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Many of us spend years trying to improve our well-being, productivity, relationships, confidence, parenting, leadership, or sense of balance. Yet often, the challenge is not a lack of effort, motivation, or capability.
Sometimes what needs redesigning is not the person, but the environment around them.
In this interactive workshop, Dr. Victoria Elasic introduces the Oak & River Environment Redesign Framework and guides you through the Oak & River Compass: a practical, thought-provoking way to make visible the environmental factors influencing how we think, feel, connect, work and flourish.
Together, we explore how physical spaces, routines, expectations, relationships, communication, sensory experiences and everyday systems can either increase the demands placed upon us or create the conditions that help us thrive.
You’ll leave with your own Compass insights and practical ideas for redesigning aspects of your environment at home, at work and in everyday life.
Together, we will explore how our physical spaces, routines, expectations, relationships, communication patterns, sensory experiences, and daily systems can either support or hinder wellbeing and performance.
Through guided reflection, discussion, and practical exercises, you will learn to:
• Recognize the often invisible environmental influences shaping your daily life
• Understand why change can feel difficult even when motivation is high
• Identify areas of friction, overwhelm, or misalignment within your current environment
• Discover small, meaningful adjustments that can create significant positive impact
• Leave with practical ideas you can immediately apply at home, at work, or within your family
This workshop is suitable for adults from all backgrounds, including parents, educators, professionals, leaders, caregivers, and anyone interested in creating more supportive environments for themselves and others.
You will leave with a new perspective, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of how intentional environment design can support greater clarity, well-being, connection, and human flourishing.
Location: Kippington Centre (St. Mary’s), Sevenoaks
Duration: 60 minutes
Investment: £40 per person
Next Offerings:
12 October, 2026 4-5pm
14 October, 2026 12-1pm
26 October, 2026 4-5pm
28 October, 2026 12-1pm (Oak & River’s Birthday!) xx
Limited spaces available.
Featured Retreat
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Root + Rise is a six-week guided experience designed to help parent and child strengthen their connection, deepen communication, build confidence, and create meaningful memories together.
In a world that often pulls families in different directions, Root + Rise offers a dedicated space to pause, reconnect, and intentionally invest in one of life's most important relationships.
Over six weekly sessions, the parent and child will explore themes such as identity, confidence, emotional well-being, communication, resilience, belonging, values, and navigating life's transitions together. Through guided conversations, creative activities, reflection, shared experiences, and practical tools, participants will be supported to grow both individually and together.
Each session builds upon the last, creating a gentle journey of discovery, understanding, and connection.
Throughout the programme, participants will:
• Strengthen trust and communication
• Create meaningful shared experiences
• Develop confidence and self-awareness
• Explore emotions in a supportive environment
• Build practical tools for navigating challenges together
• Celebrate strengths, individuality, and growth
• Create memories and traditions that extend beyond the programme
Root + Rise is designed for parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, caregivers, and the children they love (typically Year 5 and older). Whether you are preparing for a transition, seeking deeper connection, or simply wishing to create intentional time together, this experience provides a nurturing space to grow side by side.
Strong roots help us rise.
Suitable for children approaching key developmental transitions, including primary and early secondary years.
Programme Details
Location: Kippington Hall, Sevenoaks
Dates: Mondays (6-week programme)
Time: 5:00pm–6:00pm
Duration: Six weekly sessions
Investment: £350 per mother-daughter pair
Spaces are intentionally limited to create a warm, supportive, and connected group experience.
Cohort 2 Dates: 2 November - 7 December
Cohort 3 Dates: 11 January - 15 February
BEYOND BEHAVIOUR
Understanding Brain Health, Executive Function, Communication & Environment
Wednesday 5 August 2026 | 11:00am–1:00pm
Kippington Centre, Sevenoaks, Kent
What if the behaviours we see are only part of the story?
Parents, educators, coaches, therapists, and healthcare professionals are often faced with challenges that can seem difficult to understand. Emotional outbursts, anxiety, school avoidance, executive-function difficulties, communication breakdowns, attention differences, learning challenges, and family stress can leave us searching for answers.
Beyond Behaviour is a one-day immersive learning experience designed to help you understand the hidden factors shaping wellbeing, learning, relationships, communication, and performance.
Bringing together leading specialists from the United States and United Kingdom, this event explores how brain health, executive function, communication, and environment interact to influence how we think, learn, connect, regulate emotions, and thrive.
Throughout the day, you will gain both scientific understanding and practical strategies that can be applied immediately at home, in schools, in clinical settings, and in the workplace.
Featuring:
Dr. Felicia Connor
Board-Certified Rehabilitation Psychologist
Director of Training, NYU Langone Health
Brain Health Across the Lifespan
Dr. Natasha Brown
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Co-Founder, NFN Brain Connections
Executive Function, ADHD & Autism
Dr. Victoria Elasic
Founder, Oak & River Education Ltd.
Creator of the Oak & River Compass©
Environment Redesign for Human Flourishing
What You Will Learn
• Brain health and cognitive functioning across the lifespan
• Executive function and everyday performance
• ADHD and autism
• Communication and social development
• Learning, regulation, and wellbeing
• Environment redesign for home, school, work, and community settings
• Practical strategies you can use immediately
• How to look beyond behaviour to understand what people truly need
Who Should Attend?
This event is ideal for:
• Parents and caregivers
• Educators and school leaders
• SENCOs and inclusion professionals
• Therapists, coaches, and healthcare professionals
• Anyone supporting children, young people, or adults with learning, communication, executive-function, or wellbeing challenges
Investment
Standard Ticket: £50
Places are intentionally limited to support discussion, reflection, and meaningful interaction throughout the day.
