Well-being 2.0:

Rethinking Life, Work & the Art of Happiness

Ever feel like wellness is just another thing on your already too long to-do list? We all know what we are supposed to do to promote our personal well-being, but how do we fit that into our busy lives?

Shift your perspective in this thought-provoking presentation and learn a fresh way of thinking about well-being in the 21^st century. You’ll learn 4 simple, practical and powerful cornerstones to help you engage with life in a happier and healthier way.

45- 60 minutes

Good fit for keynote or lunch & learn session.

Pause-abilities:

Discover the Essential Habit of Well-being

Busy busy busy is the 21st century mantra. We wear it like a badge of accomplishment. But not having a moment to breathe, or feeling guilty if you take a break, can leave you tired, stressed and unhappy.

The truth is that learning how to slow down for a few moments and take a productive pause can actually be a game-changer in your life.

Learn some simple, ready-to-use strategies to help you pause and reset your mind and body leaving you feeling more engaged and less stressed.

These techniques can be easily incorporated into your existing schedule without the pressure of one more thing to do in your already jam packed day.

45- 60 minutes

Good fit for keynote or lunch & learn session.

Mindfulness in a Multi-tasking Workplace

The workplace can be a high stress environment with multiple priorities and distractions vying for your attention. Often there are too many tasks to juggle and they all seem urgent. People feel like they don’t have a moment to breathe as they try to manage an endless to-do list and demands on their time.

Instead of racing through the day from one task to the next, powerful yet simple mindfulness practices allow us to pause and pay attention which in turn creates greater positivity, more active engagement and ultimately enhanced personal satisfaction & fulfillment. In this highly engaging and practical session, participants will learn the 3 P’s of creating conscious and intentional choices that lead to professional and personal success.

Participants will also learn:

• the cost of busyness and distraction in the 21st century
• why multi-tasking decreases efficiency
• how and why mindfulness based strategies work
• simple ways to cultivate mindful productivity

Participants will leave with simple strategies they can begin using immediately to be more focused and less stressed in the workplace.

75- 90 minutes

Good fit for break-out session or PD workshop

Can be extended for a half day workshop.

Well-being by Design: A practical approach to a happier, healthier life

Wellness sometimes can feel like another long list of things we have to add to our already busy days. Maybe we have been approaching it all wrong. Well-being is not another thing to do but is a set of skills that can be learned and practiced.

Utilizing a fresh and dynamic model of wellness, participants will explore a whole new way of thinking about managing life and increasing their sense of satisfaction and fulfillment. Through discussion and activities, they will discover how to be calm, focused, purposeful and present as they go about their day.

Participants will learn:

• what is and isn’t working in their current approach to wellness
• how to take advantage of the power of pause
• practical strategies to build well-being skillsets
• how to create a simple plan to enhance their personal well-being

Participants will leave with a renewed commitment to well-being and a practical approach to cultivating the ongoing best version of their selves.

75- 90 minutes

Good fit for break-out session or PD workshop.

Can be extended for a half day workshop.

Lunch & Learns & Webinar

A Lunch & Learn is short presentation, typically 50 minutes, designed to inform and inspire your employees. Whether participants brown bag it, or you provide lunch, these informal educational events leave people feeling more energized and knowledgeable and definitely with food for thought. Lunch & Learn sessions can also be offered in a webinar format.

What are the benefits to your workplace or organization?

• provides bite-sized learning in a busy schedule
• enhances employee motivation & morale
• effectively uses both time and money

Retreats

A retreat allows participants the opportunity to focus on a specific theme — whether workplace related, personal development or a combination of the two.

Laurel will collaborate with you to design the most powerful retreat experience for your group, business or organization. At the core of each retreat is an atmosphere that supports and encourages creative thinking, clarity, focus and renewal.

Retreats may be arranged for 1-3 days and are typically located off-site, away from the distractions of the workplace.

