Recognise stress earlier.
Learn to notice changes in breathing, tension and attention before they shape the next response.
A team’s experience
Fiona Telford
Company offsite organiser
“The team left feeling rejuvenated and equipped with simple, practical techniques they can use in their daily work and personal lives.”
Skills for the working day
Help your people meet
pressure with greater capacity.
Deadlines, difficult conversations and constant demands can keep people switched on. These sessions create space to understand that response, and practise ways to work with it.
Respond with composure.
Practise a brief breathing reset to use before a demanding meeting, presentation or conversation.
Make room for recovery.
Build simple practices into the working day and the transition home, supporting a more deliberate shift out of work mode.
Understand it. Experience it. Use it.
The science becomes
something your
team can experience.
Rich brings together nervous system education, functional breathing and guided practice in a session that is accessible, engaging and grounded in everyday life.
A live heart rate variability demonstration helps participants observe how heart rhythm patterns can change during guided breathing. It illustrates an immediate response; lasting change requires ongoing practice.
Understand the response
Explore how stress affects the body, attention and recovery, with clear explanations that connect to your team’s working environment.
See the physiology
Observe a live demonstration and connect the experience of breathing with changes on screen.
Practise together
Try gentle, seated techniques and discuss when they could be useful. Participation is invitational and nobody needs to be singled out.
Take it into daily life
Leave with practical resources and a short practice to revisit beyond the session.
The participant experience
Engaging in the room.
Useful beyond it.
What participants valued about the learning, the practices and the experience.
“Rich was super insightful and brought data to back up his claims. The class was multi-faceted, however my favourite part was the sense of calm I experienced after the breathing exercise. You will walk away with methods to improve your health.”
EddyTeam session participant
“I was curious when we started, a bit shocked as we went on, and gratefully informed at the end. Most unique wellness session I have ever had.”
RafTeam session participant
“Never one to get sucked into the woo woo, but Rich's science-backed info is not just super interesting, it has real world impact that can be implemented immediately. 100% would recommend.”
JoshTeam session participant
Individual experiences. Outcomes vary.
Ways to work together
The right format
for your people.
From a focused team session to a longer program, the content is shaped around your group, your context and what you want people to take away.
60 to 90 minutes
Talk & guided practice
Conferences · All-hands · Team wellbeing sessions
A clear introduction to stress and recovery, a live demonstration and a practical breathing experience.
Includes guided practice and follow-up resources.
Half day
Team & leadership workshop
Leadership teams · Smaller groups
More time to explore the framework, practise different techniques and connect the learning to real workplace situations.
Individual readings available, subject to group size and scope.
One or two sessions
Offsites & retreats
Team offsites · Leadership retreats
A purposeful pause within your agenda, combining practical learning with a shared experience of slowing down.
Session timing and content tailored to your event.
6 to 12 weeks
Ongoing team program
Teams developing consistent wellbeing practices
Structured sessions, practice between meetings and agreed measures to review progress over time.
Leadership one-to-one support available alongside.
A proposal shaped around your team.
Discuss your team’s needs
Format, group size, location and follow-up support are tailored to your needs. After an initial conversation, you’ll receive a clear proposal outlining the session, inclusions and investment.
Experience, understanding & practical teaching
Academic grounding.
Personal understanding.
Rich combines a background in business leadership with a decade of teaching meditation and practical stress regulation. His own experience of burnout informs the care and understanding he brings to this work.
With Honours in Psychological Science and training in breath science, he makes the relationship between stress, breathing and wellbeing accessible. His work at Eden Health Retreat brings him into regular contact with people navigating demanding lives.
He brings that same practical, personal approach to teams, helping people understand the concepts, experience the practices and find ways to apply them.
More about RichPlanning your session
A few useful
details.
Do people need any experience?
No. Sessions are designed to be accessible. Practices are gentle and seated, with options to keep eyes open. Participants can choose their level of involvement.
How many people can attend?
Talks suit larger audiences. Workshops are best suited to smaller groups, particularly when individual readings are included. Rich will recommend a format for your numbers.
Can you deliver online?
Yes. Online sessions are available for distributed teams across Australia. The demonstration and activities are adapted to the delivery format.
What do we need to provide?
For in-person sessions: comfortable seating, a screen and time before the session to set up. Equipment and room requirements are confirmed in your proposal.
What happens after the session?
Participants receive follow-up resources with the practices and key points. Longer programs include agreed follow-up sessions and a review of progress.
Start a conversation
What would make a meaningful
difference for your team?
Share your group size, preferred dates and what you would like people to take away. Rich will recommend a suitable format and provide a clear proposal.
In person around Australia. Rich is based on the Gold Coast and travels to your team.
Online sessions also available.