Workshops

The second step is bridging the gap between knowing and doing – and setting in motion real behavior change. Our interactive workshop sessions and series are lively, engaging, and use research-based methods that really work. Participants learn how to get out of their chairs – and into a healthier way of life. We also offer “train the trainer” presentations that are geared toward other wellness providers, both internal and external. In these sessions, we train wellness professionals in best practices from education and workplace learning so that they can deliver their expertise in a way that inspires their participants to take action.

• If You Must Have a Seat – Keep Moving! – This three-hour workshop (that can be split up over two 90-minute sessions) provides a practical application of the information learned in “Please, Don’t Have a Seat” – with an emphasis on reconciling the mandate to move with the reality of working in an office. Through round robin, learning-through-discovery activities, participants learn how to become their own personal trainer – practicing corrective and “functional fitness” exercises that will help to offset the effects of sitting at a desk. Next, participants acquire the basics for setting up an ergonomically correct workstation, with the caveat that “the best position is the next position!” This portion also instruction in exercises to prevent, or manage, repetitive strain injuries.
   
• A Life Well Led – While our presentations raise awareness, “A Life Well Led” focuses on changing behaviors. Through six 90-minute sessions, participants practice evidence-based approaches to behavior change, exploring wellness topics in much greater depth. Beginning with setting a goal and continuing with interactive learning activities and peer coaching, participants come away with tools for enhanced well-being – for 2011 and beyond. The focus is on empowering participants to become “self leaders” in leading healthier, happier lives.
   
• Be the Change – This is Part II of our behavior-change series, taking the peer-coaching component to the next level. The focus is on empowering participants to build on their roles as “self leaders” and share this with others, becoming “others leaders” in promoting health and well-being. When we decide to take better care of ourselves and make changes to do so, whether we like it or not, we impact others around us, instigating a “social contagion effect.”  Each of us can serve as wellness agents of change, thereby becoming “the change we want to see in the world" (Gandhi).  
   
• Teach to Inspire: Wellness Education Programs That Work - Train the Trainer - HRAs, biometric screenings, incentives – now what?!? Designed for wellness providers (internal and external), this “train the trainer” session provides a formula for designing and executing wellness education programs, such as “lunch n’ learns,” workshops or online educational portals, that will get participants started on the road to making a change.  Starting with the basics, like creating effective learning objectives, the session moves on to the more advanced, like incorporating multiple intelligences and learning styles.  The net result: wellness education programs will rebound from “boring” to “fresh.”