RESPIRE
RESPIRE was started with the vision to provide an opportunity for women to gather and reflect on their lives holistically, to reprioritize that which matters and create from the state of presence.
Grounded in Systems Thinking, this program is a unique amalgamation of life coaching tools, mindfulness practices, feminine principles, productivity hacks, and cutting-edge habit formation techniques.
Designed to leverage the interconnected capacities of the Head, Heart, and Hands, RESPIRE offers a safe space for women to share their struggles and aspirations, using failures as the building blocks for future success.
By way of meeting via zoom every week, using 'circle' principles, participants can create deep connections, explore opportunities for collaboration and enrich each other with the wealth of their life experiences.
We are sensitive to the dynamic nature of our lives during these turbulent times and to ensure this program does not become 'additional work', participants are allowed the liberty of taking up recommended and optional assignments throughout the week, provided through WhatsApp, in between two sessions.
This is not a passive program. Participant success, hence, is directly correlated to the regularity of their participation and completion of tasks, which is a reflection of their commitment to success.
Program Facilitator
Systems Thinking Researcher, Circle Convenor, DEIB (Diversity, Equanimity, Inclusion, and Belongingness) Consultant, Conscious Living Coach, Workshop Leader, Writer, Changemaker, International Speaker, and mom, Namrata Arora (Nnaumrata) is the Founder of Enactive Systems (earlier Life Beyond Motherhood) and Zemyna Foundation.
For over five years, Nnaumrata has been committed to applying her knowledge and skills (from her 22 years of work experience, including a corporate career in organizational learning and development), to convene 'Circles' in various settings, including a Circle for Women at the International Society for Systems Science (ISSS).
She is the Founding Director and Board Member for the SCiO (India) Chapter, a member of the Weaving Lab, and has been teaching about 'Circles' to a variety of groups including the Foundation for Intentional Communities. Life Positive Magazine’s 24th Anniversary edition released in India in April 2020, named her as one of the 14 faces driving social change in India.
Participant Testimonials
"The past two months spent with Nnaumrata have been full of self-realizations and self-growth. With her compassionate and non-judgmental approach, she provided an incredibly safe space. A space to voice out our fears, talk about our limitations, and also proudly report our victories. Her tools and techniques have helped me to weed out my insecurities and look forward to a hope-filled tomorrow. A true mentor in all regards, it was my tremendous good fortune to have encountered her."
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"Week after week, for eight times, seven of us mothers met virtually for an hour and a half to share about ourselves; our journeys, achievements, goals, and aspirations. Namrata steered the sessions gently, by sharing slides or stories, giving us tasks for the coming week, and making us rediscover the hours that slipped past us, unknown and untapped. She planted in me and others, seeds of journaling, meditation, mindfulness, and finding our purpose. Effective habits, I have read about and known, but never tried them all on myself in a step-by-step guided manner. These have grown into saplings and hopefully will bloom into lush green trees. During all eight weeks, Namrata kept motivating us with short films, videos, or quotes on the WhatsApp group (aptly named Respire).
The one-to-one session of one hour, wherein she lent her patient ear and offered practical suggestions were immensely helpful. No wonder three participants out of six (one of us has a job), found themselves with projects by the fifth/sixth week. And, all of us found that we still had a lot more hidden within ourselves."
“The Respire sessions that I attended with Namrata have been really interesting and enlightening. I have gained more confidence and clarity about setting up goals and following timelines to achieve them. I highly recommend Namrata Arora as she is a very professional and an empathetic guide.”
"I enrolled for RESPIRE because I was at a crossroads. Having been a caregiver for a while, I was unsure about getting back into a routine. Namrata's course helped me define my goals and understand how to go about doing what I really wanted to do. She shared tools and insights in a way that enabled me to get a breakthrough. Now not a day goes by where I don't do what is important to me. Thank you, Namrata, because now I know how to make time to do the tasks I want to do."
"I was so lucky to be a part of the Respire workshop, which I can honestly say has transformed my life - gently guided me on a path of introspection and self-development, and made me so much more collected, confident, and able to take on new responsibilities.
You are a wonderful listener, so soft and patient and your program was structured to allow participants to interact with each other and learn from one another, which made the workshop a wonderful experience for me. I felt I was on a journey with co-travellers who would be soon getting off at the same station as me! And the one-on-one chat with you helped sort me out further. Much gratitude to you!"
