Pulling Power Flirting Weekend

" I've seen the effect at work and my friends have commented that I  seem a lot happier. Peta, what you're doing is wonderful.." Andy Barlow Stockbroker

Who should attend this weekend? In the FIVE years we've been running these courses, we've helped a wide variety of people: doctors, lawyers, dentists, accountants, housewives, teachers, artists, therapists, musicians, trainers, bus drivers, plumbers, managers, PA's and even other aspiring flirt coaches.

What will you gain from this weekend? Learn to flirt with attitude. Become super sexy, develop your conversation power, boost your confidence, courage and self esteem and learn how to approach strangers and feel good. Develop an antidote to rejection, boost your voice power and gain valuable feedback on your personal flirting style, body language, words, approach. Above all you will gain a sense of fun and a go-for-it attitude.

HOW to use this page: This page is a web version of the printed brochure we send out by snail mail.   The text of the brochure is displayed on this page and you can also download the brochure and booking form as a self executable zipped Word 2000 file.   Links are provided so that you can read the brochure and booking form online and also print off the booking form if you don't want to download a file.  

Brochure

Flirting  ‘Playshops’ 2005

London Flirting Weekends   

  Sat Sun 2/3 April 2005

Sat Sim 16/17 July 2005. 

 “We flirt with the intent of assessing potential partners, we flirt to have sex and we flirt when we are not looking for either. We flirt because flirtation can be a liberating form of play, a game with suspense and ambiguities that brings joys of its own.”

Psychology Today 1999

• Are you just back on the dating scene and want to tune-up your flirting skills?

• Are you up for discarding ‘fear of rejection’ and developing a ‘sense of adventure’?

• Perhaps you’d like to enhance your social and/or sexual magnetism ?

• Maybe you just fancy giving yourself a real booster dose of new people, dancing and fun?

Flirting Academy events are designed to reawaken your natural ability to

• Access your true self and discover what’s great about you

• Play more, smile more and have more fun

• Initiate and maintain conversations with strangers

• Send out the appropriate communication signals

• Give and accept compliments and rejection gracefully and easily

• Tune into other people and pick up their verbal and non verbal signals

• Become more attractive to people by learning to talk their language and walk their walk

• Develop your sense of adventure, try out new things and go for it

• Adapt your newfound flirting skills to become more ‘irresistible’ in every area of your life

About your faciltator

Peta Heskell is the main facilitator.  She's a licensed trainer of NLP, author of Flirt Coach [Thorsons],  journalist, workshop facilitator, and dating and relationship coach. She brings to the playshop her many years of experience as a trainer/facilitator and a flirtatious explorer of people. 

Peta and  the team will work with you to ensure you open the doors to a newer flirtier, happier YOU!  Facilitating your success is Peta’s lifework. Peta will be assisted by skilled people experts, some of whom who will run sessions in dance, humour and self help.

 How does it work?

Some participants confessed to me afterwards that they were scared about doing this course.   .  That’s perfectly normal.  It’s just your system recognizing that it’s about to undergo some change and change/the unknown are sometimes scary.  Scary is right next to excited on the emotion scale.  When someone makes up their mind to take a new step, a risk, they are scared at first but when they let go, they find themselves moving swiftly to excitement and ending up in exhilaration.  Bear this in mind when you think about whether to book on this course.   

And when you do decide to take that step, get excited about it and congratulate yourself for going for what you know is out there.   As you think about the course in the days to come I suggest you start out expecting to have a lot of fun and being curious about yourself and other people.  You may relate to the letters, at the end of this document,  from people who faced similar fears but did the playshop.  They tell of how much it meant to them to be able to step through this imaginary fear and what they gained.

When you arrive in the morning, you will find yourself in an airy light room with views across Hyde Park, located in a hotel in London in fashionable Notting Hill.  The group of anything up to 50 people, will be a mixture of ages, professions, men and women. There are also a team of assistants who are there to greet you,  chat with you, and offer help if necessary.  They contribute their energy to making everyone’s day great, including their own!

The first thing you do is work on YOU.  By various processes you will find out what is great about you, how you are at your best and what’s possible like this. You will have time to think about this on your own, and then do some fun stuff in a group of 3.. It isn’t just what happens in the room, but during the breaks and later, in your sleep and as you go about your business on a daily basis.  !   At the same time you will also be learning to notice other people’s individual signals. You will be getting yourself and other people into a good state of mind learning how to access this side of you more often.  You will take away personal and unique triggers that reawaken this in you long after the course is over.  

