RETURN TO POWER
An Experiential Workshop in Personal Power, Choice & Effective Action
Return to Power is a highly interactive, experiential workshop designed to help people rediscover and strengthen their sense of personal power—their ability to take effective action in their own lives. Rather than simply talking about concepts such as choice, resilience, self-efficacy, and personal growth, participants experience them through simple, safe physical exercises and practical applications.
WHY RETURN TO POWER IS DIFFERENT
Return to Power turns ideas about personal power, choice, and resilience into experiences people can actually feel. Through simple movement, interaction, and real-time exercises, participants discover how they respond to pressure—and how changing that response can change what happens next.
RTP grew from principles first encountered through Aikido and movement, then explored through psychology, behavioral science, leadership, communication, and years of real-world teaching.
At its heart is a simple idea: the way we respond physically to pressure often mirrors the way we respond to life. RTP lets participants experience those patterns for themselves—and practice responding with greater awareness, connection, and choice.
THE CORE PRINCIPLES
CHOICE
We may not control what happens, but we can influence how we meet it.
RESIST • SURRENDER • WELCOME
Under pressure, we can fight against what is happening, collapse beneath it, or learn to meet it openly and effectively.
EXPAND • CONNECT • DIRECT
Stay open. Connect with what is actually happening. Then direct your energy toward an effective response.
BRING RETURN TO POWER TO YOUR ORGANIZATION
Return to Power can be adapted for organizations, teams, human-service professionals, recovery communities, and leadership groups.
Contact Chris at chris@escapethesystem.org