge thanks to publishers Simon and Schuster UK for donating several very exciting new books as prizes for our raffle |
The rapid advancement of technology has fuelled fast-paced change in business, creating a high performance culture that requires leaders to be resilient, agile and results-focused. The increased level of uncertainty and an ever-expanding workload create stress, overwhelm, fear and polarization, leading to disconnection. The world never stops and when people get caught in the same trap, they risk burning out.
We will discuss the challenges we face in the workplace and how we can create business results through the natural human characteristics of communication, connection, compassion and community.
Jude Jennison is a thought leader, international speaker, Horse Assisted Educator and author of the book Leadership Beyond Measure. She is co-founder of The Leadership Whisperers, a company inspiring people within some of the world’s leading organisations to create more human connection in a high-performance culture. She works with executive boards and senior leadership teams to develop embodied leadership skills to lead through uncertainty. Jude partners with horses who provide non-judgmental feedback, enabling clients to identify their leadership behaviours and transform themselves into courageous and hugely influential, non-verbal communicators.
Ticket price includes wine or soft drinks and food
Full refund minus 10% up to 72 hours beforehand (30th June) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
Join us for an enjoyable ‘Walk and Talk’ with ConsciousCafe across Hampstead Heath to visit Kenwood House
Hampstead Heath is a wild untamed 800 acres of natural wilderness in North London. We invite you to ‘walk and talk’ across the heath and enjoy its wild beauty. We will stop at Kenwood House, a famous stately home with spectacular grounds, for a cup of tea. Many famous films have had scenes filmed at Kenwood including Notting Hill and Belle. We will return to our starting point via a different route.
2.00pm: Meet at Hampstead tube (Northern line). We will walk to Kenwood which will take about an hour. We will stop for tea and there will be time for a quick visit to the house for anyone who wants to. We will then make our way back to Hampstead via the famous Whitestone Pond which some guidebooks say is the highest point in London.
Important note. The terrain is uneven and hilly in parts. You will need strong trainers or walking shoes and a bottle of water.
In the event of heavy rainfall anyone who wants to can meet at Hampstead tube at 2.30 and we will enjoy coffee and a discussion in one of Hampstead’s many attractive cafes.
This event is free, but please book to confirm you are coming so we know whether to wait for you.
A Discussion to be facilitated by Caroline Shola Arewa
We live on a beautiful planet. But as populations have grown and in our thirst for material growth, we have created many serious problems which urgently need resolution.
The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.
We but mirror the world. All the tendencies present in the world are to be found in the world of our body. If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change.
Gandhi
How should each of us live in order to feel we are making a difference? What do we need to do? These and many other interesting ideas will all be part of the evening's discussion.
Come and join this discussion as we explore the challenge of change.
Full refund minus 10% up to 72 hours beforehand (7th May) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
Wellness Coach, humanistic psychologist and author Caroline Shola Arewa, has inspired people worldwide for thirty years with her pioneering and awarding winning work. She is the founder of Energy 4 Life Wellness Coaching www.energy4lifecoach.com Where she Trains Wellness Coaches and offers people the opportunity to “get your Energy back and your Life on track’ using high energy and conscious living techniques.
The price of the event includes a complimentary soft drink or coffee and light refreshments
After the discussion at 9.30 you are welcome to join us at nearby Carluccio in the Marriott Hotel Swiss Cottage, 5 mins walk away from the venue, to continue the conversation (everyone pays for themselves). Please email to let us know if you would like us to book a place for you on info@consciouscafe.org
To find out how to receive our Supporter Discount to this and all our events and what it means to be a ConsciousCafe Supporter, click here.
Full refund minus 10% up to 72 hours beforehand (2nd April) after which we apologise, but cannot offer any refund due to room hire and administration costs.
Facilitated by Tamara Alferoff
What does it mean to have an identity? How do you identify yourself? Is it a stable state, or an evolving process? And what about other people - can you identify for example friend or foe? Are you a separate ’thing'? Who belongs with you and who not, and could that change?
