slow down - the gestalt way

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Gestalt Courses

Objective of the training

The focus of the training will be for the participants to: 

  • Develop awareness of when there is a need to slow down.

  • Experience “slowing down” during the sessions

  • Discuss, develop and practice ways of slowing down and be able to let go during every day and professional life.

  • Focus on personal balance: in balance/out of balance.

  • Identify techniques on how to “bounce back” after being out of balance.

  • Learn about the Gestalt awareness-zones, and improve self-regulation and flow between these zones.

Layout and timing

One workshop comprises of 4 sessions. Each session is 2,5 hour.

Approach and methodology used

The sessions will be a mix of theory and practical exercises and will have a highly participative format with a focus to engage together into new developments. The approach will leave room both for individual and group work during the sessions.

Expected output

During each session, participants will be actively engaged in discussion, reflection and slowing down.

Following the four Workshops, it is expected that participants will have learned a number of small techniques for raising their awareness, for helping them to self-regulate through challenging times or pressure points, and for bouncing back after being under stress.

Furthermore, it is expected that participants will have explored all 3 Gestalt awareness-zones, and used the zones in their own slowing down process and self-regulation.

Outline for each of the workshops

Each workshop will consist of 4 sessions with the following content:

Session 1:

•           Welcome and getting to know one another

•           Breathing exercises

•           Personal balance: in balance / out of balance

•           Exercise in awareness

•           End of the session

 Session 2:

•           Welcome back and starting up again

•           Exercise in awareness

•           Bouncing back

•           The 3 Gestalt awareness-zones: discussion and exercises

•           End of the session

 Session 3:

•           Welcome back and starting up again

•           Slow down exercise

•           The 3 Gestalt awareness-zones:  our contact styles

•           Extended awareness exercise

•           End of the session

 Session 4:

•           Welcome back and starting up again

•           Slow-down exercise

•           Slowing down and letting go

•           Awareness exercise

•           End of the course

At the end of the four Workshops, an optional, individual session will be offered to each participant, valid for six weeks after the last session.