Sunday Evening
6:00 pm Dinner and Welcome
7:30 pm – Around the Fire
Talking about ourselves; talking about the programme
Monday
Morning Session - Looking at ourselves as leaders - what kind of leader and which of our 'selves'?
Exploring what we mean by authenticity and its connection with leadership and power. Looking at a model for an authentic woman leader that takes into account all of ourselves - the mental, the emotional, the physical and the spiritual.
Afternoon Session - Our spiritual self
What is our understanding of 'spirit' and what part does it have to play in our life? If we have a spiritual self - how does it connect with the rest of us? And what about our ego - who are we really?
Evening
Free evening for walking, reflecting, sitting, sleeping. Dinner at 8pm for anyone who wants to join together, but not required this evening.
Tuesday
Morning Session - Our emotional self
Looking at how our emotions hijack us and lead us to be non-authentic. Exploring tools to allow us to create a shift in perception and increase our emotional intelligence. Latest research on emotional memory and how our experiences are held in the body. Exploration and practice of specific techniques to create new neural pathways in line with our emerging, authentic self.
Afternoon Session - Our intellectual self
How to change the way we think to enable us to communicate clearly, be responsible for our reactions and engage in more effective relationships with others. This session is based on the work of Byron Katie. We will watch her working on video and practise her tools so that we can learn to listen and act from the place within us that resonates with love, creativity, clarity and strength.
Evening
Coastal drive and dinner in local craft shop and restaurant.
Wednesday
Morning Session - The physical self
Exploring how our body is impacted by music, movement and the food we eat. Sharing our tips on how we care for our bodies.
Afternoon Session - Releasing and Reliving:
Body Work Options
Participants choose from the following body work options to aid in the release of the old while creating energy and space for the new: Release Yoga, Reiki, Heart Lock-ins, Spiritual Counselling, Executive coaching
Rest, Renew, Relax
Time for reflection and renewal before evening session
Evening
Claiming it Forward
Depart to Garafin - also in the Heart of Connemara - for walks and hot tubbing before dinner around an open log fire. Fire as a metaphor for burning into the truth of the person we want to reveal and express as leaders and in our lives. Exploring synchronicity and accessing our intuitive selves in creative ways.
Thursday
Morning Session - Spirit Centred Leadership
Looking at the spiritual basis for leadership. Exploring the difference between traditional leadership and the spiritual roles we need to adopt to be authentic spirit-centred leaders.
Afternoon Session -Authenticity: Leading From Within
How do we "hear" or decipher our own internal signals? How do these signals and intuitions become imbedded in our leadership actions? Learning to anchor ourselves to our inner guides, our internal knowing and the truth of who we are even in challenging and
stressful situations.
Evening - Celebration and Closing Dinner Together
Friday
Check-out and Travel Day
9:00 am: Breakfast for those who would like to join together
Shuttle time to Airport to be determined
Personal activities and travel plans for those who wish to remain in Ireland