Recent world events are highlighting such questions and calling forth our deeper wisdom.
For nearly forty years Tamara has taken great pleasure in facilitating workshops and retreats, addressing a wide range of topics including: Symptoms, Conflict Clarification, Council of All Beings, Co-Counselling Training, Group Dynamics, Dream Groups, Well-Being, Body, Relationships, Despair and Empowerment, Food, Money, Inner Child, Fear and Freedom, Creativity, Parenting, Aging and Illness, including some new and exciting themes coming up. Participants on Tamara's events often experience a deeper sense of connection, purpose, and peace, as well as coming out lighter and more connected in relationship to self, other, and the world. Times of intensive work relieved with periods for solitude and silence. A supportive, challenging, and transformative process!
Here is a unique opportunity to take part in a short interactive workshop for conscious leaders, facilitators, coaches, and everyone who wants to inspire others and make a difference in the world.
Leadership Inspiration is as much an art and a skill as it is a conscious practice. As leaders, the practice involves knowing ourselves and how we influence and impact others.
In this lively interactive 90 minute session, you will learn
In order to inspire others you must, of course, be inspired yourself. When your eyes sparkle and you feel enthused and impassioned by an idea, a project or a campaign, understanding how to consciously work with your emotional intelligence will help you express yourself better. You will be able to develop your own self awareness and understanding and combine your skills and communication abilities to make a real difference in the world.
This is a unique opportunity to further your leadership skills. Book now
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Deborah has worked in the personal development field for 20 years. She works with some of the worlds top organisations around the world including AmEx, Accenture, Goldman Sachs, Microsoft and Pepsico. Originally trained as a Psychologist and Clinical Hypnotherapist, she has studied Neuro Linguistic Psychotherapy and Art therapy and has gained Mastery in NLP Executive Coaching and NLP Trainer’s Training.
In the 90s, she worked in the field of trauma recovery and Addiction Rehabilitation facilitating hundreds of people through deep level life-changing transformation, training counsellors and coaches in facilitating others before moving into the corporate world where she specialises in Leadership Presence. She has worked in Financial Services, heading up EY’s Relationship Development function and has lectured on MA in Creative Leadership on Emotional Intelligence in Leadership at Regents University. She now helps business leaders, senior executives and entrepreneurs to define their leadership identity or personal brand and develop their passion and presence on stage, in presentations and meetings. All her work is underpinned by the values of authenticity and emotional intelligence.
HOW AUTHENTIC ARE YOU?
We'll be discussing these questions and other aspects of authenticity. Come and join in the discussion.
'Love is the strongest force the world possesses'
Gandhi
We are living through a massive period of awakening. This extraordinary transformation is generating huge challenges and amazing opportunities for everyone across the planet. ConsciousCafe believes it is time for each one of us to be pioneers. To work together to raise the vibration of love in ourselves so that we can share it in our world. In our own small way, each of us is able to contribute to increasing peace, love and harmony on the planet.
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Registration and networking from 9am for 9.45 start. Close at 5.15
Your ticket includes refreshments and a light vegetarian lunch.
For further information or to specify dietary requirements please contact info@consciouscafe.org
Limited number of concessions available. Please contact judy@consciouscafe.org
Cancellation up to 20 November will receive a full refund less 10% admin costs or a full credit towards future ConsciousCafe events. We regret we cannot offer a refund after that date but we will offer a credit of £50 towards future ConsciousCafe events from 21- 24 November. From 25 – 27 November we regret we cannot offer a credit or a refund.
AN INTERACTIVE WORKSHOP FACILITATED by CLAUDIA ROTH
For many years we have all been used to working in a certain way. But now the fast-changing world in which we live combined with a myriad of new technology is changing all that.
New rules for the way to work best are constantly being created and it is only the limitations of our mind-set that prevent us from moving as fast and as effectively as we would like.
