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Roots & Wings is crafted for leaders who are not content with the status quo and seek to transcend traditional leadership paradigms. It is a call to step into a space of deep inquiry and experiential learning, where each session introduces a different participatory method to explore and practice together. These methods—ranging from relational attunement practices to collective visioning sessions—are designed to foster dialogue, collective insight, and embodied action. Unlike traditional programs that focus solely on cognitive learning, this workshop engages the full spectrum of your intelligence—integrating the wisdom of your body, the emotions of your heart, and your energetic, intuitive, & imaginative capacities. From the tangible to the intangible, from the known to the mysterious, this journey will challenge you to explore the multifaceted nature of how you lead.
Rewilding's Approach
The Rewilding Leadership approach is about returning leadership to its natural state: dynamic, resilient, and deeply connected. It draws inspiration from ecological principles, embodied wisdom, and systems thinking to address the challenges of modern leadership in a way that feels fresh, enlivening, and human. Leadership, much like nature, thrives when it is diverse, adaptive, and rooted in relationship.
We experience a leader as a person who, irrespective of their role or status, is passionate about a cause, inspires others to share in their cause, and together they collaboratively craft a future that was once only imaginable.
Our capacities to lead are rooted in our values, habits, personality, and worldviews. Revealing one's leadership essence is a journey of self-discovery that highlights your strengths and brings awareness to your shadows.
Today's unprecedented challenges call for masterful leaders who recognize that true leadership is about creating connections, listening deeply, and navigating stressful situations with equanimity.
To become a conscious embodied leader, we need more than just good ideas. We must learn to embody a presence and take actions that resonate with vision and values. This involves translating your ideas into new, tangible habits until they become an effortless part of you.
If you're dedicated to leading with greater impact or bringing a dream project to life, Rewilding Leadership is a place for you. When the essence of your leadership approach weaves somatic awareness and mindfulness alongside your intellect, you become more authentic & visionary. Leadership that transforms comes from the inside out and includes your whole self.
This Workshop is for Leaders, Facilitators, & Change Makers
Who Wish To
Innovate
You seek to explore innovative, participatory methods that you can implement in meetings & organizational processes.
Deepen
You value authenticity and are ready to delve into the depths of your potential, uncovering hidden strengths and embracing the complexities of your leadership.
Connect
You are interested in integrating ecological wisdom into your leadership practice, seeking a holistic approach that honors the interconnectedness of all life.
Belong
You believe in the power of co-creation & wish to be part of a collective of leaders who are dedicated to making a meaningful impact in our world.
From Me
Space
Competition
Silos
Control
Expert
Ego
Power-Over
To Include We
Space
Collaboration
Communities
Shared Vision
Role-Modeling
Presence
Systems
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And Are You Truly Practicing Them Right Now?
Which Values Inspire You?
Leadership Values Are Changing
Why Somatic Leadership?
Neuroscience reveals that much of what we perceive and process flows through the body beneath the surface of conscious awareness. The body senses things the mind doesn't know. This steady stream of physical information shapes our experiences and decisions in profound, often unnoticed ways. When we rely solely on what the mind consciously grasps, we miss out on a vast reservoir of wisdom stored within the body. By tuning into this deeper layer through sensory awareness practices, we embrace our whole selves as a vital source of knowledge and insights.
What You'll Learn
Discover practical methods & tools to bring to your teams & organizations.
Participatory Methods
Each gathering, you will engage with a new participatory process, from dynamic facilitation and collaborative decision-making to storytelling and narrative construction. 70% of change efforts fail in organizations due to lack of engagement and shared vision. Participatory processes have been shown to foster deeper understanding, enhance engagement, and encourage collective intelligence. By participating in these participatory processes firsthand, you will gain the skills to implement them within your organization - transforming meetings and system processes. This approach will inspire a more synergistic and innovative organizational culture.
