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How can
You help transform the
current
crisis?
How can you turn fear and anger into compassionate action?
How can you be in service to a safer future?
How could you grow the power of your own heart?

What is The Mighty Heart?

We live in conflicted times. From the immediate challenges the world is facing, to our unresolved local problems, we are witnessing increasing division everywhere.

However, every one of us has a powerful engine inside, which is more than a life-saver. Your heart contains a deep well of wisdom to guide you when you’re lost. It has a reservoir of courage to deal with your anger and fear. It enables you to listen deeply to others, and to your own truth. Because we witness increasing division everywhere, we urgently need to use these profound abilities – at both personal and political levels.

The Mighty Heart® Courses offer skills that help each one of us transform the sense of loss and overload that so many people are feeling today. These specific skills enable us to listen, to turn anger into a fuel for change, to develop the presence needed in a crisis, to consult the wisdom of the heart, to take a stand on an issue you care about – and to help heal the conflicts that erupt in families, companies and communities. These abilities have even been used effectively to heal conflicts between countries.

The Mighty Heart Course and the skills it offers have been steadily built on the learning, wisdom and experiences of change makers all over the world.

Why this is unique

At the core of The Mighty Heart®  is the concept of being in service. That means quietening of the ego so that we are able to be completely present, to listen to what is needed in the moment. Then we can access the deep power of our Mighty Heart.

Being in service is both a personal practice – being ‘capable of a merciful divine love towards ourselves’ (Paul Tillich), and our way of serving the world. It is also reflected in how the Mighty Heart course is offered by our facilitators – in the spirit of service to individuals and communities who need it most.

While Artificial Intelligence may mimic the human brain, the intelligence of the heart cannot be taught to a machine. The human capacities for intuition, for example, or integrity, or compassion come not from the head but from the heart, and cannot be replaced by a machine.

Your heart has unique powers that work as follows:

Courage, to take a stand that may be unpopular

Altruism, to act from a generous spirit

Self-awareness, to spot what we’re up to

Empathy, to go one step beyond sympathy, into action

Deep listening, to resolve conflict by being able to repeat back what we heard

Forgiveness, the ability to open up when you’ve been hurt.

How to get started

We are now taking applications for our Facilitator Training course starting this September.

The course will run online on Wednesdays, 12.00 – 2pm UK time. The eight modules will run over the following dates:
17th September 2025
24th September 2025
1st October 2025
8th October 2025
15th October 2025
5th November 2025
12th November 2025
19th November 2025

Costs
We are offering an early bird rate of £750 for bookings before Monday 30th June.
Full price will be £850. All bookings must be made by Monday 1st September.

Included in the fee you will have access to all recorded materials both during and after the live course (including videos, texts and session recordings). You will have an interview before the course and an individual evaluation and coaching session at the end of the course. You will also receive special discounts on The Mighty Heart book.

A few bursaries will be made available to those working to prevent or resolve armed conflict; apply to Sophia on contact@mightyheart.co.uk, who can also answer queries if needed.

To apply for the course please send a short bio including your location to Sophia on contact@mightyheart.co.uk.

Wisdom in Action

Everybody can cultivate their capacity to listen, manage difficult conversations and beat the current confusion and overwhelm  by developing right brain intelligence, taming their inner critic, and discovering the initiatives latent in the heart.

Dr Scilla Elworthy’s book The Mighty Heart in Action shows how.

STAY IN TOUCH

If you have any questions about The Mighty Heart® or forthcoming courses please email us on contact@mightyheart.co.uk 

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