We’re in the midst of a cultural shift. More people are challenging the model of how we work – not just because it’s taking a toll on our health and wellbeing, but also because it no longer makes good business sense.

Here are some pain-points that many of us experience in the workplace of today:

• Having to do more and more with less and less – A relentless quest for new growth and competitive advantage from tightly squeezed budgets.   

• Over-scheduled, ‘always-on’ work mode – causing chronic stress, fatigue and burnout.

• Bureaucracy that sabotages progress – rather than encouraging proactivity and innovation.

• A sense of needing more space – to breathe, to reflect more deeply on what’s really important and to find the breakthrough solutions we know are possible.  

• A longing for meaning and contribution – to bring our authentic self to work, and engage our hearts as well as our minds.
  

New thinking is emerging about how to reinvent organisations and how to change the way we work. At the same time, there is burgeoning interest in mindfulness in the workplace. These two movements are actually connected.

We believe that having a true understanding of mindfulness, its techniques and benefits will be ever-more important as work trends evolve.

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Mindfulness defined: Paying attention to your experience in the present moment; a method of accessing and strengthening your innate capabilities – bringing focus, calm, clarity, creativity and adaptability.

Mindfulness has become something of a buzzword in recent years. It appears on magazine covers, at Silicon Valley conferences, as personal practice apps and as corporate training programmes. Mindfulness is often over-complicated and undervalued, in two key ways:

1. There’s still confusion about what mindfulness is and how to benefit from it. Our approach is to demystify, simplify and integrate mindfulness into working life. We do this in our Experiential Learning Workshops for individuals (or groups within organisations). These sessions are firmly rooted in today’s workplace challenges and opportunities. They help you apply mindfulness in situ to find fresh perspective and true self-leadership. 
   
   

2. Mindfulness is often used as a means of stress reduction to support employee wellness programmes. This is an effective approach but it doesn't grasp the full potential of mindfulness in the workplace. We bring mindfulness into the heart of your operations and strategic issues. Our Breakthrough Consultancy Projects create a space for mindfulness and presence. From there, we help you to bring new clarity, creativity and wisdom into your work processes and leadership culture.   

We work with individuals and organisations who… 

• Share our belief that we need to rethink our personal and organisational working practices; 

• Value their health and wellbeing, their colleagues and the wider community; 

• Are open to mindfulness-based approaches, even if not familiar with them;

• Have a sense of curiosity, openness to change and shared responsibility for outcomes.

The key to unlocking effective responses and creative solutions can be found by first expanding into presence, using mindfulness techniques. This means learning to ‘let go’ of mental effort and resistance and then ‘let come’ new possibilities and insights from a space of clarity, wisdom and ease. 

We stay true to the authentic essence of mindfulness. Our approach is practical, engaging and relatable for participants. And importantly, it’s grounded in first-hand experience of real business issues and day-to-day workplace tensions. 

In 2019, we met and discovered we had a great deal in common: years of high-level business experience; a deep commitment to ‘inner work’ and self-realisation; and a growing ’pull’ to explore and emphasise the synergies between these two areas.

A series of stimulating and inspiring conversations unfolded. How could we support a new way of being in the workplace – not only to ease stress and bring out the best in employees, but also as an innovative approach to problem solving and strategy development?

The result is Lead with Presence, a new consultancy that we are proud of co-creating, and excited to be rolling out in 2020. 

Between us we have a wealth of experience:

• Business and management consultancy

• Life and Executive Coaching

• Zen Coaching

• Breathwork

• Creative facilitation

• Internal Family Systems psychotherapy

• Different traditions and techniques of mindfulness, meditation and self-realisation

We offer a unique mix: a grounded standpoint, a head for business and a roving spirit of curiosity and inner expansion. Our approach can be described as ‘mindful disruption’.

Testimonials for workshops and coaching

“Sarah has a wisdom and earthiness which enabled me to express myself how I wanted. Not only was that such a relief, but it laid the foundation for coming up with some pretty ingenious ideas and “aha” moments. It was a fascinating process.”

“I was aware that the activities were accessing something deep inside. Within a day, the penny dropped on an issue that I had been grappling with for a while. I knew exactly what I needed to do.”

“I can honestly say that the shift has been seismic.” 

“I first approached Abhi when I was having a difficult time and needed to re-evaluate my purpose and goals. Her calm presence put me at ease straight away. Her approach unlocked so many opportunities for me and my life has truly flourished since then.”  

“From first meeting Abhiyana, I had a sense of confidence in her. While I’m going through so much change at the moment, this work is proving invaluable.”

“My session with Abhi was deep and insightful in a totally unexpected way. Abhi is professional, relaxed and understanding, and she was extremely intuitive about the issue that came up.”