1 Day Online Course

Understand the human wiring behind connection

In today's fast-moving professional world, strong relationships aren't a nice-to-have — they’re the foundation of trust, collaboration, and progress. But what shapes and sustains meaningful connections, especially when tensions run high, time is short, or stakes are complex?

This one-day course introduces the science behind how humans connect or disconnect under stress and the art of navigating these internal states.

We’ll explore what helps people feel safe, open, and able to listen and connect — and what gets in the way

Whether you're leading teams, influencing across silos, managing upward, responsible for external stakeholders or navigating challenging relationships, this training will help you recognise what’s really happening in yourself and others.

You’ll learn how your body’s internal signals influence your tone, timing, clarity, and presence — and why some moments flow while others feel tense, stuck, or off-track. You will learn how to detect the internal signals in others, understanding what level of connection is possible in any given moment.

When you understand the nervous system's influence on how people engage, withdraw, or tune out, you gain a new kind of clarity in your relationships — especially the complex ones and all you need is a curiosity about how people work.

It is our biological imperative to connect with others.

Humans are not able to flourish without that connection.

Learn how the state of the nervous system subtly shapes tone, timing, eye contact, and presence — often before words are spoken.

Approach

What to expect

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Who is This Course For?

This course is designed for professionals who want to:

• Strengthen relationships with clients, stakeholders, and teams
• Improve communication in tense or high-stakes situations
• Understand why certain conversations go off-track and how to notice it early
• Build trust and influence through presence, not performance
• If you work with people, this course is for you!

No prior knowledge of neuroscience or the nervous system is needed. We keep everything clear, relevant, and focused on real-life situations.

This course is a good introduction to "This is Connecting" - our deep dive 8 week course.

Course details

Location: Online - Zoom link
Facilitators: Ann de Passos & Kim van Niekerk
Date: 17th July 2025
Time: 10pm - 4pm (UK)

Included:  1 month access to The View Looks Good Community. Stay in touch with like minded peers learning about nervous systems and explore content and weekly classes designed to help you tone your capacity for developing relationships.

Fee:  £375

A Note on Exploring Nervous Systems

This course encourages you to explore thoughts, sensations and emotions with curiosity and mindfulness.

While it offers tools for self-awareness and growth, it’s not a replacement for therapy. If you're dealing with trauma, we recommend consulting a therapist to ensure this aligns with your journey. Our goal is to provide a supportive space for self-reflection in a group, so please make sure this approach feels right for you before signing up.

While these approaches may be considered cutting-edge in Western personal development, we honour the deeper roots they draw from and long-held wisdom traditions that have always recognised the body as a source of intelligence and connection.

If you would like more information on the course approach, please get in touch.

Feedback on our courses

Your training really has changed the way I’ve approached everything - thank you so much :)

- B.S.

This was a total game changer!! I'm just about to walk into a meeting and my mindset is so different. Thank you, Kim

- Charlotte Perkin