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Membership(s)
Mindfulness Association
International Positive Psychology Association
Edinburgh Businesswomen's Club
Education
MSc Mindfulness
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Accredited Coach
Accredited Trainer
NLP Practitioner
Certificate in Counselling
Certificate in Hypnotherapy
Karen Barr
Following many years at a senior level in the ICT sector working for global organisations, Karen, through her passion for personal growth and organisational transformation, changed career to become a certified trainer and executive coach. Karen’s main areas of training are Stress Management and Mindfulness.
Karen has worked with a variety of organisations, in both the public and private sectors and has experienced first-hand how personal development training can change the culture of an organisation by promoting wellbeing in individuals, allowing them to reduce stress, increase resilience, improve focus and develop stronger interpersonal relationships.
Karen also delivers courses in Leadership, Presentation Skills, Negotiation Skills, Assertiveness Training, Selling Skills and Business Processes. She is an Associate Lecturer at Napier University, an NXD of Advocard, an Edinburgh charity that provides advocacy services for people with mental ill health, and is current Members Secretary of the Edinburgh Businesswomen’s Club.
In Equilibrium courses with Karen
- Developing Personal Resilience Training
- Developing Resilience Training for Managers
- Building Resilient Teams
- Stress Management Techniques
- Practical Approaches to Handling Pressure
- Stress Management Training for Managers
- Introduction to Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Training for Performance and Wellbeing
- Mental Health Awareness Training for Managers
- Mental Health Awareness Training
- The Mindfulness Training Programme
- Handling Difficult Behaviours
- Assertive Communication at Work
What people say about In Equilibrium courses
Brilliant Trainer. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and have been speaking about it since we came back to work! We each got so much from the course and it affected us all differently. It was a total success.
The training course content was very good, very interactive and a great introduction to Mindfulness.
Karen Barr was fantastic, you can see that she enjoys what she does and is very knowledgeable in her field. Karen made the day enjoyable, made everyone participate, comfortably.
Karen Barr
Education
MSc Mindfulness
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Accredited Coach
Accredited Trainer
NLP Practitioner
Certificate in Counselling
Certificate in Hypnotherapy
Karen Barr
Following many years at a senior level in the ICT sector working for global organisations, Karen, through her passion for personal growth and organisational transformation, changed career to become a certified trainer and executive coach. Karen’s main areas of training are Stress Management and Mindfulness.
Karen has worked with a variety of organisations, in both the public and private sectors and has experienced first-hand how personal development training can change the culture of an organisation by promoting wellbeing in individuals, allowing them to reduce stress, increase resilience, improve focus and develop stronger interpersonal relationships.
Karen also delivers courses in Leadership, Presentation Skills, Negotiation Skills, Assertiveness Training, Selling Skills and Business Processes. She is an Associate Lecturer at Napier University, an NXD of Advocard, an Edinburgh charity that provides advocacy services for people with mental ill health, and is current Members Secretary of the Edinburgh Businesswomen’s Club.
Education
MSc Mindfulness
BSc (Hons) Psychology
Accredited Coach
Accredited Trainer
NLP Practitioner
Certificate in Counselling
Certificate in Hypnotherapy
Membership(s)
Mindfulness Association
International Positive Psychology Association
Edinburgh Businesswomen's Club
More about the courses with Karen
Developing Personal Resilience Training
Learners are introduced to skills which will increase their confidence when facing the pressures and difficulties of today’s challenging workplace. A highly interactive course which includes a variety of tools and exercises.
Read MoreDeveloping Resilience Training for Managers
A course which helps those with management responsibility to both improve their own personal resilience as well as learn how they can support the resilience of those they manage through a variety of exercises and facilitated discussions.
Read MoreBuilding Resilient Teams
Training for a whole team to come together and learn what is needed, in a relaxed and informal environment, to collectively build their resilience. Each member will leave understanding the role they play in crafting a supportive, unified and high performing team.
Read MoreStress Management Techniques
A half-day course which enables participants to understand the meaning of stress and how to differentiate it from pressure. Delegates take away a toolkit of stress management techniques and exercises to help them practice those which work best for them.
Read MorePractical Approaches to Handling Pressure
On this engaging course delegates will learn to recognise the signs and sources of stress; assess their wellbeing and work-life balance; understand the importance of individual factors such as perception; and discover how to apply relevant coping strategies. Exercises are included which delegates will benefit from re-visiting after the course.
Read MoreStress Management Training for Managers
A practical and interactive course which looks at the signs of stress and its risk implications. By the end of the course, participants will be able to discuss individual team members’ stress triggers with them and agree specific strategies which can then be reviewed at a later date.
Read MoreIntroduction to Mindfulness
This 90-minute course is for those who find juggling multiple daily demands can leave them feeling a bit frazzled. The session equips participants with powerful tools that enable them to de-activate stress and respond to pressure in a calm and positive fashion.
Read MoreMindfulness Training for Performance and Wellbeing
An introduction to the practice of mindfulness which is widely recognised as a way to improve performance and well-being. Delegates learn core mindfulness practices and how they can develop a more mindful approach to life and work.
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Training for Managers
Mental Health Awareness Training for Managers This course provides an opportunity for managers to learn more about mental wellbeing and how they can support the…
Read MoreMental Health Awareness Training
Mental Health Awareness Training This course increases awareness of mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. Delegates will learn how to spot the signs that…
Read MoreThe Mindfulness Training Programme
A programme that enables participants to develop a core, sustainable mindfulness practice. It is suitable for anyone in an organisation who wishes to enhance their personal effectiveness and general sense of wellbeing, helping them respond to life’s pressures in a calmer way. The 16-hour programme can be delivered flexibly.
Read MoreHandling Difficult Behaviours
Handling Difficult Behaviours This training equips participants with the skills to learn to handle difficult behaviours positively and effectively. On-site delivery Virtual delivery Content can…
Read MoreIn Equilibrium courses with Karen
- Developing Personal Resilience Training
- Developing Resilience Training for Managers
- Building Resilient Teams
- Stress Management Techniques
- Practical Approaches to Handling Pressure
- Stress Management Training for Managers
- Introduction to Mindfulness
- Mindfulness Training for Performance and Wellbeing
- Mental Health Awareness Training for Managers
- Mental Health Awareness Training
- The Mindfulness Training Programme
- Handling Difficult Behaviours
- Assertive Communication at Work
What people say about In Equilibrium courses
Brilliant Trainer. We all thoroughly enjoyed it and have been speaking about it since we came back to work! We each got so much from the course and it affected us all differently. It was a total success.
The training course content was very good, very interactive and a great introduction to Mindfulness.
Karen Barr was fantastic, you can see that she enjoys what she does and is very knowledgeable in her field. Karen made the day enjoyable, made everyone participate, comfortably.
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