Workshop participants will be introduced to a practical and science-based approach to managing personal wellbeing, anxiety and performance. We aim to equip individuals with a wellbeing toolkit that can be applied to everyday situations to enhance wellbeing and minimize distress. We seek to make learning about wellbeing personalized, engaging and tangible by illustrating the mind-body connection using technology-enabled features and best practice pedagogy.

Participants will be invited to try a range of wellbeing strategies that focus on smart breathing, zoning in, imagery, maxing the good stuff, emotion regulation and self-coaching.  Individuals will have the opportunity to experience a variety of challenges in which to apply the different wellbeing strategies and then to literally see via biofeedback, how their body is responding when using these varied strategies. For example individuals will receive personalized data on physiological processes such as respiration and skin temperature, in response to the wellbeing strategies.  The biofeedback tools are portable and non-invasive and include engaging virtual challenges to help promote wellbeing practice and training.  Over time, this biodata will enable individuals to make informed decisions about which strategies work best for them and to develop a wellbeing plan in accordance with these insights, helping them to build personal capacity and confidence.

We aspire to empower individuals, groups and workplaces to self-manage their everyday stress and wellbeing, through education and personal feedback, using the latest scientific advances and tools.  This practical workshop seeks to demonstrate that wellbeing is a skill that can be learnt and that can improve wellbeing both at the subjective and physiological level.   This fun and experiential workshop is relevant for anyone wanting to ‘see’ and ‘feel’ wellbeing using the latest science and innovations, whether it be for anxiety reduction, improved wellbeing or performance optimization.