Great Thirstday: Around The World in Sixty Minutes

The Great Room’s favourite monthly social is going virtual! Travel mode on with our tour around unique and wonderful places. Sip on LAIBA cocktails and get into the competitive spirit.

Event highlights: 

Guess Who? – Travel Edition 
The Intimate Moment: Off The Beaten Track Travels Pecha Kucha style sharing by Yian Huang, Cofounder of The Great Room 
Trivia – Travel Edition 

As part of our ongoing TUMI collaboration, the winning team will receive a TUMI Card Case
Members and by-invite only.

Please RSVP by 21 Aug 2020, 12PM

Great Thirstday: A Mob Murder

A little party never killed nobody.. Right?

Enjoy a night of murder, mystery, and suspense, hosted by The Great Room, Hendrick’s Gin and Sago House

Be a super sleuth as you waltz your way through the game. Have your wits about you and keep your eyes peeled.

You’ll receive an identikit along with a customized cocktail by Sago House.

Very limited spots available, members only.

RSVP here.

Building Mental Resilience

A Digital Workshop with Psychotherapist Astrid Merkt, Balance Health Hong Kong.

Boost your immune system and improve your mental and physical resilience against stress. Learn how to use breathing techniques, self-awareness, and cognitive reframing to better regulate your emotions against difficult times. Become better equipped to bounce back after life’s challenges and adversity by adopting new tools learned in this webinar. Create a tool box for yourself to be more productive and perform optimally in any situation.

What to expect:
1. Defining stress and how it affects our physiology & ability to perform at work
2. Befriending GOOD stress and knowing good vs bad stress
3. Self-awareness and breath exercise
4. Defining resilience and the power of positive thinking 
5. Q&A  

About the speaker:
Astrid focuses on a balanced approach to therapy to treat the human being as a whole; healing the body, mind, and soul. With a background in youth and family counselling, CBT, and yoga therapy, she works with your nervous system and breathing patterns to improve your ability to regulate emotions and improve performance. She works with both high achieving professionals, couples, adults, and children. She sets the space and guides you to resolve and improve difficult professional, personal, relationship, and emotional problems.

For Balance Health guests and The Great Room Members only. RSVP Required.

TO RSVP: CLICK HERE
* Zoom Conference detail will be sent to you leading up to the event date.

Great Roomies Go to Bird Meditation

Our first Great Roomies Go of the year! Great Roomies Go, is one of our signature events where we take you out of the workspace and into another. This time, let’s breathe and meditate together!

Bird Meditation, is the perfect oasis located just a 5-minute walk from The Great Room! 

Bird will be hosting a private 30-minute seated-focus meditation class for us. Suitable for beginners, the class will train your attention by directing your focus to a single object.With repeated practice you will cultivate a greater level of concentration. 

Directions: We’ll leave The Great Room, Drawing Room together by 11:45am. This will give us enough time to explore the Bird’s beautiful oasis and settle in before our private class.

What to wear and bring: Come as you are! No special clothing or equipment needed.

This session is for The Great Room Members only and on the house!
Limited spots only, save yours now!

To RSVP CLICK HERE

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About Bird Meditation:
Bird is a mental wellness brand, built with busy people in mind. We focus on meditation, and aim to deliver simple, accessible meditation experiences to help you thrive in today’s fast-paced world. 

Local Farmer’s Pop Up at The Great Room

We strongly believe in supporting the local farmers and the community can help conserve the natural ecology. Swire’s Tong Chong Street Market has launched a pop-up farmers’ stall to let the Taikoo Community get up close with local farmers and feel inspired to cook and eat well!

Simply come by the Drawing Room on Wednesday, 22nd July between 11:00am and 3:00pm and enjoy the freshest locally grown seasonal produce from these Hong Kong farmers.

Calm at Dusk: Guided Meditation and Sound Bath by The Inside Job

Singapore, Hong Kong (UTC+8): 6.30pm – 7pm

Bangkok (UTC+7): 5.30pm – 6pm

Bathe in the sounds of gongs, singing bowls and chimes for the ultimate sense of calm and stress reduction.

What is a Sound Bath?

It’s a relaxation and stress reduction technique where participants “bathe” in the sound waves produced by instruments like gongs, singing bowls and chimes. Here is a teaser video.

What are the Benefits?

  • Reduced stress and relaxation. 
  • The parasympathetic system – your rest & digest’ mode is activated. 
  • Staying in your ‘rest & digest’ mode is crucial for the body to repair, recover and be healthy.

What do I need to do in preparation? 

  • Create a quiet space that feels comfortable and nourishing to you. You may light a candle if you wish
  • You can enjoy this lying down on a yoga mat (with cushions and a blanket) or just sitting comfortably
  • Have your headphones or earphones ready
  • Have a journal & pen with you

This is a complimentary session where we encourage members to make a token donation to the selected beneficiary by The Inside Job.

