Mindfulness and Leadership with Qi Gong and Tai Chi
Mindfulness with Qi Gong & Tai Chi
Chalybeate has created a mindfulness workshop using Qi Gong and Tai Chi to enhance personal mastery and leadership development. The workshop is based on a workshop that Chalybeate has used in leadership and team development since 2004. It…
Body Scan & Body Awareness
Breathwork
Meditation
Mindfulness
Movement Activities
Tai Chi / Qigong
Workshop
Description
Chalybeate has created a mindfulness workshop using Qi Gong and Tai Chi to enhance personal mastery and leadership development.
The workshop is based on a workshop that Chalybeate has used in leadership and team development since 2004. It introduces mindfulness – the history, the uses, the benefits and practices. The practices we focus on here, are the Chinese practice of Qi Gong and the Tai Chi martial art.
Workshop Aim
The aim of the workshop is to introduce the practice and discipline of Qi Gong and Tai Chi to help develop mindfulness and to develop qualities of openness, curiosity and collaboration. Mindfulness can, with practice, develop individual focus, empathy, emotional regulation and mental resilience.
Tai Chi and Qi Gong
These are both ancient Chinese practices that blend physical movement, mindfulness, meditation, and breathing exercises to promote overall health and well-being. They have many similarities but have different origins.
Tai Chi, also known as Tai Chi Chuan, is a martial art. It is best known for the ‘form, a series of slow, flowing movements that emphasize grace, balance, and relaxation. Each of those movements though is a self-defence technique. The practice cultivates our inner energy and strength.
Qi Gong, on the other hand, is a discipline to improve health. It encompasses a broader range of exercises and techniques aimed at cultivating and balancing Qi. It includes both dynamic movements and static postures, often synchronized with specific breathing patterns and mental focus. Qi Gong is used for various purposes, including health maintenance, healing, and spiritual growth.
They both draw on the wisdom of in traditional Chinese medicine and seek to balance the body's vital energy, known as "Qi."
Both Tai Chi and Qi Gong offer numerous benefits, such as improved flexibility, strength, and mental clarity, making them accessible and beneficial for people of all ages and fitness levels.
In this 60-90 minute workshop, I introduce the concept and benefits of mindfulness for health and also for leadership.
Benefits
Physical health and well-being, emotional regulation, empathy, focus, curiosity and openness. All contributing to a richer life and greater leadership.
Hosted by Peter Danby
About the Host
Peter has worked as a facilitator and coach of leadership development since 1992 in over 35 countries around the world. His approach is grounded in the experience of leading and training teams in the British Army, in the business world, on the mountains and on the sports field. It blends practical experience, research and study with the values that have influenced and shaped his own way of life. It balances the challenge, discipline and drive of the military and sporting world and the sensitivity and intuition from his mystical studies. He has worked as a programme director and is a lead coach at London Business School and designs and teaches on Executive Education programmes. He was a founder member of BP’s Global Leadership Faculty and an associate with The Leadership Foundation for Higher Education (UK). He is a mentor on the Queens Young Leader programme for selected young social entrepreneurs across the Commonwealth. He was also a coach on UK Sport World Class Elite Coaching Programme for Olympic sports coaches from 2012 to 2016. He has run a leadership workshop at London Business School, based on mindfulness, meditative practices, Qi Gong and Tai Chi since 2004. He has worked as a facilitator on a diversity and inclusion programme at University of Oxford. With his own company, Chalybeate, he has designed and delivered programmes for individuals and teams in companies such as Astra Zeneca, BT, Mars, Muller-Maersk, The NHS, Royal Bank of Scotland, Rio Tinto, Suez,, SES, Save the Children, Shaw Trust, SOS Villages and T-Mobile and Diakonia and CACM in Sri Lanka. He is qualified as a business performance coach, has qualified as a coach in 3 major sports, has a diploma in sports psychology and is trained and accredited in the use of a variety of psychological models. He is also a Reiki Master and has a post-graduate certificate in spiritual development and facilitation. He has published papers in the London Business School Strategy Review on empowerment, delegation and leadership and contributed to a book, The Learning Society. He is an author of two books: On Life: A Collection of Poems and Writings and Awaken the Soul, Release the Spirit. In 2010, he founded a small charitable trust, Small Acts of Kindness which focuses on providing educational opportunities for young people in areas impacted by poverty and conflict. In 2017, Small Acts of Kindness became a registered charity and the Inspire, Sport & Leadership programme leadership programme is currently running in north and east Sri Lanka, for girls in Nepal, school children in Rwanda and young refugees in Greece.
Past Clients
Astra Zeneca, Astellas, BBC, BP, Bristol Myer Squibb, British Airways, British Olympic Team, Brown - Forman, BT, Citibank, Danone, Environment Agency, Enzen, Ericsson, European Directories, Finning UK, Friends Provident, General Electric, Hewitt Associates, HSBC, Kuwait Petroleum Company, Mars Inc, McCormick, Nestle, Pizza Hut (UK), Reuters , Ronseal, SES.
Focus Areas
Well-being/HealthDevelopment/Coaching
Location
Paddocvk Wood, Kent, United Kingdom
Travel Locations
Worldwide (costs will depend on time, distance and method of travel)
Corporate Experience
Significant
Certifications & Credentials
Public liability insurance
Session Types Offered
Interactive & Passive
Past Experience Doing Sessions
Yes - Interactive
Client Requirements
Projector, flip chart,
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