Your safe and confidential place to recharge, reconnect and move into sustained positive action. A 4-months flourishing circle for people working in climate who feel overwhelmed, sometimes lonely and are working within tiring systemic and organisational constraints.
Who is this for?
This course is designed for anyone working in climate who finds it challenging to sustain their positive impact, and have a sense of hope and dedication in their roles in a changing world. This is for you if you want to regain your direction, dedication and spirit, by connecting with your mind, heart and soul in community with a small group of peers across impact industries.
You are increasingly struggling to stay motivated and find it difficult to create positive impact.
You wish you had a stronger toolkit to holistically manage climate emotions and tackle climate anxiety.
You want to build personal and organisational resilience to navigate the ecological transition with courage and optimism.
You feel called to (re)connect to inner and planetary wellbeing as a source of hope, direction and purpose.
What will you learn?
- Learn evidence-based tools to navigate the challenges of impact work and feel energised again.
- Understand your role in connection with the wider systems and Earth as a lifegiving organism.
- Synthesise your dreams and passions to create an inspiring career vision that evolves your impact work into the future.
- Build a toolkit to harness climate emotions and to sustain positive impact in your career and your organisation.
- Create and apply effective strategies for increased resilience, adaptability and positive momentum.
- Bonus: Do all of that with your tribe of like-minded professionals who are on the same journey as you.
This course is carefully designed to support professionals working in climate holistically, nourishing your mind and heart.
Join your global tribe
Be part of a small global tribe that gathers online every two weeks over four months, building connection, community and a deep connection with each other and Earth. This circle is your beacon of positive energy and deep, transformative learning to help you do the work you came here to do – in a way that nourishes and sustains you long-term.
Innovative content
Our content is crafted with the Earth in mind and our heart: Each month we gather for experiential learning sessions and heart sessions, both connecting you with the wider communities, systems and Earth. All activities have been chosen carefully, including evidence-based tools and community-building frameworks from the fields of Positive Climate Psychology, Eco-Psychology & Coaching Psychology to create a regenerative community experience for impact professionals.
Month one: Connect
Our journey begins with a deep experiential exploration of our connection to each other and our individual and planetary wellbeing. We aim to counteract the common feelings of loneliness, doubting your level of impact, and feeling overwhelmed. Experience new connections with your tribe, and bring awareness to the inner and outer connections of all systems you are part of. Connect with Mother Earth and experience how consciously partnering with nature can nourish you personally and professionally.
Month two: Feel
Our focus in month 2 is on compassionately leaning into our hearts and the emotional toll of impact work. Gain a deeper understanding of the positive and negative climate emotions that are well-known companions for impact professionals. Grow your emotional literacy and start creating a versatile toolkit to navigate climate anxiety personally and within your organisation with confidence.
Session 1: Flourishing Together with Earth
Learn about systemic wellbeing, meaning in life and their connection with the wider ecosystem. Apply strategies to nourish yourself in your work, and others in your organisation.
Session 2: Chart Your Path to Become a Good Ancestor
Experience a guided visualisation and envision your path as a changemaker with nature as your guide and a source of confidence and perspective.
Session 3: Befriend Your Climate Emotions
Gain a deep understanding of the vast spectrum of emotional responses to the climate crisis and build a toolkit to effectively navigate overwhelm, burnout, and disillusion.
Session 4: Opening Your Heart
Allow yourself to flow in a guided loving-kindness-meditation, proven to build resilience, cultivate positive emotions and improve self-compassion. A nourishing space to connect to your heart.
Month three: Build
This month we enter the building stage of our journey, experimenting with strategies that build resilience and help you navigate the ecological transition by being courageous and optimistic. Experience the restorative power of Earth, by connecting with nature through your mind and body. Build a surprise model with natural resources that will enhance your creativity.
Month four: Grow
Synthesise and apply your learning intentionally by creating a holistic plan for action as an individual and an active changemaker within your systems and communities. Grow your positive influence and impact at work and beyond, by harnessing effective strategies to communicate and create community across your spheres of influence.
Session 5: Building Resilience & Adaptability
Take a deep dive into the difference between change and transition. Learn how adaptation and resilience can help you navigate the ecological transition. Build empowering strategies into your impact role as well as your personal life.
Session 6: Connecting with Earth’s Wisdom
Often a transformative session, you will experiment with connecting to the wisdom of Earth by activating the body-hand connection through natural objects, deepening our connection to nature.
Session 7: Working with New Eyes
Explore how your spheres of influence connect with motivation, communication and community – the three essential elements to working in climate without burning out. Bring new perspectives into your work to counteract loneliness by finding your confident voice.
Session 8: Making It Happen
Weaving all learnings together this session is an invitation to create your personal, meaningful plan to go forth and do your work with a renewed sense of motivation, purpose and hope. Draw from the power of community to create your action plan.
