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Participants at Grounded’s mindfulness at work programmes showed a 14% increase in feeling present, a 12% increase in self-awareness and an 18% increase in their confidence in their ability to lead.

Mindfulness programmes are structured over six weeks, with weekly 45-minute to one-hour sessions in-person or online. A session is typically a mix of elements depending on the topic and participants' responses, including music, meditation, storytelling, breathing exercises or journaling. Our mindfulness programmes are tailored to the values and culture of each organisation. No prior experience is required.

Grounded’s mindfulness programmes create a more resilient team culture by developing the EQ of individuals. These programmes are relevant for teams needing greater connection or remote teams.

Additional formats of programmes on offer: private sessions, monthly sessions, and conferences. Yoga classes are also available.

  • Opening up space for growth in both professional and personal life, mindfulness at work is an introductory programme for teams to explore an approach to mental wellness.

    Every session has a theme covering topics such as managing stress, practising gratitude and sleep hygiene.

    Clients include WaFunda and Stellenbosch Business School.

  • An Entrepreneurial Mindset enables individuals to take risks, adapt to change, and see opportunities. Mental resilience is crucial for small business survival. It helps entrepreneurs manage financial uncertainties, operational challenges, and personal sacrifices. Mindfulness practices improve focus, reduce stress, and enhance emotional well-being and self-awareness. These skills are essential for building resilience.

    Clients include Oribi and WomHub.

  • For early-stage professionals, there’s often a focus on building a strong technical ability with less focus on defining and moulding responsible leaders. These leaders need to develop a compass for managing people, understanding their own values and aligning them with the organisations.

    This programme covers identifying your values, sharing feedback and managing teams remotely.

  • Too many corners lack a sense of belonging for those who continue to experience prejudice.

    This is offered in two ways:

    1. Create a programme for a specific group of staff, for example, promising female leaders.

    2. We are cultivating an anti-racist practice and advancing sensitivity to allyship.

Africa

Here are some of our clients over the 2023/2024 period.

Current clients

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Contact Us

Nadia Padayachi
nadia@groundedmindfulness.com

+27722801601

What clients’ are saying

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The leadership mindfulness session lead by Nadia was a seamless journey in exploring a past difficult leadership situation with a sense of calm.

Through being guided to examine different angles of the situation and accept the thoughts, and emotions that arose I was able to learn from how I dealt with it and consider how my values can be used to guide day to day interactions and reflections.

I recommend the leadership mindfulness sessions as a way to introspect and learn without the negatives of "dwelling on" or compulsively replaying difficult leadership experiences.

-Maxine Schaefer, Education researcher and Fulbright Scholar

I already had a mindfulness practice in my personal life, it had always felt separate from my working life, that is until I took a mindfulness for emerging leaders course with Nadia.

Not only is she gifted at making people feel safe, welcome, and heard but she also provides actionable steps for you to implement. These sessions were a welcome respite from demanding work weeks and, in turn, increasingly helped me find moments of flow in my work life.

Nadia is easy to connect to, open-mind and hearted, and you will never walk away from a session not feeling heard and valued!

-Amaal Salie, research consultant, ikapadata

Nadia has become an integral part of our work team through our weekly morning yoga class. She creates an environment that is inclusive and accommodating of everyone on the team to practice at their own pace, without limitations and 'levels'.

Chair yoga, rain yoga, pranayama, meditation, a vinyasa flow or in combinations: we're delighted each week. The yoga is supportive – an environment of guiding/ learning that offers enough technique that everyone may practice safely, but that isn't overdetermined. Instead of judgement, every body Nadia teaches is offered tremendous kindness, and encouraged.

-Sara De Beer, A4 Arts Foundation

Nadia provided an in-studio practice to our designers that was inclusive, approachable and informative. A practice that allowed focus by being presented in an environment that was familiar and safe.

-Mardre Meyer, Creative Director, Source IBA

After months of broken communication and misunderstandings between our office and workshop teams, we decided to take an alternative route of action, and arranged for a mindfulness session with Nadia.

The session itself was amazing, and after a round of breathwork, loosening tense muscles and sharing gratitude videos, everyone was in a light and loving mood, our whole team felt respected and better connected. We've learned from this experience that showing appreciation has the tremendous positive power to bring people together, and going forward, we will continue to share moments of gratitude amongst our team members.

Nadia was a wonderful coach, and guided us with patience and professionalism throughout the entire process. We thank Nadia for leading us into gratitude!

-Marita Walther, eBikes4Africa