Our story - why this project?

Science of Safety is a strategic development project of three forward-looking organisations, each active and experienced in adult education. It will run for 14 months, include 40-50 participants and reach about 500 more, via dissemination. Its core material is Polyvagal theory and the science of connection, its main toolset is conscious movement, completed with other body-based modalities and understandings of modern psychology.

SoS aims to develop skills and competences of educators by giving them personalised tools for resilience, connection and cooperation as well as an efficient model and theoretical background for creating safe learning environments online and offline.

As a partnership we expect to develop new course material, extend our European network and visibility, gain experience in blended formats and share best practices.

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What do we do? - project activities

We set ourselves 4 specific goals:



1. to introduce the latest innovations in neuroscience into the approach of adult educators - so they can become more efficient and successful, especially in the field of online education


2. to prevent burnout and professional fatigue among educators and to give them the tools necessary to be more successful in the labour market


3. to lay the foundation for later joint international trainings, which may lead to the establishment of a forward-looking education centre


4. to make the next step in building a strong European network for the sake of quality improvement

COURSE-01 The Phoenix

Intensive training in blended format for better connection, resourcing and preventing burn-out. The whole series comprise of

- one 6 days long residential intensive course

- 2 online gatherings

- 6 buddy meetings

- a self-paced online learning series available over 7 months

We offer ground and opportunity to increase your awareness of your strengths and weaknesses, to build good boundaries in your personal and professional life. You will come away from the process able to identify stressors and triggers and use personalized tools and activities to deal with them. You’ll find back your willingness to meet new situations or new relationships even when they are challenging. You’ll learn to be supported and have resources to be supportive when it's possible.



COURSE-02 The ground work, basics of embodiment

This is a blended training where the form itself serves very much as a model, but also as an integration tool. As a participant, you’ll come away from this course with an in-depth knowledge of the fundamental principles of Polyvagal Theory, a personalised map for one's Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) and its states, and of course, a list of techniques and tools to self-regulate and co-regulate in various situations and condition. You will be able to use bodyoriented ways (dance, breathing, focus and touch) to fluidly navigate from one state to the other, you’ll have an increased awareness of the pathways of the Social Engagement System and an easy access to them

As a result, you’ll find renewed professional engagement, curiosity and eagerness to cooperate, break new grounds and apply your creative ideas and energies.

Who are the partners?

Shinbukan Association - Hungary

Shinbukan Association (SBK) was founded in 2005. At the start it functioned solely as a place to teach Japanese swordsmanship (Jodo and Iaido) with about 30 students a year. In 2011 we started to integrate other modalities into our work, all in line with the initial focus of the classical budo teaching: consciousness and self-development. What had begun as an experiment to more adequately meet the needs of our learners became a new path with 2 branches within the association: outdoor / nature-based education programmes and conscious dance. Nowadays Shinbukan Association works as a learning-training centre for adults. We offer regular drop-in classes, longer residential workshops and organise high level international workshops with guest-teachers while actively contributing to the national development of our 3 respective fields: Jodo-Iaido, Nature based education and Conscious Dance (also called movement meditation).

Embodiment Ltd. - Ireland

The conception and main activities of our institution existed long before starting the actual company Embodiment Movement Medicine Ltd. As free-lance therapists and trainers we've been working for the past 15 years to expand the general understanding of the mind/body system. As a small-scale training centre, we offer drop-in classes, online courses and in-depth training activities to a very wide public in Ireland and throughout Europe. Our main areas of expertise being Stress Management, Resilience and Compassionate Communication, our programmes aim to equip our learners with practical skills and tools to manage their nervous system and social network system. Big part of our work is grounded in the latest findings in neuroscience, especially in Stephen Porges's Polyvagal Theory and the practical tools for self-regulation developed by Deb Dana. We bring all these experiences and tools into this partnership along with the knowledge and skill set of our trainers in body mind centering principles, Internal Family Systems principles, somatic practices, interoception development and voice work.

Weapon of Choice

The Weapon of Choice formation was created in 2016, but we started laying its foundations with the core team 17 years ago, when our shared interest turned toward decision-making mechanisms and we started to work more and more intensively with organizations needing structural innovation or a significant boost in cooperation skills. Since 2016 we work with individuals and organizations offering coaching, structural development training and self-development training in the field of personal creativity and power. In all our work we lean on economic psychology, Flow theory, the understandings of Gestalt psychology and the cognitive schema approach, but mainly and mostly on Creative Coaching™. Creative Coaching sees personal talents and skills less as the results of some random evolution, and more as potential. A potential naturally hidden behind self-limitations and their emotional consequences. Since 2019 we offer regular weekend courses and week-long residential trainings to the general public in the field of relational life (how to build healthy, sexually and emotionally fulfilling relationships). Furthermore, we have strong ties within the trainer/coach community and we are engaged in bringing world famous speakers and presenters to Hungary in the field of body-oriented trauma therapy. We bring into this partnership our expertise in coaching, team coaching and personal development, specifically in the field of love-relationships.

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About the funding

The Science of Safety project is co-funded by the European Union. We have been awarded financial support for professional and organisational development, networking, development and sharing of good practices under the Erasmus+ Programme's Small Scale Partnerships


(2022-2-HU01-KA210-ADU-000098600)


Why are we telling you all this?


Firstly, because we are very happy about it, and secondly because the opportunities of the Erasmus+ Programme are open to you. Click on the logo to enter this great space of support and possibility!

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Disclaimer


Funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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6-1 WORKBOOK resilience
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6-2 WORKBOOK polyvagal wisdom
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6-3 WORKBOOK Dj online
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