Contact

For Teenagers and Young Adults

Motivational Talks & Breathwork Sessions

Inspiring young people to believe in themselves and their dreams and introduce them to tools help with the pressures of life.

Motivational Talk

Who This Is For

This one-hour motivational talk is for:

  • Grade 10, 11 and 12 students.
  • Students and young adults who are part of an NGO development initiative.
Why It Matters

The youth need to believe that their goals and dreams are achievable and this personal story highlights that their dreams can be achieved if they are prepared to commit to them.

What This Is

This is a personal story as a photographer, whose goal was to publish a photographic coffee-table book. The journey includes the twist and turns, rejections, challenges, wrong turns and successes, that led me to achieving my dream.

What Your Audience Will Experience
  • A personal journey of an ordinary person achieving their dreams.
  • The tools needed to pursue a dream.
  • Anecdotes and photographs for visual stimulation.
What Makes This Different

This is not a passive talk. It is an engaging, guided experience where participants feel the shift for themselves — they don’t just hear about personal success, they experience what is needed to achieve it. And they leave with tools they can use in their own lives.

Book The Talk

Schools, Colleges and NGO’s : Book a Discovery Call to enquire about a session.

Book a Free 30-Minute Discovery Call

Breathwork To Overcome Anxiousness

Who This Is For

This 60 minute session:

  • Grade 10, 11 and 12 students.
  • Students and young adults who are part of an NGO development initiative.
Why It Matters

Anxiousness among students and young adults is on the increase. We have the tools to help alleviate this – just by using our breath. As we breathe 20 000 times per day, all that is required is understanding and tweaks to experience the benefits of how breathing can contribute to our calm and wellbeing.

What This Is

This is a 60 minute guided breathwork session

What Your Audience Will Experience
  • An understanding of the mechanics of effective breathing.
  • The mind – body – breath connection
  • Demonstration and implementation of various breathing techniques.
  • A guided breathwork session
  • Downloadable breathwork techniques to use at home
What Makes This Different

This is an interactive session, facilitated in a light-hearted manner, to introduce, demonstrate, and guide the participants using tools to overcome anxiousness that they can use long after the session is finished.

Book The Talk

Schools, Colleges and NGO’s : Book a Discovery Call to enquire about a session.

Book a Free 30-Minute Discovery Call

Testimonials

We had the pleasure of hosting Gary Hirson for a motivational talk with our Hospitality students, and it was an incredibly inspiring experience. Gary shared his life journey openly and authentically, taking students through the many chapters of his life and the diverse career paths he has explored. His insights into the guidance tools and experiences that helped him discover his purpose were both thought-provoking and practical. The students were highly engaged and left feeling motivated, inspired, and encouraged to pursue their own unique journeys. We highly recommend Gary as a speaker for anyone looking to inspire and empower young people.

Ebrahim Petersen
Imibala Trust

The breathing session was incredibly informative and interactive and led to my best night’s sleep in a very long time!

Marlow de Mardt

Gary is a careful facilitator who is able to hold the space for the participants. I felt relaxed and safe during his session

Dario Haumann