What we do and how we do it

"Suzanne’s warmth, empathy and engaging nature give her excellent skills in working with clients. Using Aura-Soma as her tool, Suzanne is masterful at inspiring her clients to see their positive potential and, with gentle humour, to also see their challenges and self sabotage. Clients feel very comfortable with Suzanne’s friendly and open approach, yet she also instils a sense of trust and discretion. She gently guides her clients to look at themselves and their situation in a way that inspires positive change. She is extremely insightful."

Marg Simon
Managing Director, Aura-Soma Australia Pty Ltd

How We Do It...

Art Exercises and the Science of Colour Psychology

A picture speaks a thousand words and you are the colours you choose!

In the workshops each participant will stimulate their right-brain which is responsible for creative and emotional expression, and have a lot of fun at the same time. By creating their own work of art (which will be cleverly integrated into their workspace after the workshop) and choosing the colours they are most attracted to using the Aura-Soma Colour Care System.

Suzanne Saad, founder and facilitator at breathe:HR , is not only qualified in Human Resource Management but also in Transpersonal Art Therapy and the Aura-Soma® Colour Care System. To deliver the content of the workshops, and to achieve the maximum transference of insights into the workplace, participants are offered Suzanne’s wealth of knowledge about the process of art creation and the psychology of colour. In the workshops participants experience first-hand the power of discovering their own personal symbology through simple art exercises and witness the language of colour as they see the deeper meaning in their colour attractions, and what it reveals about them as individuals.

Depending on the particular workshop one of the following areas will be explored, however, the one-on-one Aura-Soma Consultations looks at all three of the following:

1. TRUE COLOURS: your personal strengths and talents as well as potential growth opportunities.
2. MOTIVATIONS: your personal needs and values that drive and inspire you.
3. SELF-CARE SOLUTIONS: suggestions of antidotes to stress that work best for you.

The Y.O.U. Framework of Meaning

This framework, unique to breathe:HR, allows individuals to have clarity and contact with their personal source of meaning in their lives. Feeding their fulfilment and engagement at work.

Suzanne Saad, founder and facilitator for breathe:HR, recognised a gap in today’s world of work. While employees are increasingly seeking deeper meaning in their work beyond economic rewards, and despite increasing recognition of the concept of Spiritual Intelligence (SQ), it is also clear that employers are puzzled as to how to address this “intangible” need in practical terms.

With this in mind, Suzanne created The Y.O.U. Framework of Meaning. Based on extensive scientific and industry research as well as personal accounts from clients, this framework functions as a practical tool for individuals to explore their own personal sources of meaning and see how it applies to them in the work context. It enables an otherwise vast and complicated topic to be looked at in a direct and concise way that resonates on a personal level.

The Four Re’s Process: Reflect > Remind > Reframe > Results

We offer half-day and full-day workshops and one-on-one consultations that cover unique content and employ cutting-edge right-brain techniques, that put into play our Reflect > Remind > Reframe > Results process, to further inspire the fulfilment of your talented people.

Give people the time, space and guidance to reflect on what brings them meaning and thus, an inner sense of fulfilment in their work life.

This serves to remind them of why they choose to work with you and why they wish to continue to engage in their work.

They are then able to mentally reframe the way they see their work. Seeing it with new eyes, they shift away from perceiving themselves as being in a rut and instead begin to take their work personally, seeing it as a place that allows for their self-expression, supports their personal wellbeing and contributes to their quality of life.

This results in a self-initiated improvement in performance and retention as they become heart-workers not just hard-workers. They put their heart into their work as they feel they are able to live their mark, that is, make their own unique and valuable contribution through their work.

Workshops

Finding Personal Meaning in your Work Life

People are at their most powerful and feel they have quality of life when they experience deep meaning in their lives. When your people identify and embody the compelling inner ‘why?’ that drives and inspires their work, you tap into a valuable resource that is their own self-motivation – the key to superior long-term performance and retention.

This insightful and hands-on workshop will:

• share The Y.O.U. framework of meaning that articulates the compelling desires we all seek to meet that make life meaningful
• work with the framework to articulate the specific ‘whys’ unique to each individual which are the driving force behind their own performance at work
• identify and link their personal values to the work context, showing how we do what we do is as important as what we do
• use proven right-brain tools of colour and art processes to trigger their insights into action in the workplace

Duration: 3.5 hours

See Value and Express your Individuality at Work

Every individual has unique qualities and talents to contribute to the work team. Our work life is most rewarding and productive when it is an avenue for positive self-expression and when we know we are making a valuable impact on others.