Laurel’s workshop with our staff was inspiring, insightful, practical, and relevant for the wide variety of staff that participated. I would not hesitate in having Laurel back at our organization.

Emily Paulsen Fort Saskatchewan Public Library

The presentation Laurel did for our conference was engaging and knowledgeable. She is an amazing interactive speaker with an ability to connect with her audience while still projecting her knowledge and expertise. She is wonderful to work with from an organizer’s standpoint and I would not hesitate to have her present at our conference again!

Crystal Kohut NZ CLXT Conference

Laurel was invited to provide a keynote address to our administrative assistants and their supervisors.  Her presentation was both timely and encouraging.  It was a very uplifting session withuseful “tools” that was truly enjoyed and appreciated by those in attendance.

 Janice Allen Transalta Corportation

Laurel provides a highly engaging, interactive and relevant workshop on mindfulness packed with practical strategies, evidence-based information, relevant anecdotes and easy ways to learn, practice and remember some concrete actions.

Abigail Parrish-Craig, MacEwan University

Laurel provided the keynote for our annual International Women’s Day Awards Gala.  Her talk really added to the positive energy in the room. The speech was filled with words of inspiration and meaning.  It motivated you to want to go out into the world and be a part of something bigger than yourself.

Tammy Lautner, City of Fort Saskatchewan

Laurel was invited to present at the regions annual Diversity Summit. Her presentation “The Power of One” set the tone for the day perfectly, focusing on the difference one persons though, gesture or action could make. The majority of the participants work in nonprofit organizations and following Laurel opening the day the discussion naturally developed  into, “ if ‘One’ can do this what can ‘We’ do together”. Laurel inspired the whole room.

Linda Thompson-Brown BA , MSc, Community Services Department Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Our Organization received great value from our session on Mindfulness in a multi-tasking workplace.  It provided tools for our Assistant Management group to cope with the varying degrees of multitasking that is inevitable throughout our working day.  Our team walked away with ways to become more mindful and avoid going through the day without being truly present.  A worthwhile session to give easy tools to incorporate in to everyone’s day whether in the workplace or personal life.

Nancy Simmonds, Director of Operations, GEF Seniors Housing

Laurel has presented numerous amount webinars for our organization over the years and she continues to do an excellent job. All of our attendees absolutely love her. Our audience comments on how she is well spoken and she is easy to listen to with good sound quality. We always have a great participant turn out when she presents. HumanaCare highly recommends to anyone looking for positive coaching experience.

Lamar Saunders, Humanacare

Laurel Vespi is an absolute delight! I have found her presentations to be professional, relevant and inspiring. Laurel has an ease about her that engages people, allowing them to accept and integrate her experience and wisdom.

Sheryl Hansen, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology

Laurel presented at our annual conference. Her topic is very relevant to today’s busy work places.  Laurel provided the audience with some practical tools to find better balance in everyday life.  Her humor and  visual aids helped drive home her message making it  a very enjoyable and valuable hour.

Cheryl Ackimenko, Greater Edmonton Foundation

Laurel’s message about the positive impact one person can have on the world is very timely. When we all lead such busy lives, it’s empowering to be reminded of the small things every person can do to make a difference in the world.

Megan Cote, Town of Innisfail

Laurel delivered great value to our audience at the Empowering Alberta event. Laurel is amazing! She is an expert that knows about wellness and mindfulness and she gives her audiences knowledge and tools to create a better life.

Wayne Lee, Corporate Hypnotist & Optimal Performance Coach

More than 225 ladies attending the Rural Women’s Conference experienced Laurel Vespi’s presentation “Eyes Wide Open”.  She reminded us to always be aware of and live in the present moment and not “Go back to sleep”. Her insights into life and the importance of balance provided the attendees with important information and a challenge to incorporate the seven principles into every day.

Sharon Cornelius, Tri-Community Adult Learning Association

Laurel Vespi is a fantastic speaker. Her ability to reach the audience and create an experience for them to move forward in their lives is perfection! She is thoughtful, inspiring and very gifted sending a message in a way that people can relate and visualize.

