• • Group dynamics – theory and practice.

  • How to create atmosphere.

  • How to gain strength and energy to lead and facilitate.

  • Games/Ice Breakers.

  • Holistic strategies for leading/facilitating groups.

  • How to maintain overview and flow in a process.

  • Communication – speech and body language.

  • Presentation, planning and time management.

  • How to achieve student participation through a “yes” attitude.

  • Design and layout of training programs.

  • Holistic Marketing: How to build awareness and find customers.

• • Develop a clear understanding of your true purpose and potential in life.

  • Become a confident, empowered leader/facilitator.

  • Reduce frustration and save time and money through clear design, planning, and preparation.

  • Design your own programs – live in/live out; short/long.

  • Foster a sense of safety and belonging to allow people to be their best.

  • Make learning interesting, fun, and effective.

  • Make group work more engaging and dynamic.

  • Support people to have courageous conversations, particularly when they are experiencing strong emotions.

  • Experiential training – you are the facilitator from the moment you arrive.

  • Train with a small group of like-minded people (12-18).

  • Deal with constant challenges easily and with skill.

  • Become a more effective collaborator in decision-making for greater ownership and impact.

  • Work well with diversity, rank and power without shaming.

  • Lifestyle management – earn money expressing your gifts.

  • Create your dreams and participate in changing the world.

1. You want to run groups to share your knowledge and skills and have a positive impact on others;

2. You want to build additional revenue streams through running retreats or events;

3. You believe in holistic living and work in the following capacities:

   • Wellness Coach

   • Health and Wellness Practitioner

   • Bodyworker

   • Meditation or Mindfulness Teacher

   • Yoga teacher

   • Personal Trainer

Our emphasis on emotional resilience is a key point of difference in doing this deeper work with us. It helps you handle challenges much more effectively, to be ready to step in and stand by individuals, the group or yourself. It helps develop greater self-compassion – a springboard for the ability to hear and understand each other.

Mette’s Institute use their extensive experience and capacity to hold an environment where the dynamics of the group can flourish. This provides you with reflections and genuine feedback from your peers which, together with specific in-session coaching, can open up powerful new insights about how you operate.

Mette’s Institute trains you in more than technique: we support you to strengthen your courage to intervene and equalise power in the room, so your participants are free to focus on their goals, not the dynamics. We offer an enjoyable learning environment, with delicious meals, light-filled training rooms and leafy outdoor spaces. This is a well-supported emotional learning adventure, to rearrange your internal landscape – which is why we can say you’ll never be the same again.

What a day may look like:

Sunrise sauna and swim

7:00am to 8.00am 
Nature experiences and exercises for Body Mind and Soul to prepare for the day.

8.00am to 9.00am 
Nutritious, wholesome breakfast.

From here on we're on Island time and the day's activities will vary.  Example activities could include:

• Demonstrations;

• Group learning activities, including personality profiles and strengths assessment;

• Lectures on group dynamics' theory and practice;

• Practice of presentation skills, including instructions;

• Creative play and connection games;

• Team building activities;

• Delivery of mini-workshops;

• Group assessments and evaluations;

• Reflect and relax in nature, including self-care time.

6.00pm - 7.00pm
Delicious vegetarian dinner prepared with LOVE.

7.00pm - 9.00pm
Relaxing and sharing time of learnings from the day.

• "I don't know if I have enough practice experience to get the most out of this course"

  The program is designed to support people who have a desire to run retreats and workshops, across the spectrum of experience levels from new to their practice through to those with experience who want to improve their skills.

• "How do I justify taking time off work and spending money on this course given the recent upheavals?"

  An immersive retreat is a compelling learning format that allows a deeper knowledge gain than the same time dedicated across weeks/months in your calendar. The skills you will gain will allow you to reap returns by adding extra services to your offerings and enabling you to increase your charge rate.

• "So will this retreat be a heavy detox, where I'll have bad headaches and feel super lethargic?"

  There will be healthy nutritious food to support your learning like organic coffee, yummy treats, and an occasional fish or meat dish (for the carnivores)! Sauna sessions, massage, and relaxation will be happening every day.

  Just imagine you've completely transformed your perceptions of yourself as a leader and facilitator of groups and individuals. You've learned the foundations of group dynamics and you've practiced and practiced and practiced. Your confidence is soaring. You've received feedback that has crystalized your understanding of who you are when you are stepping up into your personal power. You've invested in your professional.
  

Picture yourself as a confident leader and facilitator, having transformed your perceptions and invested in your personal and professional growth. Say yes to the journey that will ripple positive change into your world of work and personal life and start generating an income from your newly learnt skills.