Upcoming Retreats
Many of us spend years trying to improve our well-being, productivity, relationships, confidence, parenting, leadership, or sense of balance. Yet often, the challenge is not a lack of effort, motivation, or capability.
Sometimes what needs redesigning is not the person, but the environment around them.
In this interactive workshop, Dr. Victoria Elasic introduces the Oak & River Environment Redesign Framework using the Oak & River Compass, a practical and thought-provoking approach that helps participants identify the hidden environmental factors influencing how they think, feel, connect, work, and flourish not only for themselves, but also for our children at home and employees at work.
Together, we will explore how our physical spaces, routines, expectations, relationships, communication patterns, sensory experiences, and daily systems can either support or hinder wellbeing and performance.
Through guided reflection, discussion, and practical exercises, you will learn to:
• Recognize the often invisible environmental influences shaping your daily life
• Understand why change can feel difficult even when motivation is high
• Identify areas of friction, overwhelm, or misalignment within your current environment
• Discover small, meaningful adjustments that can create significant positive impact
• Leave with practical ideas you can immediately apply at home, at work, or within your family
This workshop is suitable for adults from all backgrounds, including parents, educators, professionals, leaders, caregivers, and anyone interested in creating more supportive environments for themselves and others.
You will leave with a new perspective, practical tools, and a deeper understanding of how intentional environment design can support greater clarity, well-being, connection, and human flourishing.
Location: Kippington Centre (St. Mary’s), Sevenoaks
Duration: 60 minutes
Investment: £40 per person
Next Offerings:
9 September, 2026 12-1pm
19 September, 2026 3-4pm
Limited spaces available.
BEYOND BEHAVIOUR
Understanding Brain Health, Executive Function, Communication & Environment
Wednesday 5 August 2026 | 11:00am–1:00pm
Kippington Centre, Sevenoaks, Kent
What if the behaviours we see are only part of the story?
Parents, educators, coaches, therapists, and healthcare professionals are often faced with challenges that can seem difficult to understand. Emotional outbursts, anxiety, school avoidance, executive-function difficulties, communication breakdowns, attention differences, learning challenges, and family stress can leave us searching for answers.
Beyond Behaviour is a one-day immersive learning experience designed to help you understand the hidden factors shaping wellbeing, learning, relationships, communication, and performance.
Bringing together leading specialists from the United States and United Kingdom, this event explores how brain health, executive function, communication, and environment interact to influence how we think, learn, connect, regulate emotions, and thrive.
Throughout the day, you will gain both scientific understanding and practical strategies that can be applied immediately at home, in schools, in clinical settings, and in the workplace.
Featuring:
Dr. Felicia Connor
Board-Certified Rehabilitation Psychologist
Director of Training, NYU Langone Health
Brain Health Across the Lifespan
Dr. Natasha Brown
Clinical Neuropsychologist
Co-Founder, NFN Brain Connections
Executive Function, ADHD & Autism
Dr. Victoria Elasic
Founder, Oak & River Education Ltd.
Creator of the Oak & River Compass©
Environment Redesign for Human Flourishing
What You Will Learn
• Brain health and cognitive functioning across the lifespan
• Executive function and everyday performance
• ADHD and autism
• Communication and social development
• Learning, regulation, and wellbeing
• Environment redesign for home, school, work, and community settings
• Practical strategies you can use immediately
• How to look beyond behaviour to understand what people truly need
Who Should Attend?
This event is ideal for:
• Parents and caregivers
• Educators and school leaders
• SENCOs and inclusion professionals
• Therapists, coaches, and healthcare professionals
• Anyone supporting children, young people, or adults with learning, communication, executive-function, or wellbeing challenges
Investment
Standard Ticket: £50
Places are intentionally limited to support discussion, reflection, and meaningful interaction throughout the day.
Root + Rise is a six-week guided experience designed to help parent and child strengthen their connection, deepen communication, build confidence, and create meaningful memories together.
In a world that often pulls families in different directions, Root + Rise offers a dedicated space to pause, reconnect, and intentionally invest in one of life's most important relationships.
Over six weekly sessions, the parent and child will explore themes such as identity, confidence, emotional well-being, communication, resilience, belonging, values, and navigating life's transitions together. Through guided conversations, creative activities, reflection, shared experiences, and practical tools, participants will be supported to grow both individually and together.
Each session builds upon the last, creating a gentle journey of discovery, understanding, and connection.
Throughout the programme, participants will:
• Strengthen trust and communication
• Create meaningful shared experiences
• Develop confidence and self-awareness
• Explore emotions in a supportive environment
• Build practical tools for navigating challenges together
• Celebrate strengths, individuality, and growth
• Create memories and traditions that extend beyond the programme
Root + Rise is designed for parents, grandparents, aunts/uncles, caregivers, and the children they love (typically Year 5 and older). Whether you are preparing for a transition, seeking deeper connection, or simply wishing to create intentional time together, this experience provides a nurturing space to grow side by side.
Strong roots help us rise.
Suitable for children approaching key developmental transitions, including primary and early secondary years.
Programme Details
Location: Kippington Hall, Sevenoaks
Dates: Mondays (6-week programme)
Time: 5:00pm–6:00pm
Duration: Six weekly sessions
Investment: £350 per mother-daughter pair
Spaces are intentionally limited to create a warm, supportive, and connected group experience.
Cohort 2 Dates: 2 November - 7 December
Cohort 3 Dates: 11 January - 15 February