About Laya
Award winning author and international speaker, Laya Saul is an engaging speaker connecting heart-to-heart with her audiences. Participants gain real tools to overcome obstacles and become inspired and uplifted. She has an MA degree in Applied Psychology and has spent hundreds of hours of continuing study on positive psychology. She’s the developer and host of “The Writer’s Intensive Retreat” and “Level Up Galilee!” mastermind group. Keynote speaker at the Chabad Women’s Conference (Nishei Chabad) in Boulder, Colorado, she’s spoken for the JNF, teaches at Sharei Bina Seminary and is a guest speaker for visiting seminaries. Broadly published both in print and online, she is best known for her award winning book You Don't Have to Learn Everything the Hard Way. She is currently working on her book, "Sisterhood of the Copper Mirrors: Ancient Stories & Feminine Wisdom of the Matriarchs."
Topics and Workshops
Staying Positive During Life's Challenges—time: 1-1.5 hours, comforting lecture
Tips and Tools for Parenting Teens—time: 1-1.5 hours, encouraging, strengthening lecture
Sisterhood of the Copper Mirrors—time: 1-1.5 hours or longer, dynamic lecture
How to Start and Run a Mastermind Group—time: 1-1.5 hours, dynamic lecture
Life in Israel and During War (in Israel)—time: 1 hour, dynamic lecture
Nurturing the Nurturer—time: 3 hours or full day, comforting, inspiring, interactive program
Owning Your Power for Teens—Three-hour or full day dynamic, interactive program
Writers’ Intensive Retreat—1-3 days, inspiring, productive, supportive program
- Increases self-compassion, gives real time coping tools that the listener can apply right now that shift the paradigm to positive possibilities
Tips and Tools for Parenting Teens—time: 1-1.5 hours, encouraging, strengthening lecture
- Understanding the nature of the times, specific tools for living with and parenting teens including the number one skill parents of teens must develop. Parents leave hopeful, renewed, and inspired.
Sisterhood of the Copper Mirrors—time: 1-1.5 hours or longer, dynamic lecture
- Stories, and “take away” lessons for women about the women of Tanach/scripture. Can include a variety of issues including boundaries, the popular talk about the spectrum of beauty—perceptions and misconceptions of beauty, and why age doesn’t matter when you want to change the world. [Can include health and beauty tips (Laya is a former Hollywood make-up artist), or be combined with the Nurturing Seminar below.] Awakening aspects of the feminine archetype within, participants will be inspired and renewed.
How to Start and Run a Mastermind Group—time: 1-1.5 hours, dynamic lecture
- Understanding the power of using masterminding to move forward faster along with the nuts and bolts of “how to” organize and run a group.
Life in Israel and During War (in Israel)—time: 1 hour, dynamic lecture
- What it's like when rockets are falling--"high impact," encouraging motto developed by American locals who stayed for the war, the atmosphere in the country--stories of kindness, stories of miracles, how the army teaches preparedness today
Nurturing the Nurturer—time: 3 hours or full day, comforting, inspiring, interactive program
- This relaxing, fun, community “retreat” releases tensions and opens connectins to create a nurturing environment, receiving the gift of nurturing self, and surprises. Women will feel rejuvenated and inspired with real tools to support in daily life.
Owning Your Power for Teens—Three-hour or full day dynamic, interactive program
- Supports teens through activities that teach the power of choice, reframing, responsibility, and teamwork keep things lively. Stories and parables engage on deep levels, self care techniques and tools to keep teens empowered through hard times. Students come away with a positive paradigm shift that will change their trajectory for the good.
Writers’ Intensive Retreat—1-3 days, inspiring, productive, supportive program
- The space to work on or complete writing in a safe, comforting community and environment. No writing prompts, just the space to write and process with peers.