What’s included?
Join this Nourishing Circle for Impact Professionals and get access to:
- 8 x live workshops for transformative learning and deep connection with your fellow changemakers from around the world
- 4 x thought-provoking workbooks full of evidence-based tools, reflection prompts and thinking exercises to support you in reconnecting with your purpose in your career
- Exclusive access to a private Slack group to connect with your fellow learners
- Ongoing support through your facilitators via email and Slack
March 2024 Course Dates
Last day for enrolment: 4th of March 2024
Head Sessions (90 minutes to 120 minutes):
Friday, 8th of March at 6 pm CET
Friday 5th of April at 6 pm CET
Thursday, 9th of May at 6 pm CET
Friday, 7th of June at 6 pm CET
Heart Sessions (60 minutes):
Friday, 22nd of March at 6 pm CET
Friday, 10th of April at 6 pm CET
Friday, 24th of May at 6 pm CET
Friday, 21st of June at 6 pm CET
Meet your guides
Elsa Selva
Elsa is an accredited coach and facilitator with a profound passion for holistic wellbeing and sustainability. Her journey has taken her to diverse corners of the world, where she has studied, worked, and lived in six different countries. These global experiences have not only enriched her personal life but have also deeply influenced her values and professional career.
At the core of Elsa’s work lies a commitment to wellbeing, environmental sustainability, and social justice. She dedicates herself to empowering individuals to collaborate and thrive in harmony with the planet. With extensive experience in facilitating multicultural groups and coaching, Elsa designs and leads programs in wellbeing and leadership development in English, Spanish, and French. Additionally, she is a published academic researcher, aiming to contribute to the understanding of fostering collaborative climate action in complex systems.
In her free time, Elsa is often found immersed in the wild, swimming in the sea and embarking on sustainable adventures around the world.
Claudia Geratz
Claudia is a Positive Psychologist supporting people, teams and organisations who work on climate and social justice solutions. She is a bit of an expert when it comes to helping people create flourishing careers: since 2020 she has helped over 650 people create more meaningful careers at all stages in their lives.
Claudia’s work focuses on the intersection of positive and climate psychology, empowering sustainability professionals around the globe to work from their heart and in balance with Earth. Her work is grounded in Positive and Coaching Psychology, influenced by our emerging understanding of Climate and Eco-Psychology, and infused with nourishing and connecting practices from The Work that Reconnects. She brings lightness and connection through a personal and open approach to her work with groups.
So, how much?
We are running the course with a minimum of 5 changemakers and capping it at 10 participants to ensure a deeply connecting learning experience.
We expect that most participants will be able to get this partly or fully funded by their employers.
Employer-financed: 1490 Euro
If you are joining as a self-employed or self-funded changemaker, we are offering a lower rate to help you access this course:
Self-financed: 990 Euro
Applications are now open
If you are interested in creating a private circle for your organisation please contact us directly. We particularly love supporting impact-driven organisations and corporate sustainability teams.
Frequently asked questions
Am I a good fit for this course?
This course is designed to support people with active roles in sustainability, climate or social justice. It addresses some of the most common challenges for people in these roles, e.g. feeling powerless or overwhelmed, working within financial and relational limitations of organsisations and systems, feeling like the lone wolf fighting for change. If you are not sure if you fit this description, get in touch with us for a chat.
I don’t work in climate but want to pivot my career. Can I still join?
This course is best suited for people in direct sustainability roles either in impact-organisations or corporate ESG teams. If you are new to climate work or are looking to pivot into impact, we recommend to get in touch here!
I’m really keen to join, but can’t afford it… What can I do?
Thanks for your interest! We offer a limited number of scholarships to make sure that our training is inclusive to all. Please get in touch with us to get more information about eligibility.
I have a busy life, will I be able to fit this in?
We recommend to join the bi-weekly live sessions which take between 60-120 minutes. There is also a recommended reflective practice of at least 1 hour per week additional to the live sessions.
What is your cancellation policy?
We are sure you will love the course! But life is unpredictable so if you really need to cancel we have a cancellation policy in place:
Full amount refund (100%): for cancellations four weeks prior to the start of the course
Partial refund (50%): for cancellations two weeks before the course begins
No refund: Unfortunately, no refund is possible once the course has started.
What happens if I miss a session?
Don’t worry! If you can’t join a session, you can catch up through a recording (if no confidential data is shared and there’s group consent) or in a follow-up conversation with one of the facilitators.
Are live sessions compulsory?
No, sessions are not compulsory. However, you will get the best learning experience by attending the live session. Participating in the sessions will help you, and the group, create a solid foundation, sense of belonging and amplify your learning.