Technology combined with rising consciousness offers modern different ways of thinking and being. One of the most important skills is to learn to create by having a sense of who we are in the world and what we want to achieve. With clear focus and the ability to ‘allow’ for things to happen, we attract situations and circumstances which are more aligned to our purpose and who we are.
Claudia Roth will share her experience of moving from a state of constantly ‘doing’ (a sign of success in the corporate world) to a new place of ‘allowing’ in the process, transforming her life professionally and personally to a new level of inner connectedness. During the evening you will learn, discuss and explore how to unlearn some of the habits you are so familiar with i.e. your success patterns and discover how to start creating a more smooth-flowing lifestyle in alignment with your purpose. You will gain awareness of how to become much more effective in allowing life to flow the way you want it to. Be warned … it is a journey of unlearning!
Claudia Roth Biography
An experienced, global senior corporate executive and former Vice President Europe, Middle East & Africa of The Leading Hotels of the World (the world’s largest hospitality organisation, representing over 375 of the finest hotels, resorts and spas such as The Ritz London, the Sandy Lane in Barbados … the best of the best), her sweet spot is using her mastery of business and awareness to inspire others to see the business world differently. Claudia enjoys a strong track record in managing and leading multi-cultural organizations and teams through growth and change.
Described as “a pioneer in luxury and consciousness” and a global citizen, she helps decisi
on makers reach beyond their own boundaries and limitations to create a new paradigm of success. She believes in reconnecting employees to the business, to the brand and customers – by opening the door to greater awareness, expanding beyond perceived limitations, and exploring the possibilities and depths of success.
Smart companies have woken up to the fact that change has to come from within – and that nothing less than genuine awareness, personal integrity and emotional engagement will do in such a fast changing and transparent environment. She is the founder and Managing Director of Soul Luxury, an innovative client-experience company that unites the worlds of business and awareness.
If you cancel up to 72 hours before the event we can either refund your money, less 10% admin costs, or you can have a full credit for a future ConsciousCafe event to be used within two years.
All these and many other questions will be answered in our publishing workshop which will include:
Our speakers have a huge amount of knowledge and experience and they will be sharing the secrets behind their publishing success with you.
Free download of The Book You Were Born to Write by Nick Williams for every participant who attends the workshop
Nick Williams is an internationally renowned speaker, mentor and best-selling author of thirteen books including The Work We Were Born To Do. Four books have been with major publishers and nine have been a combination of self-publishing and working with small publishers. His books have been translated into seven languages.
He has been invited to work with such diverse household names such as IKEA, BT, BBC, Merrill Lynch, The Met Police, PricewaterhouseCoopers, and a number of NHS trusts, as well as leadership organisations like The Institute of Leadership. He is regularly invited to speak at national and international conferences, and has been involved in around 2,000 media features.
He has spent over 20 years as a coach, adviser, friend, mentor, spiritual advisor and encourager to leaders and emergent leaders in the areas of business, the media and entertainment, the law, personal and spiritual growth, academia and retail.
www.iamnickwilliams.com
Chantal Cooke is an award winning journalist and broadcaster – turned PR guru.
Chantal worked as a journalist / presenter for over 25 years, reporting from all over the world including Bosnia and Northern Ireland and has written many travel articles.
In 2002 she set up the UK’s first ethical radio station; PASSION for the PLANET and attracted an audience of over 100k. In 2010 Chantal founded a boutique PR agency specialising in small businesses (Panpathic) and authors (The Book Booster). Chantal’s focus is helping authors attract the attention of journalists and new readers.
Chantal is author of “The Authority Guide to Marketing Your Business Book” and “PR Demystified – how to get free publicity by giving journalists what they really need”
Chantal is an experienced presenter and regularly delivers training at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and the British Council.
