JUST IMAGINE... if you were able to transform your relationships – connecting more fully with others and, more importantly, with yourself; being able to truly trust yourself and feel comfortable being yourself.

Imagine moving from your feelings of overwhelm, anxiety and disconnection; from feeling stuck, inadequate and fearful of what others think – to compassionate connection – being able to communicate your own feelings and needs with groundedness, clarity and authenticity... 

You can become the creator of your new story – truly connected with your authentic, vibrant self… you can discover clarity, love and a deep compassion for yourself and for others, and a new, peaceful way of being. 

If you want the world to be a more joyful, peaceful place, you need to begin by offering it a more joyful, peaceful self...

This course will give you profound opportunities for growth and transformation:

• FROM overwhelmed, fearful and disconnected TO compassionate connection - communicating your own feelings and needs, with groundedness, clarity and authenticity.
• FROM living with self-judgment, criticism and doubt TO self-compassion, self-love and trust, allowing yourself to feel whatever you feel.
• FROM being the victim of your old beliefs TO becoming the creator of your new story.
• FROM feeling stuck, inadequate, and fearful of what others think, TO being empowered, grounded and confidently connected to your authentic self.
• FROM seeing hate, anger and despair in the world, TO seeing love, hope and light.

As Eleanor Roosevelt said, "Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world."  So in other words, we need to put our own oxygen mask on first...

At the end of the 1990s we were living on a tiny offshore island in the middle of the English Channel, where I worked as a PA in a Finance Company.  It was a very stressful environment, and I was very good at stress!  I even became very stressed about just how stressed I was, but that was life, and I had no idea that there was a different way of being, because all my colleagues were very stressed too...

I was overwhelmed, and experienced constant self-judgement about what I SHOULD be doing, or OUGHT TO be feeling.  I tried very hard to meet everybody else's needs, without realising that I was neglecting my own - or even realising that I had a right to have my own needs in the first place! 

This had been my pattern all my life - it was my script and my story.

Then something big happened... we moved back to the UK, to a tiny village on the North Yorkshire Moors, and there was nobody for me to be a PA to any more... I had to find something different.

But all my life up to now, I had been part of someone else's identity without recognising it - I had no idea who I actually was.  Who was the Authentic Me?  What was my Dharma - my purpose?

If I didn't know who I was, how could I know what I REALLY wanted to do... what work I was here to do...?  

This realisation brought me to the start of my own journey into self-awareness...

After speaking with a new friend, I started learning about something that I found fascinating... I began training in the techniques of Reiki, which also awakened my spiritual interests.  I then followed this with a qualification in Life Coaching, which then led me to want to train in NLP.

I was so fortunate to find the most wonderful tutors, not too far from me.  I am so grateful to Susi and Craig Wood, for without their wonderful teaching as well as their kindness and support, I wouldn't be where I am now.

Over the next decade or so I trained not only in NLP (to Trainer level) but also in Clinical Hypnotherapy, Neurolinguistic Psychotherapy and Clinical Supervision too.  My interest in spirituality grew at the same time as my deep passion for developing self-awareness and self-connection, which became the soul and centre of all the courses I taught.

It still is... and this is why I have created Compassionate Connections.  Learning how to connect fully with my true self is the single, most important thing I have done in my life up to now, because in the words of Marianne Williamson, "As we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same."

On the wonderful flight that is your life, this course helps you to find your oxygen mask that you need to put on first, that will then help you to create the real change you care about making in the world.

Module 1

CORE CONCEPTS: Awakening and Evoking Your Resources

In this first module, you’ll be discovering some core principles that allow you to be more in touch with your inner world, so that you can realign with your authentic self, learn new ways of looking at the world, and bring your hidden resources to the surface.  In this module, you’ll discover:

• The Five Essential Elements of Connection; what they are, and why they are important.
• Practical tools for understanding how you create your own reality, and how you can empower yourself in developing your own authenticity.
• How your values and beliefs impact your life, even when you are not conscious of them.

Module 2

CONNECTING WITH CENTRE: Exploring Your Inner World and Connecting with Your True Presence

In this second module, you’ll be diving deep into yourself to discover and connect with your centre; your true, authentic presence.  This is the core of your identity, from where you can begin to build your empowerment and find your voice.  In this module, you’ll discover:

• How to balance between your head and your heart, holding not too tightly and not too loosely to either.
• How to connect with your soul and centre, where you feel your connection to life.
• Introducing daily practices that can help you to remain in a state of balanced empowerment.

Module 3

CONSCIOUS ALCHEMY: Gaining Clarity through Growing Your Self Awareness

Week Three is all about self-inquiry.  What is inside us is what we project out into the world, so in order to connect effectively with others, we need first to discover what is going on in ourselves.  In this module, you’ll discover:

• The beauty of self-inquiry as a vital lifelong journey of exploration and learning.
• The joy of learning opportunities; how uncovering your blind spots, triggers and defence mechanisms can help to move you from confusion to clarity.
• Practical tools and awareness practices for improving your wellbeing.

Module 4

COMPASSIONATE CONNECTION: Cultivating Self-Love for a More Meaningful Life

In Week Four you will explore the importance of connection and compassion... with yourself, and with others. In this module, you’ll discover:

• How self-connection and self-compassion can help you to create a more meaningful life.
• Why you need to learn how to recognise and connect with your authentic feelings and needs in order to avoid sadness and burnout.
• How the emotions of gratitude and compassion can help to bring more joy and connection into your life.
  

Module 5

COMMUNICATING FROM THE HEART: Cultivating Mindful Communication with Self and Others

Module Five brings you some transformational learnings about how we can communicate in order to deepen connection with others.  In this module, you’ll discover:

• The secret of mindful communication, and how being your authentic self can bring greater understanding to your relationships.
• How to share your authentic feelings and needs with others in a powerful and non-confrontational way.
• How mindful listening can help you to hear and recognise other people’s feelings and needs with compassion, even when you are in conflict.

Module 6

COMPLETION AND INTEGRATION: Creating Your Future Story for a Life of Deep Meaning

In our final week, you will be bringing everything together; recognising and integrating your learnings to create transformation, and making commitments to yourself for creating ongoing change.  In this module, you’ll discover:

• The daily practices that make a profound difference for you.
• The difference between being, doing and having.
• Connecting with the world: Imagining what can happen in your life when you create the changes you want to make.

Early-Bird Registration Bonuses:

Free 1:1 Zoom Session with Joanna

This gifted session is for the first 20 people who register for the course.

With years of experience in coaching and psychotherapy, Joanna can help you towards whatever your life priorities are, as well as how you can personally apply your new learnings, and get the most out of the 6-week programme. This session will be scheduled during the course, and provides a full hour of time focused on your own personal journey, in addition to the group sessions in the programme.

15% Discount 

Use Code SECRET1304 for a 15% Discount off the course fee when you book before 20 April.