Kitbag is designed to be used in groups, teams, organisations, communities, relationships, as well as one to ones and for individuals. It encourages a more personal and reflective dialogue. So, for example, it is included in a new resource set prepared by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to help NHS organisations ‘live their values’. Kitbag is recommended, among other things, to help kick-start difficult group discussions about values and behaviours. It can also be used to introduce a more compassionate, caring and responsible culture into teams and organisations.
What does Kitbag Do?
Kitbag provides a safe space and a set of resources to undertake inner work without professional help. The main elements are there to encourage reflection, calm states of mind, creativity, self-help, dialogue, hope and a higher purpose in life. When you work with Kitbag, you go at your own pace and you are encouraged to work on many levels – physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioural. Through regular use you become better able to deal with the challenges of everyday life.
Kitbag opens your mind to seeing and doing things differently. It shakes you out of your routine habits of thought and helps you face life with renewed meaning and purpose. We are all equipped to do our own healing and growth. Kitbag taps into this psychological capacity and encourages you to experience it in your own life.
How does it work?
- Kitbag works by using principles developed by many of the leading psychologists of our time. These principles include:
- The person-centred approach pioneered by Carl Rogers.
- Mindfulness based cognitive therapy developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- The creative unconscious mind as described by Milton Erickson
- Psycho-synthesis especially as developed by Pierro Ferrucci.
- Psycho-neuro-immunology as described by Candace Pert
- Neuroscience and love as described by Thomas Lewis, Fari Amini and Richard Lannon
It also has elements that are helpful in stressful situations inspired by studies of survival against the odds by Laurence Gonzales and others.
Kitbag combines the skill and expertise of psychotherapists with a knowledge and understanding of wellbeing and resilience. A team of designers worked with a range of health professionals to create it.
More information about Kitbag and the work of the International Futures Forum at www.internationalfuturesforum.com