Sustainable performance without burnout.
Pressure isn't the problem. The inability to recover is.
Performance Insight
Recovery is performance.
Recovery is not the opposite of performance. Recovery is performance.
— Principle widely adopted in elite sport
High-performing individuals and teams understand that sustainable performance requires periods of recovery, reflection and regulation.
Resilience is not about enduring more pressure. It is about building the capacity to perform well under pressure and recover effectively afterwards.
Delivery
How we deliver resilience.
Resilience is not a one-size-fits-all solution.
Different organisations have different objectives, audiences and available time. That's why SOMA Ignite offers resilience experiences in a variety of formats — from keynote talks and lunch & learns through to immersive workshops, away days and multi-session programmes.
Keynote Talks
Lunch & Learns
Workshops
Half-Day & Full-Day Experiences
Experiential Retreats & Away Days
Experiential development experiences that combine resilience, leadership, communication and team effectiveness. May include:
- ✦SOMAIQ™ Breathwork
- ✦Nervous system regulation
- ✦Executive presence
- ✦Team connection
- ✦Somatic practices
- ✦Equine-assisted learning
Multi-Session Resilience Programmes
Proven impact
97%
of participants reported a lower Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) score six months after completing a resilience programme designed and facilitated by Jennifer de Chickera.
Our resilience programmes are designed to create measurable and sustainable behaviour change — not simply positive experiences.
By combining education, nervous system regulation, experiential learning and practical daily practices, we help people build resilience that lasts beyond the programme itself. Participants leave with practical tools they can continue using long after the intervention has finished.
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) is one of the most widely used psychological measures of perceived stress.
Our view
Resilience is capacity.
At SOMA Ignite, we view resilience as the ability to navigate pressure, uncertainty and challenge without becoming overwhelmed by it.
Our programmes help people strengthen their capacity to respond, adapt and recover — creating sustainable performance rather than relying on chronic stress.
01 — The problem
Most people are operating at full capacity for extended periods.
Modern organisations ask people to navigate constant change, uncertainty, complexity and competing priorities. Eventually something gives.
- →Focus declines
- →Resilience decreases
- →Stress accumulates
- →Engagement drops
- →Performance suffers
02 — Why it matters
Most resilience programmes teach people how to cope.
SOMA Resilience™ helps people build the internal capacity to navigate pressure while maintaining wellbeing, performance and connection — so coping becomes capacity.
03 — What makes SOMA different
Resilience is not what you know. It's what you can access when things get difficult.
Most resilience training focuses on mindset. SOMA works with both mind and body — combining practical resilience tools with nervous system regulation, somatic awareness and experiential learning so people can access resilience in real time.
04 — Outcomes
What participants walk away with.
Participants learn how to:
Respond
- ✦Respond rather than react
- ✦Recover more quickly from setbacks
- ✦Navigate uncertainty with confidence
Regulate
- ✦Build emotional regulation
- ✦Improve wellbeing and performance
- ✦Sustain energy without burnout
Adapt
- ✦Increase adaptability during change
- ✦Maintain connection under pressure
- ✦Protect long-term capacity
Signature programme
SOMA Resilience™ Foundations — a six-week experiential programme.
Designed to create lasting behaviour change, not just temporary awareness. Built for cohorts of leaders and teams.
Includes
- 01Six live facilitated sessions
- 02Practical resilience tools
- 03Nervous system regulation techniques
- 04SOMAIQ breathwork practices
- 05Reflection and integration exercises
- 0621-day follow-up integration programme
- 07Pre and post measurement using Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Scale option
Train-the-Trainer: build resilience capability from within.
Participants can be trained as internal facilitators, allowing organisations to scale resilience through peer-led learning communities. Previously used to create organisation-wide resilience networks — shortlisted for a British Wellbeing Award.
Available as
Flexible by design
Tailored to your audience.
Whether you need a keynote, lunch & learn, workshop, away day or multi-session programme, SOMA Ignite can tailor the experience to your audience and objectives.
Every engagement is designed around the outcomes you want to create.
Ready to build resilient teams that thrive through uncertainty?
Every engagement begins with a conversation. Tell us what your people are navigating.
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