Wellbeing at school
Are you feeling stressed, unmotivated, exhausted?
Are you experiencing anxiety, finding yourself stuck in your head worried, and overthinking?
Are you lacking self-belief and confidence in yourself?
Are you experiencing emotional conflict within your relationships?
Onstage and Online.
Stress is a mindset; it can be paralysing.
We can feel disconnected, unhappy, and unwell.
Discover tools to destress and reset.
Learn the power of flexibility and the art of bending like bamboo.
Available in-person and online.
The Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Program
is customisable for schools around Australia.
Bend Like Bamboo at school.
Stress is a mindset; it can be paralysing.
We can feel disconnected, unhappy, and unwell.
Discover tools to destress and reset, the power of flexibility, and the art of bending like bamboo.
Available in-person and online, The Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Program is customisable for schools around Australia.
This program is designed to educate and inspire, giving kids the best environment to adapt and perform.
Book Amanda for a one-off keynote, an interactive workshop, in person or on zoom.
Or experience the 6-step Bend Like Bamboo program over 6 months, a fully integrated approach designed to educate and inspire kids to create the best environment to adapt and perform.
This includes monthly zoom or in-person sessions at school, and an online program kids can enjoy at home for ongoing support.
Explore the 6 workshops in the 6-step program below.
Why Bend Like Bamboo?
Nearly 20 years ago, life was very different for me when I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, and 5 years later I was paralysed in a wheelchair.
I had to learn how to rebuild my mind, body, and life. This led me on a path to study and research western & eastern philosophies of how to promote growth and repair pathways, to healing. Taking a whole-istic approach to the mind, body, and its connection, I learned that a flexible mindset is the best environment to reduce stress and restore well-being.
As a practitioner and patient, I know firsthand how stressful and overwhelming it can be when we feel rigid & stressed. It impacts our ability to be at our best at work, at home and, within our relationships. It can be very difficult to navigate solutions when you are feeling tired, and unwell.
On my journey of recovery, I discovered that a flexible mindset impacts everything that matters: our body’s ability to repair, how happy and resilient we are, and how connected we feel. The lessons I learned in repairing my health, also helped me to perform in a fast-paced environment as a CEO. With a flexible mindset, we can reset & destress. With an elevated mindset, we can reimagine what can be possible in our minds, bodies, and lives.
Resilience at school.
As a Kinesiologist, resilience trainer, and keynote speaker, Amanda works with kids at school, helping them to destress and boost flexibility.
How does she do this?
Amanda teaches kids how to Bend Like Bamboo.
Amanda believes that flexibility builds resilience in kids, and building resilience improves our health and outcomes. Available in-person and online, The Bend Like Bamboo resilience program is customisable for schools around Australia and globally.
This 6-step program is designed to educate and inspire, giving kids the best environment to adapt and perform.
Amanda can be booked as a live virtual presenter via a virtual studio, or in person.
The Bend Like Bamboo at-school program looks at:
Achieving goals, reducing stress, self-belief, and a resilience formula.
How to navigate change, switching the fight or flight response into growth and repair, so you can feel more positive and creative.
A movement program designed to reduce stress, promoting a happy mind and fitness.
Nourish yourself on a cellular level, and cooking tips will inspire you to prepare a variety of healthy meals that maximise repair.
Tools to reconnect back to yourself, and within your relationships, so you can enjoy a life of purpose and fulfillment.
Rewire the brain to be positive and solution-focused.
Corporate Retreats.
Who is this Retreat for?
1-4 day retreats at Red Hill, Mornington Peninsula with partner venues, enquire directly amanda@bendlikebamboo.com
What is involved?
Consider a beautiful luxurious winery in Red Hill Victoria for your next conference or event. All you have to worry about is your work agenda, we’ll take care of the rest. We have partnered up with stunning accommodations, and delicious menus onsite. Bend Like Bamboo will host morning wellness sessions that will inspire and motivate your team for a day of productivity, relaxation and fun.
Benefits & outcomes:
- Feel inspired and motived
- Destress and reset with mindset tools that are actionable
- Learn how to manage stress and get out of your comfort zone
- Give your team an environment to connect and thrive
Mental health.
In 2020, one-third of Australian young people (34%) report high or very high levels of psychological distress. Surveys found that the number of young people reporting poor mental health or well-being because of study stress has doubled from 25 percent in previous years to 56 percent this year
Anxiety at school.
On average teens are spending one-third of their study time feeling stressed, anxious, or stuck. 38% of those aged 15-17 said they were experiencing high or very high rates of psychological distress
Stress related health.
Approximately 35 percent of American children experience stress-related health problems. According to many psychologists, pediatricians, and health care providers, experiencing stress in children plays a major role in increasing physical, mental and social problems
Emotional wellbeing.
Students experience less disciplinary incidents, can concentrate better on academics, and develop stronger communication skills, when schools foster emotional well-being
Academic performance.
When schools foster emotional well-being, this can lead to greater academic performance and lifelong health
Better decisions.
Wellbeing is linked to improved academic achievement, enhanced mental health and responsible life choices
The Bend Like Bamboo Resilience Program.
Amanda’s story & resilience formula.
Inspirational keynote or interactive workshop
The power of self-belief and resilience
The art of bending like bamboo
Transforming obstacles into opportunities
Amanda’s resilience formula
3. Happy Food.
Nourish your body on a cellular level
How to promote repair and performance with food
Master 625 recipes
When you eat better you will feel better
2. Happy Mind.
Flexibility in our mindset impacts everything that matters
Our brain’s ability to adapt and rewire
How we perform in times of setbacks
Navigating change effectively
Lead and perform through adversity
5. Connection.
Give yourself the best environment to adapt and perform
Wash and empty the mind with meditation
Reconnect back to yourself and within your personal and professional relationships
3. Happy Body.
Nourish the mind-body connection with movement
Promote better posture, fitness, and detoxification
Move the body and let go of negative emotions
Manage stress with functional stretches and exercises
6. Journaling & Gratitude.
Set up your day with intention and gratitude
Rewire the mind to be positive and solution-focused
Become aware of your blind spots
