The programme
Five sessions that help young adults understand how they think, what matters to them and how to choose their own way. Join for a week in person, or online with Louise.
Who it's for
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For anyone at the start of adult life who wants to understand themselves before the big choices: study, work, relationships. The weeks in La Herradura are for over-18s; 16 to 18-year-olds can join online or close to home.
Apply for a place →02
A free one-hour info meeting online, and a programme for parents of their own, taken alongside other parents, so the family shares a language at home.
For parents →03
Schools and organisations can bring the Lab to their students or book Louise as a speaker. A Self Awareness Lab certification for professionals is in development.
For schools →Ways to take part
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Five days in La Herradura on Spain's south coast, in a group of up to 16. A two-hour session each morning, and time to rest and think the rest of the day. Single or shared rooms. For over-18s.
See our venues →02
Weekly sessions online with Louise over six weeks, with time in between for things to sink in. Ask us about the next start.
Ask us →03
Louise also runs the Lab in Copenhagen and Stockholm, and at schools and organisations. A good way in for 16 to 18-year-olds, close to home.
Get in touch →The five sessions
Day
Focus
What we use
What you take home
Day 01
Focus
The internal audit
What we use
Your values map
What you take home
A profile of your inner critics
Day 02
Focus
Untangling the noise
What we use
Your story, retold
What you take home
A clearer sense of what you want
Day 03
Focus
Reclaiming power
What we use
PQ exercises
What you take home
The Sage perspective, for hard moments
Day 04
Focus
Mapping potential
What we use
Your strengths list
What you take home
A map of your options
Day 05
Focus
Stepping forward
What we use
Your 90-day plan
What you take home
Your personal manifesto
The methods
01The inner critic
Noticing the habits of mind that hold you back, like the inner critic, and calming them so you can think clearly.
02Your own choices
Good questions that help you see where your ideas come from (parents, friends, social media) and decide for yourself.
03From insight to action
Turning what you learn about yourself into real decisions about study, work and life.
A day at the Lab
Sessions are two hours each morning. The rest of the day is yours: rest, swim, read, or talk things through with the others.
08:30
Breakfast and a walk by the sea
No rush in the morning
10:00
Morning session (2 hours)
Group coaching and exercises
12:30
Lunch together
Fresh, seasonal food
14:30
Free time
Rest, swim, read or write
18:30
Evening chat (optional)
Talking over the day together
After the week
The real test is everyday life, so we keep in touch with one-to-one calls afterwards.
01Milestone
How your plan is going
02Milestone
Keeping the new habits going
Coming up
Tell us a little about yourself and how you'd like to take part, and Louise will be in touch.