Dianna Bowes, Founder of Fabulous@50

Laurel is an outstanding facilitator who always encourages you to step outside the box and give something new a try.  She is wonderful at helping people consider an alternative perspective on life, work whatever the situation may be, and then asks the hard question “How can you make a difference?”

Krimsen Sumners, Deputy Superintendent, St. Albert Public Schools

Laurel is a very energetic and true motivational speaker! She had an immediate interest in the dynamics of our National Nursing Conference, and tailored her presentations to compliment our theme. Laurel was very much enjoyed by our delegates with her warm and engaging manner as our keynote speaker and as she spent the day mingling with us. It is obvious that Laurel genuinely believes in what she says. She challenged us to take charge of our lives and be a part of “change”! It was refreshing to be reminded of simple basics that we can do to help make a difference.

Yvonne Verklan, CSGNA Conference

Laurel went above and beyond, offering 3 different sessions for us at our Women’s Conference in Strathcona County. She was very professional, prompt, and thoughtful and was very flexible and accommodating our needs. Laurel left the participants with concrete ideas that they could take home, and integrate into their lives right away. Participant feedback was extremely positive.

Rene Robertson-Potisk, Strathcona County Family and Community Services

Laurel’s warm and friendly ability to engage and encourage audience participation is a gift! She is quickly becoming one of our top favored speakers. Her ease of presentation is just one of the successful components, as she shares her knowledge and expertise.

Marilyn Bussey, Diversified Staffing Services

Evaluations about Laurel’s presentation were all in agreement: she definitely met our expectations! Her material was fresh and creative and her presentation style was interactive and engaging.

Tabitha Nordby, St. Albert Public Library

We appreciated Laurel’s presentation on life balance. This topic was a perfect fit for our Women’s Wellness Lecture Series. Laurel is a fantastic speaker and writer as we have also used various articles she has written for our Women’s Wellness Newsletter. We would certainly have Laurel present for us again and again!

Kim Small, Health Educator, Women’s Wellness Program, Grey Nuns

Laurel Vespi is a great speaker. She engaged the audience and connected with everybody in the room. The presentation was informative and valuable to all.

Rosemarie Pereira, NAIT Office & Records Admin Program

Laurel was a wonderful asset to our women’s conference.  She started the day off with her keynote address and followed it up with a break out session – The Power of One. Laurel’s positive messages were a great way to start our day.

Deanne Young, Conference Organizer, Breton Women’s Conference

Laurel’s workshop series on the topic of happiness was successful beyond our expectations, both regarding the number of people who registered and the positive feedback we received from attendees. We already have a waiting list of people who are hopeful that we will run this program again. We would be more than happy to work with Laurel again. She was friendly, professional, and prepared, and all around a pleasure to work with. She was also flexible and able to adapt her processes so they would work with ours. We highly recommend the services of Laurel Vespi and Stone Circle Coaching.

Meghan Unterschultz, Program Planner for Stony Plain Family & Community Support Services

As the conference planner for CSGNA 2010, I appreciated Laurel’s attentive responses, quick turnaround times for requests, and willingness to accommodate our program needs. It would be my pleasure to work with her again.

Heather E Reid ARCT MSc, Principal Planner, Innovative Conferences & Communications

Laurel presented “The Art of Guilt Free Self Care” at the Ripple Connection Support Centre. What an amazing day! The ripples of self care are present in all the individuals who where there that day as they really try to apply what they learn to their lives. The best part is they are sharing what they learned with others. Thanks Laurel you’re the best!

Joyce Sheren, Executive Director, The Ripple Connection Support Centre

The workshop “What Are You Waiting For” gave us some very practical suggestions on how to stop waiting and start living, which helped us to realize there are different ways to think about and do things in our lives. It has motivated us to start participating in life more.

Cheryl Lawson, Beaver County Community Adult Learning Council