This creative and practical workshop will help participants:

• identify and value some of their key talents
• see the importance of making their unique contribution in the team context
• use proven right-brain tools of colour and art processes to trigger their insights into action in the workplace
• build personal confidence and team rapport through shared affirmation and recognition

Duration: 3.5 hours

The Whole Scheme of Life - Work/Life Balance and Stress Solutions

Maintaining personal wellbeing is a top priority for people today. People are most willing to work hard if they are supported in keeping a balanced and stress-free mindset.

This unique workshop will:

• provide fun and personalised stress solutions that can be exercised fast and easily in the workplace
• identify personal priorities and perspectives in life that can be integrated into work life (not sacrificed)
• use proven right-brain tools of colour and art processes to trigger their insights into action in the workplace

Duration: 3.5 hours

Experiencing Fulfilment at Work

This workshop is designed specifically for today’s workforce who demand more out of their work life than just money, favouring self-expression, quality of life and personal wellbeing. Integrating the key content, techniques and outcomes of the 3.5-hour workshops, it covers the issues of individuality, meaning, work/life balance and stress solutions at work. It is a great program to show your employees you understand and care about the work issues that are important to them.

Duration: one day

The Ultimate Employee Incentive – A Meaningful Work Life

Cut to the Chase: Why and How to Create a Meaning-Driven Culture

Highfield Estate

Program Overview
This practical workshop will explain why supporting talent’s sense of meaning and purpose at work is the most essential element of any engagement and retention strategy. More importantly, the question of how to do it will be answered by providing the fundamental framework and methods needed to cultivate a meaning-driven culture.

Facilitation Approach
breathe:HR uses a unique and cutting edge facilitation approach to match that of its course content. Starting with the breath-taking (and giving!) location on the prestigious rural estate of “Highfield” in the beautiful Southern Highlands of NSW, the perfect location for profound yet relaxed learning. Located an easy 90 minutes drive from Sydney on Oldbury Road Sutton Forest

For maximum integration of insights proven right-brain techniques are used involving simple and fun art exercises and colour experiences with the Aura-Soma® colour system.

All this supported by engaging presentations and discussions.

For more information download this PDF brochure

Consultations

One-on-One Aura-Soma® Consultations

Customised to the work context and the individual. Based on their colour selection they are given insight into their:

• True colours – their strengths, talents and growth opportunities to express at work
• Motivations – what needs and values drive and inspire them and give their work meaning
• Self-care solutions – what antidotes to stress work best for their wellbeing

Each person is given a consult record sheet and “insight into action” sheet for maximum transference into the workplace. It can also include an Aura-Soma bottle they can use based on their selection.

Duration: 35 minutes

This service also functions extremely well as an ongoing program to support key people/executives in your organization. It is a tool to keep themselves in check on how they are thinking and feeling at work, nurturing their best frame of mind to stay on performance. It supports them towards working to their strengths and harnessing the growth opportunities within their challenges.

Duration: Recommended as a one-hour session every six weeks.

Workspace Colour Consultations

Creating a work environment in which people feel comfortable and inspired to work can more powerfully motivate and engage your workforce. The consultation will discuss, and then deliver, a customised colour palette that captures the essential emotive response you desire your employees to experience, such as passion, creativity or clear thinking.

You will receive:

• a detailed colour specification sheet
• “the emotive power of colour” sheet to distribute to employees describing the purpose of the colour choice as a great way to involve them in the “makeover” and communicate the desired vision and ambiance of the workplace.

Duration: Customised.

Keynote Speech

Meaning at Work – HR’s Untapped Competitive Advantage

The underlying concern of breathe:HR is people’s ever-growing desire to find deeper meaning in their work life. Of most interest to HR professionals is, how can this sentiment be effectively addressed for the benefit of their talented people? AND How can this desire for meaning serve the success of the organization as a whole? The commonsense case, and a unique approach for putting meaning on the agenda will be presented by Suzanne Saad, founder and facilitator of breathe:HR.