Description
Experience a Radiant Connection with Nature
Held at the award-winning Wye Valley Sculpture Garden in the UK, the Summer Solstice Competency: Biophilic Abundance sits at the brightest point of the year. This immersive event supports the “Change Agent” in peak-energy-season—helping you use high energy well, stay focused and creative, and keep going without burning out.
9:30 – 13:00 In Person-In-Nature
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Terms & Conditions:
Payment: Include payment for each person attending.
Refunds: We want to be fair and upfront. If for any reason this Event cannot go ahead on the date given at the time of booking we will reschedule or refund in full. If our rescheduled date is unacceptable a 50% refund is available. A full refund is available within 14 days after the purchase date unless the purchase date is 14 days before the Event start date; otherwise refunds are not available for any reason other than those given.
Safeguarding: The contents on this course are for educational purposes in Sustainability only and not as substitute professional or otherwise healthcare advice.
Event Highlights
- Type: Professional Education for Sustainability (EfS).
- Location: Location – Wye Valley Sculpture Garden, SE Wales (2018 Sustainable Venue Award winner). We encourage shared transport. Nearest train station is Chepstow then 69 bus, ask for Tintern Old Station request stop. Onsite parking available. Toilets onsite.
- Certification Path: Integrated with, but separate from, Carbon Literacy and Wellbeing for Organisations certification.
What You Will Gain
- The Six Key Techniques: Learn and practise Permissioning, Concentration, Returning, Patience, Enjoying, and Letting Go. These are essential skills for slowing down and restoring your internal reserves, ensuring you don’t burn out during the high-pressure, high-energy peak of the summer months.
- Verified Knowledge: Gain clear insight into how nature-friendly spaces support your wellbeing using AoS Sensemaking research. This knowledge helps you make better choices when you feel “low” or are “running on empty,” shifting you away from exhaustion and toward a state of radiant abundance—the ability to sustain high-impact, climate-conscious work by staying rooted in your own “vitality peak.
- Creative Resilience: Move from running on empty to Radiant Productivity—so you can keep doing climate-conscious work for the long haul.
Why This Competency Matters
At the Summer Solstice, we don’t just learn about nature—we practise working more like nature. By matching our pace to the brightest, busiest point of the year, participants build Biophilic Abundance: a simple way to stay focused and keep quality high when demands are at their peak.
Take a Moment with the Key Techniques
Our Commitment to Transparency
- Measurable Outcomes: We utilise the Cynefin® SenseMaker® tool to track both quantitative and qualitative shifts in “Nature-Connectedness” during these specific solar peaks.
- Defined Terms: “Sustainable Being” is strictly defined as the practical Ontological Shift of a practitioner’s internal ecology; it is not a “net-zero” environmental claim.
- Full Lifecycle Awareness: We conduct a full assessment of the workshop’s environmental footprint, covering everything from digital hosting to venue sourcing.
Glossary of Terms
| Term | Category | CMA-Compliant Definition |
|---|---|---|
| Solar Hinge | Framework | The practice of using the summer solstice to transition from rapid growth to a phase of strategic evaluation. |
| Peak Vitality | Solar Cycle | The documented capacity for increased professional activity aligned with the maximum duration of daylight. |
| Biophilic Abundance | Summer Solstice | A framework for high-intensity cognitive output supported by nature-based interaction at the solar peak. |
| Expansive Productivity | Summer Solstice | The measurable increase in collaborative and external-facing tasks, verified via the Cynefin® SenseMaker® tool. |
| Ontological Shift | Theory | The transition from an atomised “self” to a”Self” deeply woven into the living web; moving from viewing nature as a backdrop to an immersion. |
