Small Shifts for Teams
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Helping people feel and function better at work.
Work can place significant demands on how we think, feel and function. Stress, poor sleep, fatigue, physical tension and ongoing pressure can all influence how people respond during the working day.
Most people already know that taking breaks, moving, sleeping well and managing stress are important. But knowing what helps doesn't always make it easy to put into practice, particularly when demands are high.
Small Shifts helps people understand what's happening in their body, experience practical ways to influence it, and turn what they learn into small changes they can use within their own working day.
How it works
Our team programmes bring together physiology, psychology, breath science and behaviour change.
Through short, live sessions, participants learn about their own responses, experience practical breathing and movement-based approaches, and explore how to apply what they're learning to the demands of work and life.
Each week, they'll choose a Small Shift to try, notice what happens and make adjustments along the way.
Rather than adding another list of things people should be doing, Small Shifts helps people understand what works for them, when and why, and develop practical skills they can continue to use beyond the programme.
4 or 6 weeks
Small Shifts for Teams can be delivered over four or six weeks.
The 4-week programme covers the core Small Shifts approach, helping people understand their responses, support recovery and develop practical ways to influence how they feel and function.
The 6-week programme builds on this with two additional sessions exploring what happens as demands increase and how people can build their capacity to respond, recover and adapt.
Both formats encourage participants to apply what they're learning between sessions and identify the Small Shifts they want to continue.
What we'll explore
Breathing
Understand how breathing responds to different demands and how small changes can influence how we feel and function.
Stress & Load
Understand how ongoing demands affect the body, recognise how stress shows up and explore practical ways to respond.
Sleep & Recovery
Explore what influences recovery and how the demands of the day can affect our ability to switch off, rest and recover.
Managing Your State
Learn to recognise changes in state and develop practical ways to respond depending on what the situation requires.
Responding to Challenge
Explore how we respond as demands increase and develop the ability to stay present, organised and effective under appropriate challenge.
Adapting & Recovering
Explore how challenge and recovery work together and how we can build our capacity to respond to the demands of work and life.
What's included
The programme is delivered through four or six 30-minute live online sessions, combining learning, guided practice and reflection.
Each week, participants choose a Small Shift to try within their own working day, notice what happens and make adjustments along the way. Supporting resources and guided practices help them use what they're learning between sessions.
Brief pre- and post-programme measures help us understand what's changed and provide the organisation with a concise summary of impact.
Continuing the support
Following the programme, teams can continue with monthly Small Shifts sessions.
These short, live sessions provide an opportunity to revisit key areas, introduce new practices, reflect on what's working and support people to continue applying what they've learned as demands change.
Small changes that carry into the working day.
Small Shifts is designed to work alongside the realities of busy teams rather than adding another wellbeing task to the list.
Experience the shift
If you’d like to explore how this could work in your setting, get in touch.
Practical, non-clinical support that fits into real working lives, backed by NHS-based evaluation showing reduced stress and improved sleep.
South West Clinical School Journal, 2025
Zara, Health & Wellbeing
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation
“Some of the highest engagement we’ve seen across the Trust. Staff in high-pressure roles made time for it, and reported feeling better able to manage stress and stay present during demanding days. By the end, they were recommending it to colleagues and using the techniques with patients.”
Alex, Wellbeing Team
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
“This gave staff a clear, science-based understanding of how breath supports stress regulation and focus. The techniques were simple to use straight away, and staff have already begun sharing them with colleagues and patients.”
Get in Touch
If you'd like to explore how Small Shifts could support your team, get in touch to discuss the programme and what would work best for your organisation.
