Presence is a very complicated thing to explain.
However, we have all experienced what it feels like to be present. Those moments where everything flows and we are playful, adaptable to our environment.
Since we struggle to describe what is going on in these moments with words, the best, and arguably, the only way to train this quality is through embodied experience.
TWV Designing Presence is our signature programme that trains the state of consciousness associated
Based on over 20 years of experience and research in anthropology, philosophy and neuroscience, the Towards Vivencia methodology is the first of its kind that trains the skill of locate and replicate peak performance presence across all the different facets of life.
Over the course of 1 year, we will learn
- How to hack your nervous system to trigger presence at will
- How to use this new skill to design a desired change in your life
- How to transform yourself at the neural level, creating lasting impacts on how you approach your work, relationships and self
What is Vivencia?
The definition of “vivencia” is rather long and complex... We'll try to be quick
It is a Spanish word that Jorge found that fully encapsulates what peak performance presence is. Altogether, vivencia is:
Consciously and willing experiencing the experience in real-time, resulting in a previously designed "before" and "after" in the individual who has triggered this experience
(Told you it was long and complex)
Luckily, our training is devised so that you experience vivencia holistically. Not from an intellectual place, but an embodied one.
Towards Vivencia is exactly that…. Through this training, we are heading towards vivencia, meaning that we slowly uncover not only how to trigger peak performance presence, but what this skill can unlock for us if we continue to train it.
WHY DO WE NEED TO TRAIN PRESENCE?
Charisma, the it-factor, confidence...
These are not elusive qualities. They exist within each and every one of us and we all have the ability to use them. We can learn how to switch presence on any time we need, meaning we can use it when we need it the most:
- An audition or job interview
- Writing an important application
- Honouring our relationships or starting new ones
- Creating a new piece
- Teaching the next generation of artists, doctors, entrepeneurs, etc.
Once we’ve learned how to trigger presence, the journey doesn’t end there...
Like any skill, it needs continual practice. What can happen from this ongoing commitment to training presence?
- Groundedness among chaos
- Motivation and resilience to continue pursuing your dreams
- Strengthened commitment to your values
- Playfulness as a key problem-solving method
- Radical acceptance of yourself with your circumstances and how to effectively manage them
The list can go on. Regardless of the outcome, training the state of consciousness associated with presence will leave a mark on your life.
EMBODYING TWV. LIVE CLASSES
Weekly classes with TWV trainers, Shannon Leypoldt and Vivian Triantafyllopoulou.
The classes will follow the 9 steps of the Towards Vivencia Methodology over 12 weeks. These classes will be a one-hour-long physical practice to embody and implement one step of the methodology through physical and creative tasks, games, dance sequences and other art forms. They will run as individual short workshops, aiming to connect the participants to their mind and body, explore the TWV methodology in practice, express and discover themselves, and join a community which practices together. How can we experience these hourly workshops fully? How can we reach our fullest potential with more acceptance, curiosity, and less judgement?
We look forward to meeting you there!
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