Our nervous system is designed to protect us. Many programmes and therapies work with soothing that protective mechanism. Odoki stands out because, not only does it explore the protection, it explores what we are protecting. When we see it isn’t what we thought, it instantly releases, taking away with it our anxiety, worry, stress, etc.
Over the course of eight weeks, you’ll explore three phases.
Managing Stress, Trauma & Anxiety
Our brains are designed to respond to threats, but our typical fight-or-flight reaction isn’t appropriate for most modern-day stressors. We’ll learn simple tools to feel less stressed, panicky, and depressed, and to feel calmer and more present.
Listening to your Body
The physical sensations we experience in response to thoughts and perceived stressors are known as the ‘felt sense.’ We’ll teach you to work with these sensations, and in doing so, bring about a significant change in how you relate to emotions, process challenges, make decisions, and more.
Discovering who you really aren’t
Now that you’ve learned the basics of how the brain works, we’ll start to dig a little deeper. Working through a sequence of simple exercises, we’ll help you explore self-judgement, reactivity and more. Here, we often see rapid change as we unpack layers of who we think we are and loosen old identities.
Odoki Overview
Malcolm was a practicing Buddhist for many years, but found that traditional Buddhist meditations didn’t provide the tools he needed to address his own inner conflict and anxiety. Through his personal exploration, he discovered that paying attention to specific physical tensions helped him to release anxiety in its entirety. He began to research different approaches to mindfulness and meditation practices, and over a period of many years, formulated the Odoki Method. He hopes that the method can become widespread and freely available to all.
Gethin Kemp, also known by his Buddhist name, Jñānakumāra, is a highly specialised Physiotherapist and a practising Buddhist of over 35 years. Gethin’s expertise is centered around chronic pain and fatigue – he authored the Pain Management Programme Handbook that set the foundation for NHS Pain Management programmes across the UK. Gethin has seen great success in teaching mindfulness and meditation to people dealing with cancer, chronic pain, fatigue, addiction, PTSD, panic attacks, sleep disorders, depression, hypermobility, and complex regional pain. His wealth of experience has helped to prove the method in clinical contexts.
Nina is a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapist with experience working at the intersection of mental health, homelessness, and special needs housing. Nina is an atheist with a keen interest in religion, and while she regarded Western Buddhism with a level of cynicism, she found that meditation was an extremely beneficial practice. Nina is fascinated with how anxious thoughts can be effectively challenged with a combination of gentle understanding and actively noticing physical sensations in the body, and is passionate about teaching others to address their own anxiety through the Odoki Method.
Jonathan founded and scaled companies with global reach and impact. With more than ten years of experience with meditation, coaching, and transformational work, he has seen firsthand the impact that mindfulness can have on the wellbeing of companies, teams, and individuals. Jonathan now seeks to broaden the reach, accessibility, and impact of these tools through Odoki, offering particular expertise in helping employees to deal with pressure or burnout in the workplace.
Amaragita’s background is in community development and working with young people at risk and the professionals that support them. She worked for various social change movements and has been a trainer, facilitator and coach for 37 years. Her passions are meditation and creating spaces for deep inquiry and celebration of the human condition. She has been a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Community for 25 years.