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UNFOLDINGTHE SECRET OFPEAKPERFORMANCE

www.owltraining.co.uk

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Have you ever watched someone that has a special charisma, something that attracts everyone’s attention? Difficult to explain

but it is something that we all can relate to. The special something has been given many different names: presence,

charm... But why do some people have more presence than others?

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WHAT IS IT?

Owl Training is a method that will help you to identify, experience and implement a state of flow and mindfulness that can be easily incorporated into your daily life.The innovation of this practice lies in the use of scientific guidelines applied to everyday gestures, simplifying the exercises and making this practice accessible to everyone.Owl Training provides you with new tools to, not only perform at your best, but to initiate a more mindful journey towards greater job performance and stronger presence of mind, resulting in less emotional exhaustion and a better work-life balance.

COMMITMENTless judgement +full commitment=your full potentialis released

OWNERSHIPyou arethe owner ofyour actions

PLAYFULNESSgamesare veryserious things

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HOW IS OWL TRAININGIMPLEMENTED?

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Having coached legendary artists such asSir Paul McCartney and Carlos Acosta, Owl Training has gathered the tools that these and many other cele-brated artists need in order to give their very best per-formance every time.Throughout eight years of both, theoretical research and professional practice at the highest level of the creative industry, we have made available to everyone sophisticated concepts such as Flow (Csikszentmi-halyi1), Mindful awareness (Varela2) and Genetic Struc-turalism (d’Aquili3).

1 Csikszentmihalyi, M., & Csikzszentmihalyi, I. S. (Eds.). (1988). Optimal Experience. Psychological Studies of Flow in Consciousness (1998 ed.). Cambridge University press.2 Varela, F., Thompson, E., & Rosch, E. (1993). The Embodied Mind. Massachusetts Institute of Technology.3 d´Aquili, E., & Rause, V. (2001). Why God won´t go Away: Brain Science and the Biology of Belief. Ballantine books.

By capturing the spontaneity, the immense concentration of being in the moment and competitiveness of sports, the participant is led into a unique performative state of mindful awareness, exercising what is at the core of performing: his/her own state of mind.

“THIS WORK IS PROFOUND AND PROFOUNDLYPLAYFUL. SO INSPIRING”

“GAME CHANGER”

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WHY IS THIS PROGRAM ESSENTIAL?

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Through tailor-made experiences Owl Training helps you to develop the specific neuropath-ways associated with awareness, focus and peak performance.Researchers have continuously struggled to isolate and identify that special quality that enables certain individuals to stand out in their work and in their interactions with friends and family. Our unique blend of areas of study dedicated to defining human states of conciousness, such as cognitive sciencies and phenomenolo-gy, allows us to come closer to understanding this elusive area of performance presence.

Owl Training also provides tools to manage anxiety and prevents stress disorders: burn out, depression, etc…

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MENTAL HEALTH. FACTS

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Anxiety, stress and depressions will be by 2020 the first cause of sickness.

2 Up to 10% of people in England will experience depression in their lifetime.

3 In the UK, the estimated costs of mental health problems are £70-100 billion each year

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There are strong links between physical and mental health problems. Research has found that:

Brief periods of dedicated practice can lead to objectively measured higher cognitive skills such as improved reactiontimes, comprehension scores, working memory functioning, decision making and generation of creative strategies.

Several reports from ESADE and Randstad have found that for each dollar invested by employers to manage stress, it has a return of 10 dollars.

30%30% of people with a long-term physical health problemalso have a mental health problem.

46%46% of people with a mental health problemalso had a long-term physical health problem.

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WHAT DO YOU NEED BEFORE THE TRAINING SESSION?

WHAT WILL HAPPEN ON THE DAY

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The success of OWL training relies on you and your commitment to it. You are central to your own experience and personal growth. This is your body, your mind, your training.

ENTERING PERFORMANCE Mind/Brain Warm up. Gentle physical tune up. Demystification of the act of performing: embodying presence

DURING PERFORMANCE Games are a serious thing: throwing and catching bottles Problem solving in real time: it gets complicated The Jackie Chan effect. Switching on and off

EXITING PERFORMANCE Self assessment Transference to daily life: case study Last exercise: the secret of peak performance Questions and follow up planning.

ARRIVAL, WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION

SEE VIDEO

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ENTERING PERFORMANCE Mind/Brain Warm up. Gentle physical tune up. Demystification of the act of performing: embodying presence

DURING PERFORMANCE Games are a serious thing: throwing and catching bottles Problem solving in real time: it gets complicated The Jackie Chan effect. Switching on and off

EXITING PERFORMANCE Self assessment Transference to daily life: case study Last exercise: the secret of peak performance Questions and follow up planning.

OUR CLIENTS:

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We design unique practices adapted to the participant unique needs in order to help their brain achieving the concrete state of mind in which maximize concentration and potential.

Our most valuable feedback is that 90% of the institutions where Owl Training has been present, ask us to be back andcontinue the training.

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FERNANDO BALSERA

Fernando Balsera is the co-founder and strategic development manager of OWL Train-ing. Originally from Spain, he studied Environ-mental Sciences at Universidad Autonoma and Contemporary Dance at the Royal Conservato-ry of Madrid before continuing to train at London Contemporary Dance School, where he graduated with a PG Diploma in 2009. As a professional dancer, he has worked with many companies throughout Europe including Gabriella Maiorino (NL), Lilach Livne (NL), Toula Limnaios (DE), Shangchi Sun (DE), Tanzcom-pany des GHT Görlitz- Zittau / Wee Dance Company (DE), Deja Donne (IT), Neon Dance (UK), and Hagit Yakira (UK). He worked as Assistant Director for Constanza Macras/ Dorkypark (DE) in 2012 and has created works for Tanzcompany des GHT Görlitz- Zittau / Wee Dance Company (DE), Tanz Art and Zukunftvision festival. Fernardo has worked as an OWL trainer since 2014, incorporating its mindfulness methodlo-gies into his practice as a performer, dance

teacher and choreographer. He has provided OWL training for companies such as Tanzcompany des GHT Görlitz- Zittau / Wee Dance Company (DE), Leshan Culture and Arts Co in Chengdu China.In July 2015 he graduated with an MBA from EUDE Business School- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos.

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CEO OWL ART AND EDUCATION SERVICESJORGE CRECIS

Jorge Crecis is a dancer, choreographer, direc-tor and teacher. He studied Sport Sciences and contemporary dance at the Royal Conservatory of Madrid and as a professional dancer, worked with many high profile companies throughout Europe, including Compagnie Thor (BE) and CandoCo (UK).Between 2008 and 2012 he worked as a full-time lecturer at London Contemporary Dance School, and became a guest teacher at institutions such as Beijing Dance Academy (China), Conservatorio Superior de Madrid (Spain) and Roger Williams University (USA). Jorge also regularly leads classes for professional dancers and for companies such as Akram Khan Company, DV8, Punchdrunk, and Rambert. Over the last five years Jorge has been com-missioned as a choreographer by professional companies based in the UK, Europe, Russia, and China.

Additionally, Jorge initiated the creation of min tala, a Pan-Arab dance project that uses contemporary dance art as a peacekeeping, personal and professional development tool, acting as co-artistic director and co-choreo-grapher of their newest production If the Sun, set to premiere spring 2017. He has been named a Visiting Fellow at the University of Derby. He is currently a PhD candidate at Goldsmiths University of London, focusing on methodolo-gies for training and replicating higher states of consciousness for dancers in performance. Jorge has applied this research to coach music and film personalities and it forms the basis of OWL Training Methodology.

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Skype: Owl TrainingPhone: 0044 7983529744

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