About me
My name is Filip and I am a lecturer, facilitator, self-development guide, coach, lover of nature, movement, pharmacist and most importantly a human being.
My work focuses on mental health topics (stress management, mindfulness, burnout); communication skills and emotional intelligence combined with movement and nature in the non-profit and academic fields. I organize cognitive walks, workshops and self-development courses internationally and for the general public in and around Brno and throughout Europe.
In my work I use approaches based on non-formal education psychological research and (eco) coaching, working with embodiment (conscious perception of body and movement), nature and nature-based education methods, reflection and activities that allow you to step out of your comfort zone.
I work with groups and also individually.
I have been professionally active in the field of education since 2014.
I've worked with 1000+ people from 52+ countries around the world in the 13-75 age range.
More about my journey
I have been fascinated by the human being as such for long - it started with the human body and the processes that occur in it at all levels - from cellular (I am a trained pharmacist) to emotional and intellectual.
I am interested in how the brain works, our psyche, soul, emotions, nature, interaction with others. And how it all relates and fits together. How life and humans are beautifully complex and yet fragile.
I am intensely devoted to self-improvement in all aspects. I help others discover and understand themselves, to become better people; better versions of themselves. However, I have found my calling in this. I believe in goodness and in the power of people. Not naively, though. Everyone must start with themselves to discover this goodness and see it in others. I believe that everyone can work on themselves and can change their life and thus positively affect the lives of those around them for the better. The important thing is to want to. It's necessary to face oneself, step out of the comfort zone, accept one's fears, shortcomings, and worries. To help you find strength, courage, and a zest for life. To persevere. To connect with oneself, with one's most inner essence, and to be fully honest with oneself. I try to live all this, even though I know it's not easy, but it has its immense charm.
I formally studied pharmacy, but since my student days, I have been intensely involved in education and psychological self-development topics.
Since 2014, I have extensive experience with short-term and long-term trainings in inter- and intrapersonal skills and soft skills, focused on topics such as behavior patterns, communication, stress management, mindfulness, personality types, conflict management, presentation skills, leadership, body language and movement, education in nature, coaching, and intercultural differences. I have written and organized several training courses within the Erasmus+ program, ESC, and many other events, trainings, workshops, projects, and also conferences in a professional, self-development environment. I lead courses in Slovak and English.
Thanks to my education (pharmacy) I am also involved in destigmatizations psychedelic substances, their connection to self-development themes and therapeutic use, their effect on our minds, running courses and integrative groups.
Education and experience
Master of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, VFU Brno (now under Masaryk University), Czechia
Marker Czech-Slovakyear long training program for facilitators and youth workers accredited by the Ministry of Education in Slovakia and Czechia
Development of pedagogical competences in the university environment (year-long training)
Center for the development of pedagogical competences, Masaryk University, Brno
International coaching training Practicing coaching and mentoringOmmen, The Netherlands
Year-long course of shamanic meditations in Prague
8-week long Mindfulness courses (3x) MBSR - Mindfulness based stress reduction, MBCT - Mindfulness based cognitive therapy
Intensive training and educational courses (each with minimum of 60 working hours), focused on different topics (from 2016):
- Non-formal education and trainer
- Nature-based education
- Stress management
- Mindfulness
- Movement, bodywork and embodiment
- Emotional intelligence
- Non-violent and effective communication
- Coaching, self-development, authenticity
- Trauma
- Leadership and mentoring
- Arts (music, body, voice, colours...)
- LGBTQIA+ rights, vulnerability
Internship and work experience
2016 - present time
Trainer, facilitator, lecturer, teacher and self-development guide
- International Erasmus+ trainings for youth workers on topics of behavior patterns, stress management, mindfulness, mental health, authenticity using psychological, natural, and embodiment techniques
- International training weeks for university staff on topics of Stress Management & Mindfulness; Effective Communication; Mentoring, Leadership, and Coaching; Presentation Skills
- workshops and exploratory nature walks for the public
- teaching of author's courses on Stress and Communication at the Faculty of Arts, Masaryk University in Brno
2019 - present
Lecturer on Institute of Lifelong Learning of the Faculty of Pharmacy and on the Faculty of Philosophy of the Masaryk University in Brno
- Organizing and facilitating group international and local soft-skills trainings, workshops, and seminars (short-term/long-term) for students and local/international university staff (staff training weeks)
- Guarantee of 2 university soft-skills subjects – Fundamentals of Effective Communication; Stress Management and Mindfulness
2019 - present
Lecturer and researcher in a non-profit organisation Beyond Psychedelics
2022 – 2024
Trainer in the group of trainers - Czech National Agency House of Foreign Cooperation
2014 - present time
Project management, organisation and preparation of projects
- writing successful international grant applications
- coordination and moderation of international conferences, leadership camps
- Project management of international projects in the field of education and healthcare (e.g. EMPIRE project)
2019 – 2021 National psychedelic research
Researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health
a great thanks for some pictures to Mirka Šárová
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