The Power of Inquiry

Inquiry Based Stress Reduction (more commonly know as The Work) is a process of self-inquiry that enables you to identify and let go of the stressful thoughts and limiting beliefs that get in the way of your clear, kind and effective interactions with the world. 

Based on the insight that most of our difficulties are actually caused by our own thinking, Self-Inquiry is a method to examine the inner stories that distort your perception and lead you to faulty conclusions. By questioning the beliefs that underlie your fixed positions, you open up to new perspectives and solutions.
If you wish to know more about how I use The Work, I suggest you look at the case study about my leadership development seminars at Rigshospitalet or check out my book and podcasts on The Work.

Benefits

It's very difficult to explain the benefits of using The Work without sounding like a lunatic, simply because it's so hard to believe that such a simple tool can have such an enormous effect.

Nonetheless, by learning how to examine and let go of all the stressful thoughts that hold you back and get in your way, you can achieve astonishing results. And once you have learned how to do Inquiry, it becomes a tool you can take with you anywhere, and always trust to bring you home.
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Formats

I work in a dynamic, engaged and humorous way involving participants through exercises, demonstrations and dialogue.  

Below, I have categorized my work into the three formats I most commonly use. ​​I am completely flexible, however, and I can easily adapt to situations that require different solutions.
Lectures / Keynotes
Duration: 1–2½ hours
Participants: no limit
Format: lecture interspersed with short group exercises, dialogues and debates.
Workshops
Duration: 3–7 hours
Participants: 5–40
Format: dialogue-based teaching, exercises and training with feedback.
​Courses and seminars
Duration: several days
Participants: 5–25
Format: dialogue-based teaching, exercises, training with feedback, individual immersion and coaching.

The Work in Leadership

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Learn about how I used The Work in this article on leadership development at  the largest hospital in Denmark.  
"You are completely 'bought' – by a group of hardcore engineers who are more accustomed to facts and figures than to Kierkegaard!"
Head of Strategy
​Haldor Topsoe
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