You will become aware of and start to break down the barriers that have stopped you developing 'playful connections' in the past. You can join in the exciting merengue [simpler than salsa Latin American dance] session…  Dance helps us to loosen up, develop a rhythm and work harmoniously with a partner.  Many people take up dancing or some form of movement after doing this course.

We feature a session on humour and focus on learning to laugh at yourself .  Throughout the day we will be encouraging you to have fun and be playful.   The greatest quality sought in another person is that of being ‘fun, smiley or as the ads say GSOH.   You will also have opportunities to work with your voice tone and rhythm and even speak on a microphone if you wish.  

Our underlying aim is to open you to the possibilities of what you can do when you realise that life is an adventure and you can choose to go for it.   If you have ever wanted to make a move on someone and lacked the confidence.  If you have ever wanted to change your career and held back, If you have ever wanted to leave a relationship and stayed for fear of what lies outside, this part of the course will be powerful for you because how you are inside shows on the outside and that affects who you attract into your life.

The day is fast moving and has many varied activities.    None are compulsory although if you start to think about 'not doing something' you may want to ask yourself what’ s stopping you from going for it and what would you have to give up to not do it.  This course can be the beginning of a new journey of learning and discovery...

The playshop starts at 10.00 am each day and finishes around 5.30 and on Sunday night it continues for as long as the hotel bar is open.   It’s worth staying around for this post course party!  Personally I love watching everyone in the bar on Sunday night remembering how they were when they came in that first morning and smiling out loud at the way they are now.

How will I learn?

This is an experiential  playshop.  This means you learn by experiencing not by taking in information. There is a lot of interacting, thinking, gaining awareness of yourself and others and in a relaxed atmosphere of FUN!    There is no 'weepy confess your problems' stuff because we work on what’s possible from NOW onwards and your potential not your past.    

Some people have experienced mild wobbles and that’s perfectly normal when you are trying out something new.   There is a skilled team of assistants on hand for guidance and help.   We will be facilitating the learning via real life stories and anecdotes, one-to-one exercises, group discussions and practice, full group explorations, voluntary feedback, physical activities and constant interaction with new people as well as outside the seminar practice!! You will have fun and meet people who like you, value themselves enough to continue learning and improving your way of being in the world.

This fast-paced fun-packed playshop is designed to open doors to new pathways in your ability to make changes. The learning will really start to take effect from the moment you begin to use what you have discovered more and more….  

I've got a question

Perhaps you still have some questions you want answered? Click FAQ to read the questions people ask FAQ

So, how do I book?

Before you book, please read this important notice

By booking on this playshop you are confirming that you are not under the care of a sychiatrist, not currently undergoing mental health treatment  and have not been diagnosed as suffering from clinical depression.   If you fall into those categories, please let us know at the time of booking. The course is designed to promote your self growth and is not a substitute for individual therapy.  Peta offers one to one empowerment sessions

or is happy to refer you to other practitioners where she feels she is unable to help.

The course is open to everyone over the age of 18. The venue is accessible to wheelchair users. The Flirting Academy reserves the right to refuse anyone a place on the course without giving a reason and also to ask anyone to leave the course without a refund if their behaviour is causes undue stress to other participants.  

What is the investment?

2. To book by post Click on the link to print out your booking form, fill it in and post if to the address on the form, together with a cheque or your credit card number and expiry date [the form will guide you]

3. To book with credit card over the phone. Call  0700 4 354 784 and have your card ready! Be prepared to provide the following information  in addition to your card no, your name, address, telephone no where you are most, age, occupation and what you want from the playshop.

Cancellation/refund policy:    

Cancellation Policy.  If you cancel your booking, you will have the opportunity to attend another course provided you take up the opportunity within 9 months from the date of the course you originally booked on.  It is not our policy offer refunds or money back guarantees.  

If you are ready for this AND participate to the best of your ability, you will have the time of your life and walk away noticing the difference both immediately and in the days and weeks to come......

 We are not in the business of selling you something that isn't right for you.  With that in mind, we urge you to read the information on the course carefully, and if you are unsure of anything you are welcome to discuss it with one of our representatives before you make the commitment.   

Your booking is a confirmation that you are open to the experience no matter what happens and that whilst all our energy during this course is devoted to helping you have the experinece of your life, ultimately YOU are responsible for making the most of this opportunity.