Corporate
“Among the most effective, non-aggressive conflict resolution and stress management programs available for groups, organizations and businesses today…”
It is a well-established fact that when employees and managers feel calm, centered, energized, powerful and respected the environment in which they function is positively charged and optimized for success. Productivity and efficiency levels can rise dramatically, and absenteeism and staff turnover significantly reduced.
Utilizing the time-honoured principals of the non-violent Japanese martial art, Aikido (the way of harmony with energy), we teach both staff and managers how to develop truly effective resolution skills, the dynamics of positive/cooperative relationships and masterful leadership abilities. Participants will grow as individuals and your organization will prosper as a direct result of their enhanced personal confidence, the application of newly learned, practical skills and a heightened general awareness. Tangible benefits for both parties are assured - a win/win endeavor!
Managing Conflict Workshop:
Transforming Conflict into Progress
Unmanaged stress and unresolved conflict has reached epidemic proportions in society today. This retreat will relax and energize individuals, while offering fresh new ways to manage aggressive environments and situations. This involves bringing the mind and body together, using simple and powerful kinesthetic exercises and techniques from the gentle martial art of Aikido (the way of harmony with energy). Learn how to "flow with" your "partner", rather than "work against" your "opponent", in a relaxed, centred state.
Participants will learn how to:
- Create a state of centredness in everyday life
- Turn stress into productive energy
- Make life more effortless and powerful
- Create harmonious relationships
Format: Participatory Duration: 60 minutes
Stress Busters:
Calming the Storm within
Stress build-up is a main contributor to the deterioration of health, productivity, and vibrant living today. Along with feelings of frustration and anger, stress is a thief of balance and productive energy. This workshop will provide methods and tools to relieve pressure, and prevent the build-up of stress.
Participants will learn how to:
- Become Centred in daily life
- Relax the mind, body and spirit
- Turn stress into productive energy
Format: Participatory Duration: 60 minutes
Benevolent Control:
Navigating physical aggression without violence
This course is specifically designed for individuals working in potentially hostile or aggressive environments, by providing a basic understanding in methods of subject control tactics without injuring the aggressor(s). Proper body mechanics and how to apply techniques safely, effectively and efficiently will be examined and practiced.
Participants will learn:
- Reactionary gap and tactical positioning
- Escapes, come-alongs and takedowns
- Escort position and Pressure points
- Pins, controls
Format: Participatory and Comprehensive
Duration: 3 hours
Personal Safety:
Heightening Environmental Awareness
This workshop is a set of awareness, assertiveness, and verbal confrontation skills with safety strategies and physical techniques that enable someone to successfully prevent, resist, or escape a bad situation. Personal safety training can increase your options and help you prepare responses to slow down, de-escalate, or interrupt an incident. Training topics include safety in the home, at work, on the street, while travelling, while taking public transportation, and neighbourhood safety.
Participants will learn how to:
- Trust internal instinct
- Change fear into energy
- Change indecision into action
- Use easy self-protection techniques
Format: Comprehensive and Participatory
Duration: 90 minutes
Confident Kids:
Building Self-worth and Self-esteem
This program provides kids with some essential tools for personal growth development. Kids learn about self-worth, and resolving conflict in a non-violent way, featuring the principles of Aikido (the way of harmony with energy). By applying these principles, children will learn that physical violence, is not the answer to emotional stress, but that standing up and believing in themselves, is the best form of violence prevention. Click here to see the kids in action.
Format: Participatory Duration: 1 hour
Personal Coaching:
If your needs are to work one-on-one, or you have employees that could benefit from personal coaching, private sessions are available to build skills in managing stress and conflict, and personal safety.
Aikido Retreat:
Relax and Recharge your batteries
Unmanaged stress and unresolved conflict has reached epidemic proportions in society today. This retreat will relax and energize individuals, while offering fresh new ways to manage aggressive environments and situations. This involves bringing the mind and body together, using simple and powerful kinesthetic exercises and techniques from the gentle martial art of Aikido (the way of harmony with energy). Learn how to “flow with” your “partner”, rather than “work against” your “opponent”, in a relaxed, centred state.
Participants will learn how to:
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Create a state of centredness in everyday life
- Turn stress into productive energy
- Make life more effortless and powerful
- Create harmonious relationships
Format: Participatory Duration: 3 hours
How does this benefit the employer?
These hands-on training seminars translate into effective resource management, unleashing the employees' hidden potential to deal with today's aggressive environment. As a result, statistics prove that stress-related absenteeism and staff turnover is reduced. Therefore, morale is raised, and more emphasis is put on workplace safety, creating a better sense of employee loyalty to the company.
Let our professional, certified team lead your company into the future with success, peace and harmony!
Individuals will benefit through increased confidence, awareness, and self-image. You will be empowered to manage verbal and physical confrontation at work and outside the office. Our personalized service ensures satisfaction and immediate results.
Customized workshops may be commissioned upon request. Duration times for workshops may be shortened or extended. As required.
To learn more about the real productive benefits of an Aikido Workshop or Retreat visit contact us at instructor@aikidonetwork.com, or call 519-660-0992