Some of the activities you will experience include methods like Consensus Workshops and Deliberative Democracy, where you actively participate in shaping group decisions, feeling the power of collective intelligence and shared purpose. You will also be introduced to new tools for brainstorming in World Café sessions, which blend somatic presence with creative thinking to unlock fresh ideas and innovative solutions. Through Clearness Committees & Fishbowls, leaders witness how dialogue shifts when they move between the roles of active participant and observer, enhancing their capacity for reflective listening and strategic foresight. Through Participatory Action Research, leaders engage stakeholders—including customers, employees, and community members—in collaborative research projects that address real-world challenges.
These are just a few of the many innovative meeting processes you will explore and engage in. Experiencing participatory methods offer leaders the opportunity to see how intentional approaches to holding space can shape outcomes. You will actively develop the skills and capacities required to facilitate collective intelligence, foster meaningful dialogue, and build resilient, adaptable teams that thrive in complexity.
Somatic Wisdom
Learn the language of your whole being, beyond your analytical mind to include
body wisdom, heart connection, energetic intuition, & imagination. Engage in practices that go beyond intellectual understanding, where intuition, creativity, and inner knowing play a crucial role. You will explore embodied practices such as guided visualizations, resourcing, and creative expression, all designed to deepen your connection to the unseen aspects of leadership. Through somatic exercises, movement, and breathwork, you will learn to access the intuitive knowledge that resides within, enhancing your ability to lead with presence.
Heart-Centered Communication
Become clear in your language and honest in your communication using a heart-centered approach. You will learn to create psychologically safe containers that focus on attuning to the current moment and immediate experience. This allows for the addressing of issues as they arise, fostering mindfulness and reducing misunderstandings. This approach creates an environment where individuals are encouraged to question and examine their own ideas rather than stubbornly hold onto them, stimulating new possibilities and bravery to share bold ideas.
Conflict Resolution
Learn to sit in the fire of conflict and trust that an understanding will emerge. You'll cultivate the ability to create a culture that moves towards fear & creative tension, navigates defensive behaviors, and embraces restorative justice practices. Group processing practices, such as T-Groups, create a space for individuals to openly explore interpersonal dynamics in real-time. These practices help participants observe and articulate their own emotional responses while receiving honest, non-judgmental feedback from others. This builds emotional intelligence, deepens trust, and fosters mutual understanding within teams. You will develop skills to work effectively with emotions, embracing the full spectrum of human experience. By engaging in these practices, you learn to move beyond surface-level conversations and address the root of conflicts and misunderstandings, transforming tension into opportunities for growth and connection. These abilities will empower you to foster deeper, more authentic connections, creating an environment where genuine understanding and collaboration can flourish.
Systems Thinking - Ecological Integration
Explore the deep connection between leadership and ecology, integrating ecological principles into your leadership practice. Systems thinking provides tools to map relationships, uncover hidden dynamics, and identify feedback loops that amplify or stabilize behaviors. By studying ecological systems, you’ll gain insights into adaptive responses, resource flows, and the dynamics of resilience—allowing solutions to take root and flourish within complexity.
Spending time in nature not only reconnects us with the wisdom embedded in living systems but also supports our nervous system, reducing stress and restoring balance. Studies show that even brief exposure to natural environments can lower cortisol levels, enhance focus, and improve overall well-being. Beyond physical health, being in nature deepens our awareness of interconnection, reminding us of our role within a larger web of life. By observing nature’s rhythms and reciprocity, we learn to lead with humility, attunement, and a sense of shared responsibility for the systems we influence.
Quantum Leadership
Delve into the principles of Quantum Leadership, where we explore the complexities of the quantum world and their parallels in leadership. You will learn to navigate uncertainty with grace, leverage the power of paradox, and embrace the non-linear dynamics of change. By studying Quantum Leadership, you’ll uncover how to lead with both stability and flow, harness the potential of unseen connections, and recognize the ripple effects of small actions. You’ll explore the art of adaptive decision-making, balancing intuition with data, and creating space for emergence, where innovation and new possibilities arise naturally.
