Burnout to Balance - Proven Techniques to Pause, Recover & Return!

This course is free for NZ citizens and residents.  Please enrol online and bring photo ID when attending the workshop.

If you are not a NZ citizen or resident, a fee of $120 applies and you must phone the office on 04 385 8919 to register.

In today’s high-pressure world, burnout is often worn as a badge of honour—until the physical and mental toll becomes impossible to ignore. True recovery requires more than just "taking a break"; it requires resetting the nervous system from the inside out.

Led by Simon, a former high-stakes litigation lawyer who successfully navigated his own severe burnout, this workshop bridges the gap between understanding stress and actively healing from it. This practical, evidence-based workshop is designed to take you on a journey from chronic depletion to sustainable balance. You will explore what burnout actually is, identify your personal triggers, and master powerful physiological techniques to pause the stress response, recover your vitality, and return to life and work with renewed resilience.

What We Will Cover

Part 1: Understanding the Burnout Cycle (The Setup)

Before we can fix the problem, we must understand it. We begin by unpacking the foundations of chronic stress to help you map your own journey.

• What is Burnout? Defining the psychological and physical parameters of exhaustion.
• The Root Causes: Identifying the systemic, professional, and personal drivers of chronic stress.
• The Nervous System Hijack: How prolonged pressure traps the body in a constant "fight-or-flight" state, impacting sleep, digestion, and cognitive function.

Part 2: The Science of Physiological Recovery (The Solution)

While mindset matters, burnout lives in the body. We will introduce the fastest, most effective tool for resetting a hijacked nervous system: Functional Breathing Training.

• The Three Dimensions of Health: How biochemical, biomechanical, and psychophysiological breathing patterns dictate your stress levels.
• Measuring Your Stress Tolerance: Learn how to assess your current breathing efficiency and physiological stress baseline.
• Immediate Relief vs. Long-Term Resilience: Practices that offer instant calm during acute anxiety, paired with lifelong training to rebuild your nervous system.

What You Will Walk Away With

By the end of this one-day workshop, you will:

• Recognise the Warning Signs: Deeply understand your own burnout triggers and early warning indicators.
• Interrupt the Stress Response: Master proven, discreet techniques to pause the "fight-or-flight" response in real-time.
• Improve Everyday Well-being: Know how to optimise your breathing patterns to combat poor sleep, fatigue, and brain fog.
• A Personalised Recovery Plan: Walk away with a practical toolkit to integrate self-regulation and physical recovery into a busy professional life.

What to Bring: Please bring a notepad and pen to track your personal pacing metrics, record your breathing patterns, and map out your recovery strategy.

Participant Self-Management & Safety

This workshop is designed for adult learners. It is a supportive, respectful space where you are encouraged to engage at your own comfort level and self-manage your energy throughout the day (including taking breaks to decompress as needed).

Please note: The advanced physiological recovery techniques practiced in this workshop are highly effective for nervous system regulation. No prior experience with breathwork or yoga is required.

Note:  Courses need a minimum number to go ahead so if we don't have enough enrolments a few days before the start date, we have to cancel. We'll let you know by email so please check yours regularly. If you need to cancel your registration, here are our terms and conditions: "What You Need to Know".