Embody Your Super-Powers

Be mindful: You’ve got all 24 VIA character strengths

The Program Details

The Shine Program creates the space to experience character strengths and mindfulness together.

Shine consists of 8 themed workshops taking place in a relaxed on-line setting.

With a range of hands-on activities, participants engage, practice, and co-create their learning experience.

 

Grounded in science and research

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Strengths-building

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Appreciative

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Empowering

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Uplifting

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Informal & relaxed setting

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Grounded in science and research 〰️ Strengths-building 〰️ Appreciative 〰️ Empowering 〰️ Uplifting 〰️ Informal & relaxed setting 〰️

The 8 Program Themes

  • Discovering: Workshops 1 & 2

    The initial workshops serve the purpose of getting acquainted with the fellow participants and setting solid foundations for the program.

    #1 Mindfulness & Autopilot. We begin the Shine Program by familiarizing ourselves with the mindfulness basics that we will be using throughout the program.

    #2 Your Signature Strengths. In the second workshop, we discover the inventory of 24 character strengths knows as the VIA Classification and pay particular attention to our signature strengths.

 

  • Exploring: Workshops 4-6

    The sessions at the heart of the program serve the purpose of allowing participants to experience the synergy of bringing character strengths to mindfulness and vice versa.

    #3 Obstacles are Opportunities. We experience how the challenges we face are opportunities to draw upon our character strengths.

    #4 Mindfulness in Daily Life. We notice the moments in our day-to-day life and work when we could call up our character strengths.

    #5 Valuing your Relationships. We direct our attention toward our relationships with ourselves and others and the positive impact our character strengths and mindfulness can have on this key aspect of our lives.

    #6 The Golden Mean (Balance). We experiment with bringing balance to our character strengths - not too little, not too much.

 

  • Sustaining: Workshops 7-8

    The last sessions serve the purpose of making the practices sustainable across all aspects of our lives (i.e., at home, at work, and with our family and friends).

    #7 Authenticity & Goodness. We bring our attention to ways to continue the practices beyond the program to the benefit of ourselves and others.

    #8 Engagement with Life. We take stock of the prior workshops and explore how these experiences and learnings allow us to engage more deeply in everyday life and work.

 

Discovering

Sessions 1 & 2 serve the purpose of raising awareness on Character Strengths & Mindfulness

 
 

#1 Mindfulness & Autopilot (Sept 26th)

#2 Your Signature Strengths (Oct 3rd)

Exploring

Sessions 3-6 serve the purpose of experimenting with character strengths and mindfulness synergies (“strong mindfulness” and “mindful strengths use”)

 
 

#3 Obstacles are Opportunities (Oct 10th)

#4 Mindfulness in Daily Life (Oct 17th)

#5 Valuing your Relationships (Oct 24th)

#6 The Golden Mean - Balance (Oct 31st)

Sustaining

Sessions 7 & 8 serve the goal of sustaining practices long-term in all aspects of our life (at home, at work, and with our family and friends)

 
 

#7 Authenticity & Goodness (Nov 7th)

#8 Engagement with Life (Nov 14th)

  • Mindfulness & Autopilot

    September 26th

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  • Your Signature Strengths

    October 3rd

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  • Obstacles Are Opportunities

    October 10th

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  • Mindfulness in Daily Life

    October 17th

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  • Valuing Your Relationships

    October 24th

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  • The Golden Mean (Balance)

    October 31st

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  • Authenticity & Goodness

    November 7h

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  • Engagement with Life

    November 14th

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 Top Participant Outcomes

Participants around the globe consistently report a range of positive outcomes from participating in Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice (MBSP) programs such as the Shine Program.

Positive Outcomes

According to feedback from participants of Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice programs lead by VIA and other practitioners in 50+ countries, participants overwhelmingly report positive outcomes.

By far the #1 positive outcome is improved relationships. This specific outcome is unique to MBSP programs - i.e., it does not appear as an outcome of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programs.

Since relationships constitute such an important part of our personal and professional life, who wouldn’t welcome the chance to improve their relationships?

 Is the Shine Program a good fit for you?

The Shine Program generally attracts people interested in developing their character strengths and / or mindfulness skills. There is no prior experience required to fully benefit from the program.

Shine might be a particularly good fit for your aspirations if you identify with 1 or more of the profiles below.

  • Coaches Seeking Ongoing Learning & Skills Enhancement

    May want to finetune their coach posture and competencies, earn training hours to apply for continuing education credits, and acquire character strengths and mindfulness knowledge and practices that can be used with their clients.

  • Personal Development Enthusiasts Seeking Growth Opportunities

    May find enhancing their self-awareness and discovering their strengths of character as enriching additions to their personal development plan.

  • Achievement-Oriented Professionals Seeking Balance

    May strive to improve their personal wellbeing or reduce stress, achieve a better work-life balance, enhance workplace relationships, and boost individual performance.

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Why this work? Personal story.

Essential Program Information

  • The co-created space is intentionally relaxed and experiential with a balanced mix of opportunities for reflection and interaction.

  • Workshops conveniently take place via the live video-conferencing platform Zoom, allowing participants to comfortably connect and join as and wherever they are.

  • Discussions (peer-to-peer and all together), exercises, short mindful practices, a mini-360°, journaling, experience sharing, light reading, and more activities are proposed during and between workshops.

  • Participants complete the free VIA Survey on the VIA website and bring their report to each workshop.

  • Inidividual Clients:

    The early bird fee is 400 CHF / USD per participant until August 1, 2022. Full price fee amounts to 500 CHF / USD per participant.

    Corporate Clients:

    The early bird fee is 500 CHF / USD per participant until August 1, 2022. Full price fee amounts to 600 CHF / USD per participant.

  • Participants will earn a certificate of completion based on the number of program hours completed.

    Coaches:

    Shine is an opportunity for coaches to earn up to 16 hours of training that they may use to request resource development CCEUs with the International Coaching Federation.

 Recommended Readings

  • Mindfulness & Character Strengths - A Practical Guide to Flourishing by Ryan M. Niemiec

  • Letting Everything Become Your Teacher by Jon Kabat-Zinn

  • The Power of Character Strengths by Ryan M. Niemiec & Robert E. McGrath

The Shine Program serves as a catalyst to bring more of your best self to daily life and work - for the benefit of yourself and those around you.

Are you ready to shine?

Enroll to receive the Shine registration form and details straight to your inbox.

We look forward to welcoming you to the Shine Program!