Collective Intelligence
The Power of Community & Co-Creation
The community aspect of Roots and Wings is a vital component, offering a space for mutual support, collaboration, and shared learning. Roots and Wings is not just an individual journey; it is a collective experience, where we build purpose through belonging, shared insights and challenges, and practice the reciprocity of nourishing participation. You will be part of a cohort of inspiring leaders, where we will foster expanded perspectives and adaptability. Together, we will explore the richness of diversity and the beauty of interconnectedness, recognizing that our individual journeys are deeply intertwined with the collective.
A Living Laboratory
The work does not simply ask you to think about transformation; it immerses you in the transformative process itself, where learning happens every time we meet through direct interaction, relational awareness, and embodied presence. You don't learn about different methods and processes to apply, you get to experience them in action. We hold space differently, we practice what we teach.
9 Month Syllabus - At A Glance -
1. The Guide
The Power of Pause: Deepening Presence Through Breath & Body
The Art of Presence: Breath, Body & the Space Between Thoughts
Moving with Stillness: Trusting Your Inner Rhythms
Embodied Leadership: Holding Space & Guiding with Clarity
02. The Counselor
Listening Through the Body: Sensation, Movement & Somatic Wisdom
Emotions as Messengers: Understanding & Trusting Inner Signals
The Cognitive Tapestry: Insights through Inner Voices
Energetic Edges: Honoring Boundaries While Staying Connected
Imaginative Wisdom: Listening to the Inner Voice of Possibility
The Wise Leader: Harnessing Intuition, Somatic Intelligence, and Conscious Communication
3. The Steward
From Frayed to Flowing: The Art of Soothing & Strengthening Your System
The Science of Calm: Recognizing Stress & Building Resilience
Releasing Stress & Restoring Balance: Emotional Integration, Collective Trauma & Nature-Based Healing
Cultures of Care: Creating Environments of Trust & Well-Being
4. The Alchemist
Aligning with Purpose: From Inspiration to Commitment
The Spark Within: Aligning with Purpose & Passion
Stepping In: Overcoming Resistance & Committing to Your Vision
Quantum Leadership: Expanding Vision, Purpose & Possibility
5. The Storyteller
Rewriting the Narrative: From Unconscious Patterns to Conscious Change
Somatic Stories: Revealing Unconscious Patterns & Shadows
Rewiring Patterns: Shifting Habits and Emotional Reactions
Adaptive Vision: Expanding Perspectives & Shaping Change
6. The Mentor
Holding Space: A Journey into Supporting & Empowering Others
Empowering Others: How to Ask the Right Questions, Not Give the Right Answers
Power With, Not Power Over: Building Influence Through Partnership
Beyond Authority: Power, Feedback, and Shared Growth in Mentorship
7. The Weaver
Rooted & Interwoven: The Foundations of Deep Connection & Community
The Silent Language of Connection: How We Build (or Block) Relationships
The Right People, the Right Place: How to Build & Strengthen Supportive Networks
Networks of Collaboration: Shared Learning and Co-Creation
8. The Advocate
Confident & Clear: Showing Up in Action
Claiming Confidence & Owning Your Presence
Navigating Resistance & Moving from No to Yes
Advocating with Impact: From Vision to Action
9. The Visionary
Beyond the Horizon: Visionary Thinking & Evolving the Way We Lead
Trusting the Unfolding: Vision, Timing & the Bigger Picture
Evolving Work: Shift the Structures, Shape the Future
9+. The Sage
Completion & Continuity: The Rituals of Ending & Emerging
Honoring Completion: Movement, Ritual & the Wisdom of Change
Momentum & Meaning: Why Celebrating Success Strengthens Teams
Benefits You'll Carry Forward
Presence
Cultivate awareness, clarity, and attunement in your leadership. Reconnect to the imaginative and embodied aspects of leadership that are often overlooked.
Toolkit
Experience intentional approaches to holding space and gain practical tools you can bring back to enhance your meetings & organizational processes.
Insights
Enjoy a space to pause from the everyday demands of leadership. Reflect, gain new perspectives, and return with renewed energy and purpose.
Connections
Build lasting connections with like-minded leaders, foster a sense of belonging in a supportive community, and amplify your impact together.
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“Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.
They somehow already know what you truly want to become.”
Steve Jobs
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