HeartWise
For institutes, partners and workplaces

Wellbeing at the centre of how people learn and work.

For training institutes, teacher-education partners, education organisations and workplaces: a shared framework, books for staff development and a practical approach to a more human culture.

HeartWise is not about making work comfortable. It is about making work human.

Yasmin Mubarak, HeartWise Workplace
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One word to open the meeting

Open your next team meeting with a one-word Five Feelings check-in (happy, sad, angry, scared or tired), starting with the person leading. Keep it optional and without comment.

  • WhoA team, with the person leading going first.
  • ChoiceOptional, and without comment. Anyone can pass.
  • Without a screenJust voices, or a word on a sticky note.
Two ways in

For people who train, and for people who lead

Institutes and teacher-education partners

Use The HeartWise Teacher and its Guidebook for staff development, and the Curriculum Framework and Course Series as a shared map of the whole journey from the first year of school to the last.

  • An inner journey for teachers, in six parts
  • A guidebook of everything a teacher needs to bring HeartWise to life
  • The Teacher’s Workbook pairs with The HeartWise Teacher

Workplaces and organisations

HeartWise Workplace is the book for leaders, HR teams and organisations. Explore the HeartWise Workplace programme, a one-day workshop or a whole-organisation programme.

  1. 1The Wake-Up Call
  2. 2The Culture
  3. 3The People
  4. 4The Systems
  5. 5Implementation
  6. 6The Future

For leaders, HR teams and organisations.

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A shared language

Six Pillars, one structure

Every theme and outcome in HeartWise maps back to one of the Six Pillars, so a trainer, a teacher and a team leader can talk about the same thing.

  • Pillar 1

    Self-Awareness

    What is going on inside me?

  • Pillar 2

    Self-Regulation

    What do I do with a big feeling?

  • Pillar 3

    Growth Mindset

    What if I can’t… yet?

  • Pillar 4

    Empathy & Connection

    What is it like to be you?

  • Pillar 5

    Relationships & Repair

    How do we mend what breaks?

  • Pillar 6

    Resilience & Purpose

    What keeps me standing, and what is it for?

What you get

Books for staff development

6 books, each a separate purchase. Open any one to see what is inside.

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Book

The HeartWise Teacher

Teachers of every age group

For teachers on the inner journey of becoming the teacher children remember.

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Workbook

The HeartWise Teacher’s Workbook

Teachers of every age group

For teachers. Read a chapter of The HeartWise Teacher, then turn to the matching practice here.

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Framework

The HeartWise Curriculum Framework

School leaders and curriculum leads

The structure behind the whole HeartWise journey: the Six Pillars, the five age bands and how they fit.

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Programme overview

The HeartWise Course Series

School leaders and school boards

A programme overview for schools and school leaders.

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Book

HeartWise Workplace

Leaders, HR teams and organisations

For leaders and organisations who want to build wellbeing-centred work cultures.

Books are sold separately. Complete books are never available as a free download.

Rooted in practice

Yasmin Mubarak works with universities and early childhood partners in Finland.

He founded Modern Learning Studio and the Finnish preschool in Colombo, and has visited more than five hundred schools across the world.

Read the author’s story
How to start

Three small steps

  1. 1

    Send a short enquiry

    Tell us who you are, who you train or lead, and which books catch your eye.

  2. 2

    Look inside the books

    Every book page shows what is inside, so you can read the contents before you decide.

  3. 3

    Choose a first step together

    We talk through which books and which approach could fit the people you work with.

Partner with us

Start with a conversation

A short enquiry is all we need. Tell us about your institute, organisation or team, and we will reply to talk it through.

  • Who you are and who you work with
  • The books or the framework you are interested in
  • What you hope to explore together
Good to know

Honest answers

Which partners do you work with?
We do not name partners on this site. Yasmin Mubarak works with universities and early childhood partners in Finland.
Can we use HeartWise in our own training programme?
Please ask. Tell us what you have in mind in a short enquiry and we will talk it through together.
Is HeartWise Workplace a counselling programme?
No. The HeartWise Workplace book is about building wellbeing-centred work cultures. It does not offer clinical advice. For anyone who needs support with their own mental health, a qualified professional is the right place to turn.
Can we order books in quantity?
Books are sold separately. Tell us about your organisation and we will send ordering details.
Let us talk

Make wellbeing part of how you work

Send a short enquiry and tell us what you would like to build.