Rise in our Roots
Holistic community leadership
Elevating change makers from the Global Majority, people seeking sanctuary, and anyone who has ever felt pushed to the margins.
Next cohort begins 28 May
The basics
Application deadline 15 May.
10% discount if apply before 1 May.
Weekly sessions are 2 hours, Thursdays 6pm - 8pm.Four sessions:
First session: 28 May.
Last session: 18 June.Location: Sheffield (close to the city centre).Participants will need to attend at least 3 out of 4 sessions including first and last.
Do you have a space to breathe?
These sessions bring the energy for real.A space to strengthen your power, reduce your anxiety, work on your energy think bigger together.We take a trauma-informed approach to deep conversations.Each week blends group coaching with playful movement, meditation, visualisation and some amazing music.We take a decolonial approach to learning, embedding Paulo Freire's approach to learning, reflection and action.Held with love, courage and deep care, it is a space where you can show up fully, just as you are. Reflection is woven throughout, with space to pause, listen and learn from each other.
Why Now?
This programme uplifts, empowers and energises every day people to create greater impact.The programme unlocks deep seeded patterns so they can rise and the wider community can benefit from their brilliance.We believe leadership isn't a title but a way of being and that everyone is a leader as we all influence the world around us.
This work matters to us.These sessions create the space many of us never had. A space to breathe, with courage and loving awareness.By bringing together a diverse set of people, we bring in solidarity and send a different energy out there to dissipate the growing far right energy.
Who's it for?
You may not see yourself as a leader - we do! We want to bring professionals from all sectors, who know they have more to give their communities and can't find the bandwidth during their 9-5s to explore deeper meaning.Is this you?Passionate about social change.
Strong values and purpose.
You carry ideas and vision.But sometimes you...Get lost in the noise.
Feel exhausted by the struggle.
Sometimes feel your anxieties and worries holding you back.You want to live life with more courage and clarity, not from frustration.You want to tap into the strength of your ancestry to serve your community.We get it. We get you.If this resonates, this space is for you.
Week 1: Coming home and strengthening purpose
Breathe, reset and return to who you are beneath the code switching.Reconnect to your deeper inner identity, your ancestry and your courage.Leave energised and clear about the power you hold.
Week 2: Rebuilding your energy
Learn two powerful tools that lift your energy fast and gently.Protect your light, especially in the darker months.Find the practices that refill your energy rather than drain it.
Week 3: Untangling your fears
Explore twelve ways to navigate anxiety and step into courage.Uncover old worries and ancestral anxieties that still shape you.Pause, breathe and reconnect with your body’s wisdom.
Week 4: Stepping into your future leadership
Bring together your purpose, energy and courage with a shift towards peer support.Honour your journey and the journeys of your ancestors.Leave with one bold intention for your future and a powerful peer learning moment you will never forget.We will invite you to keep going as a peer group so you are not alone on your purposeful journey.
Dress code
Bring your full self.Bring your colours and your jewellery.Bring something from your ancestry that honours the gifts that travel with you.
What previous leaders say
“It’s a real journey in discovering yourself with the help of other amazing people and the absolutely fantastic coaching”“The facilitators bring such depth of knowledge and experience. They lead with empathy and courage… invaluable.”“They helped us have the difficult conversations in a comfortable space… their insights are leading to change.”“A big thank-you for asking the right questions — it helped me get my energy back and focus on my journey.”(Quotes drawn from real programme feedback.)
Gifts
Each participant tools for the year ahead and joins the global leadership community we facilitate through The Innovation.
About the team
Here's more about the incredible EDI leader and coach Adeola."I am a social justice advocate and an inclusive wellbeing and EDI coach. My work is rooted in helping Sheffield’s communities thrive with courage, strength and authenticity.I was born in Bradford, carry Dominican, Jamaican and African heritage, and was raised between Sheffield and The Gambia. At thirteen I embraced Islam with clarity and courage, trusting a call that felt bigger than me.My passion for identity, belonging and wellbeing comes from my own journey of healing and growth. I understand how many of us move through life feeling stuck or unseen, while holding so much potential inside us.I lead with purpose, kindness and lived experience. I show up as your biggest cheerleader, gently encouraging you to step into the version of yourself you have always sensed was possible.Through practical tools and supportive spaces, I help people reconnect with themselves, reclaim their shine and step boldly into their purpose."
Here's more about Mohammed."I am two generations of refugees and service is in my DNA. My heritage is South Asian and Pacific, a mix that shapes how I see the world.For years I tried to fit in. I shortened my name and wished my skin was lighter. Now I stand in my inner power and help others rise into theirs.I am a leadership space holder who blends courage, compassion, humanity, music and play. I have supported leaders in more than twenty five countries, from South Sudan to Sheffield, and I care deeply about justice and belonging.Over the past five years I have run emerging leader programmes for more than one thousand people. Now I am imagining what becomes possible when we focus this energy in one city.Today I support C level leaders and teams to feel more connected, rooted and courageous.The more branded version of me is on LinkedIn. and full version of my true story here Who am I and what's my purpose? "
Join us!
12 leaders. 1 movement. Real change.Apply: join a cohort or nominate a leader.Sponsor: fund access for 1, 5, or all the participants.