Masterclass: Nailing Virtual Meetings

14, 19 & 21 May

Singapore, Hong Kong (UTC+8): 12pm – 1pm

Bangkok (UTC+7): 11am – 12pm

All-inclusive for 3 sessions: S$60/pax | Bring a Buddy rate: S$50/pax 

You’re all set for your video call; perfect lighting, ergonomic home office, optimum camera angle, perfectly brewed coffee and dressed like you’re going to boss it from the waist up. Now, it’s time to engage, connect, and impact a virtual room through a 13” screen.

We’re kickstarting our Masterclass series with a 3-session hourly workshop on human communication in the virtual world hosted by Communications Strategist, Tan Shou Chen and Voice and Presentation Coach, Petrina Kow on how to nail your virtual meetings. 

Designed to help you better connect with the people on the other side of your laptop, learn about the world of non-verbal nuances that come with human communication and walk away with tools you can apply on your next video call. Grounded in public-speaking, media training and acting curriculum, this series aims to help great people with great ideas bridge the digital divide for better impact.

Who is this for? 

  • Opinion-leaders who would like to better communicate with audiences using video-conferencing or livestreams
  • Facilitators or modulators who are using video-conferencing more during safe-distancing period
  • Team leaders who utilize more video—conferencing to in lieu of face-to-face meetings
  • Business teams who use video-conferencing to bridge physical distances
  • Individuals who know video-conferencing software but want to be more productive

Attendees will receive notes on key learning points and access to a closed Facebook group for continued interaction with the hosts and fellow attendees. Should you be unable to attend a particular session, a recording of the session will be shared. 

About the speakers: 

Tan Shou Chen is a recognised director and actor with a unique corporate background: he has extensive expertise as a communications consultant serving blue-chip MNCs across a variety of industries including FMCG, government and entertainment.

Shou Chen is passionate about the use of dramatic practice towards improving communication processes and learning. In addition to consulting, Shou Chen is also an educator. Shou Chen has taught communications at the National University of Singapore and at the Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS).

He continues to apply his background in psychology and communication theory in the rehearsal room, and in the work he creates for the mainstage, or in corporate training.

Shou Chen’s has performed in and created works that have been seen in Thailand, France, China, Portugal and Singapore.

Petrina Kow is a Voice and Presentation Coach based in Singapore and the founder of Vocal Presence Pte Ltd. She has a versatile and warm coaching style and has experience training people from different backgrounds such as CEOs, professionals, teachers and students. 

She runs workshops on presentation skills, voice, and storytelling at corporate companies and also brings experts in the field of Voice and Singing to Singapore. She is a much sought after voice actor for commercials, audio guides, online learning websites and animation. She was a radio deejay and talk show host on various top radio stations in Singapore and is also a popular emcee for corporate and family events. She is the first and only Singaporean at the moment who is certified as an Assistant Teacher of Fitzmaurice Voicework® method.

Registration ends on 13 May 2020.

Great Thirstday: Sunsets and Sangrias

Bottomless Sangria’s with a refined relaxed vibe. Made just right to your Thursday night at The Great Thirstday!

Enjoy our specially curated fruit-themed menu, cool beats and catch the sunset in Bangkok. The Great Room’s monthly social drinks is the perfect place for our community to gather, share laughter and ideas. When extraordinary people come together, great things happen!

RSVP by Tuesday 21 January to [email protected]

*Strictly for members and invited guests only
*Upon receiving your RSVP, we will confirm your spot!

TUMI and The Great Room: Spring 2020 Collection Launch

We invite you to our exclusive VIP evening event, celebrating The Great Room and TUMI Partnership.

Join us in the Drawing Room to preview TUMI’s Spring 2020 Collection and to learn more about the events & perks this partnership brings.

Highlights include: Live DJ, packing tips with two TUMI fans, wine, bubbles and canapés!

*RSVP required by Wed 15 Jan 2020.
*Members and invited guests only. 

Welcome Back Monday Breakfast Club: Morning Meditation

When life gives you the Monday Blues, we give you punchy barista coffee, a delightful breakfast, a healthy juice bar, funky tunes and great company! 

That’s not all! Start your day right and join a 45-minute guided meditation starting at 9:00am with Inspire Yoga!

Limited spots only! Save your spot now by clicking the REGISTER button below.

What to expect from this morning meditation:

This deeply restorative guided meditation sets your frequency to experience a state of inner happiness and reverse the effects of stress and fatigue.

You will learn the 3 stages of introspection to raise your awareness, release tension and enhance your physical, emotional and mental vibrancy.

About Inspire Yoga: 

Inspire Yoga offers personalised programs in mindfulness, movement and stress management to optimise energy levels and ignite self-elating from chronic tension, anxiety and burnout. Learn more here.