EXHALE
One hour where nobody needs anything from you.
A 60-minute facilitated experience created especially for people who spend much of their lives being the person others depend on.
Guided reflection.
Quiet.
Optional conversation.
Nothing to prepare.
Nothing to perform.
Nothing you need to figure out.
You’ve probably been holding more than most people realize.
Keeping things moving.
Remembering what needs to happen.
Anticipating what other people need.
Being the one people call.
Handling what needs to be handled.
And even when you're tired, there is usually something—or someone—that still needs you.
After a while, it can become difficult to hear yourself inside all of that.
Not because something is wrong.
Because there hasn't been much room.
Exhale was created to make some.
WHAT EXHALE IS
Exhale is a live, 60-minute facilitated experience designed to give people something increasingly difficult to find:
Time in which nothing is being asked of them.
You don't come to Exhale to learn how to become better at managing everything.
You don't need to solve a problem.
And you don't need to arrive knowing what you want or need.
Through guided reflection, quiet, and optional conversation, Exhale creates room to notice what is actually present.
You may notice something you've been moving past.
You may hear something you've been too busy to hear.
Or you may simply experience what it feels like to stop carrying the room for an hour.
There is no right outcome.
The experience itself is the invitation.
Exhale is grounded in a simple way of meeting experience:
NOTICE • LISTEN • CHOOSE • PARTICIPATE
Not a formula to follow.
Not a four-step path.
A way of meeting what’s here.
WHAT HAPPENS INSIDE
Exhale isn't a workshop where you sit and take notes.
It's an experience you participate in.
During our hour together, I guide the room through a series of reflections and pauses designed to help the pace come down enough for people to notice their own experience.
There is room for quiet.
There is room to write.
There may be opportunities for conversation.
Sharing is always optional.
Nobody is called on.
Nobody has to explain themselves.
Nobody has to produce an insight before the hour is over.
Sometimes something important becomes clear.
Sometimes a question emerges.
Sometimes people simply leave feeling like they've had an hour in which they weren't responsible for anybody else.
All of those are valid experiences of Exhale.
WHO THIS IS FOR
Exhale was created especially for the person everybody depends on.
The one who remembers.
Organizes.
Anticipates.
Handles.
Helps.
Keeps things moving.
That may include caregivers and parents, educators, helping professionals, healthcare workers, leaders, support staff, or people moving through seasons of sustained responsibility.
Different lives.
Different circumstances.
But a familiar experience:
Other people need things from you a lot.
Exhale gives you one hour in which they don't.
BRING EXHALE TO YOUR COMMUNITY
Exhale is currently offered as a facilitated experience for organizations, communities, and groups.
If you're interested in bringing Exhale to the people you serve, support, or work alongside, I'd love to hear from you.
Looking for something beyond Exhale?
Exhale is offered as an in-person experience brought directly to your community, organization, or group.