Twitter: @ChantalCooke / @TheBookBooster
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantalcooke
Judy Piatkus, entrepreneur and publishing expert, founded Piatkus Books from her bedroom and grew it to become one of the most successful independent UK publishing companies. She has published every kind of general non-fiction including biography, memoir, history, food and drink (including 14 titles by Mary Berry) and humour. Piatkus Books was especially credited for being a pioneer in the areas of business, self-help, personal development and mind, body and spirit. Judy is also an expert in publishing commercial fiction and brought many novels by internationally renowned authors to the UK. Judy successfully sold the company to Little Brown who continue to publish under the Piatkus imprint. She continues to be a publishing consultant.
If you cancel up to 72 hours before the event we can either refund your money, less 10% admin costs, or you can have a full credit for a future ConsciousCafe event to be used within two years.
… or more accurately, to be human is to BE music – the steady rhythm of our hearts, the melody of the rise and fall of our breath, the counterpoint of our many interactions…
Come and join us at ConsciousCafe Oundle and let Eleanor Gibson help you connect with the music inside.
Lifemusic connects us to the life within us, to each other and to the flow of time. We have no choice but to be in the moment. Making, receiving and responding to sounds, embraced and supported by the flow of the music.
Lifemusic has four guiding principles:
No musical experience or training is needed. We use ‘instant access’ instruments that are easy and intuitive to play – or you can bring your own instrument along. Simple musical ideas act as a starting point for improvisation and the music has a life of its own.
In the words of one practitioner:
‘Just one of the many things I love about Lifemusic is its spontaneity, unpredictability, kaleidoscope of surprises, the way it moves me (emotionally and physically), thrills me and provides the brushes and paintpots which create pictures 'in and out of my imagination'.’
Eleanor Gibson
Eleanor has been facilitating music sessions with children and with adults in a variety of settings for nearly 30 years. Her approach is fundamentally person centred and always seeks to encourage and support each person’s ‘inner music’. She qualified as a Lifemusic practitioner in December 2014 and was delighted to find a method which validates and supports her approach and which makes music making accessible to absolutely everybody.
Find out more about Lifemusic here: http://lifemusicmethod.blogspot.co.uk/p/welcome-to-lifemusic.html
But how do you achieve emotional mastery? How do you learn to accept yourself, warts and all, understand what triggers different aspects of your behaviour and know what leads to certain outcomes which may not be the ones you want? How do you get to appreciate all the different parts of you?
In this interactive workshop, leading coach and behavioural expert Kenny Mammerella D’Cruz will help you get to know the different parts of your personality so that you can understand yourself better and know how to control the parts of you which may be leading you away from the future you really want.
Kenny will also focus on your Inner Critic. This is the part of you that often gives both you and other people who you come into contact with a hard time. Kenny will show you a simple exercise that will offer you great insights into your behaviour so that you can let go of habits you don’t want or need and focus on achieving your dreams and desires.
If you want an experiential workshop that offers you unexpected insights and the opportunity to discuss, explore and value your inner self, then this is the space for you.
Kenny Mammerella D’Cruz is a personal development consultant, a leading UK coach and a top facilitator of experiential groups, for both men and women. His varied career has taken him all over the world and his work has been featured in many media outlets including Newsweek magazine who called him ‘Man Whisperer’ and on Channel 4.
If you cancel up to 72 hours before the event we can either refund your money, less 10% admin costs, or you can have a full credit for a future ConsciousCafe event to be used within two years.
*This special event is held by ConsciousCafe and Streetwisdom and will be led by the inventor of Street Wisdom, David Pearl. A £5 donation will be collected on the day from attendees and will go towards the work of Street Wisdom and Conscious Cafe.*
What is it? At the centre of Street Wisdom lies the idea that every moment is extraordinary and every street is full of inspiration - that there’s no such thing as an ordinary street, just ordinary thinking. Few of us give ourselves time or permission to really focus on the world around us but the urban landscape is full of signs and signals that we normally ignore, rich stimulus that can help us learn something new.
