Sagrado Offerings
Strengthening Your Team
By Building Trust
Smiley Rojas-Nunez
Smiley Rojas-Nunez is a budding bilingual facilitator and consultant specializing in economic development, improving workplace culture, and the delivery of specialized team building sessions that focus on the reduction of stress & anxiety, expansion of emotional intelligence and strengthening of psychological safety. Smiley began developing his competencies in people development after participating in his first 10 day silent meditation retreat in 2018. The experience of being in silence for 10 days allowed him to witness his wandering mind and the way that his projections and fears played a big role in him getting in his own way. The silence provided him with the space needed to confront some challenging truths and he left the experience with a new sense of calm and clarity which he felt inspired to share with his peers. Since the fall of 2021 Smiley has been offering Authentic Connection sessions and to this date has offered over 50 sessions to more than 1000 participants. He continues to do this work because he believes in it and because the feedback that he has received affirms that it is invaluable work.
What We Do
We focus on enriching the quality of relationships among the members of your organization through creating welcoming and safe spaces where teams can explore trust building.Authentic connections take work to foster but through a myriad of inviting practices we create opportunities for members of organizations to go beyond their comfort zones leading to the strengthening of bonds.
Authentic Connections Session Agenda
Below is an example of the structure for a typical session
Part 1: Introduction
- Who is Smiley, why are we here, what is our goal, what is this session about
- Explanation of meeting agendaPart 2: Grounding
- Initial grounding breaths
- Participants are invited to connect with the present moment and share how they are feeling physically, mentally, and emotionally
- Participants are led through a gratitude exercise culminating with a group sharingPart 3: Diving Deeper
- Participants are led through a series of Authentic Relating exercises rooted in exploring different emotions and sharing what comes up with a single team memberPart 4: Closing
- Closing breaths
- Participants are invited to reflect and share how they feel physically and mentally in that momentNext Steps:
- Provide post session call Homework & tools
- Follow up session is scheduled a week from first session to review teams progress
Pricing
For teams of up to 10 individuals the price for an Authentic Connections Session is $2,200.For organizations interested in our services with teams larger than 10 individuals, please reach out to us for pricing.
Testimonials
Smiley embodies his values and beliefs in his practice of authentic connections. His welcoming spirit and invitation of taking time to breathe, reflect and share with one another allowed us to experience and support each other's lived experience and feel connected. Given the times we are living in, it is a reminder of the importance of taking time to be present to one another.- MariaElena DelValle // Managing Director at Seed Commons: A Community Wealth Cooperative
It was a great experience. I value my team and anytime I can do something meaningful with them is always a good thing. As for the space. It was refreshing. The breathing went perfectly with the other exercises.- Barry Pinckney // Associate Project Officer at The Working World
Contact Us
We would love to work with your team! Reach out to see what can be arranged.