Street Wisdom takes place in three parts. First, our street guides help you tune up your senses so you can pick up far richer information from the environment that you would normally. Then you’re off on a journey by yourself – your street quest – where you ask a question and see what answers present themselves. You don’t have to go far but it’s amazing what you can learn. In the final 60 minute session everyone gathers together to share what happened and, more often than not, their wonder at how magical an ordinary street can become when you’re really aware of those hidden messages, chance meetings and unexpected discoveries.
In just three hours of walking and wandering, participants have resolved problems that have dogged them for years, found new business ideas, changed careers, discovered new directions, and learned how to deal differently with life and love.
Invented by creative maestro David Pearl in 2013 and developed with the help of business beatnik and fellow author Chris Baréz-Brown, Street Wisdom is an experimental idea that has rapidly grown into a global movement. Our mission is to make every street in every city a free source of inspiration for everyone, every single day.
Who is it for? It is relevant for anyone struggling with the day-to-day personal stuff, tackling a challenge in the workplace, figuring out what's next, or seeking a creative breakthrough. Once experienced, it can be easily replicated on a personal basis, or taken into the workplace and used to inspire teams and colleagues.
What do you bring? An open mind, good walking shoes and clothes for all weather. A question you'd like answered: not too big ('What is the meaning of life?'), not too small ('What shall I have for lunch?') but somewhere in the middle - a burning issue to which you'd like fresh answers.
Please watch this short film about Street Wisdom and reserve your place so we can keep you updated – if you are unable to come at the last minute, please contact us so we may give someone else the chance to take part.
Find out more at: www.streetwisdom.org
Why Horses?
Research shows that in the presence of horses, we align the head, heart and gut. We become more authentic and gain more clarity. Horses mirror your non-verbal communication so you quickly identify the impact of your leadership, have chance to recalibrate in the moment and find new ways of working. Leadership with Horses harnesses this profound way of learning to create fast results that are repeatable back in work and life situations.
Personal Leadership
Experience how horses mirror your non-verbal communication and provide feedback on your strengths and areas to improve your leadership
3 positions of leadership
Learn a simple leadership model and work with the horses to identify how you lead naturally and where you can expand your range
Team dynamics
Discover how teams work effectively together, what causes them to be derailed and how to apply it to your own team. The learning is equally applicable to family and life situations as well as work
What you can expect
The Leadership Whisperers help senior leaders develop embodied leadership skills that have a profound impact on teams. Through live events and workshops, we partner with horses who provide non-judgmental feedback, enabling clients to identify their leadership impact and transform themselves into courageous and hugely influential, non-verbal communicators.
We combine Jude’s 16 years senior leadership and business experience with Emma’s 16 years HR experience to map the learning back to practical work and life situations.
Book now to take advantage of our Earlybird price of £25.00, or £20.00 if you are a ConsciousCafe Supporter.
Click here to buy Jude's new book, Leadership Beyond Measure.
For example, what relationship have you consciously developed between your spirit and your soul, your mind and your brain, your feelings and your body? And what impression does this make on others?”
Teacher, speaker and acclaimed author Mark Ballabon returns to ConsciousCafe with this powerful interactive event 'Discover your true relationship with yourself'. As always, he will offer us original insights and dynamic exercises to inspire a higher level of wisdom and freedom in this most important of our relationships… which influences every aspect of how we live our lives.
PRICE
£15.00 All bookings made online before 14/4/16
£20.00 On the door
£12.00 ConsciousCafe Supporters for all bookings made online before 14/4/16
An interactive event to be facilitated by Andrew Isaac Thornton & Eudora Ralph Pascall of Heart in Business Limited
Andrew Isaac Thornton and Eudora Ralph Pascall are the Founders of Heart in Business Limited, an organisation that inspires and supports companies to focus on people and the planet, trusting that profit will follow. They will facilitate an interactive event where we will have the opportunity to hear about the ideas behind Heart in Business. We will then explore how we might introduce these new ways of thinking into our own world of work, in order to achieve much greater success and all-round rewards for everyone involved.
Event includes food and drink.
ConsciousCafe is a not-for-profit organisation, a friendly and welcoming community, a place to live life consciously.