Adriana Chiruta
If just 5 minutes micro-breaks could boost energy, improve focus and reduce the risk of exhaustion, bad mood and burnout symptoms by up to 50%, would you try it?
Happiness Reminders at Work is a practical, science-based and art-inspired program designed to help individuals and teams increase engagement and feel better at work every day.
Because high-performing teams don’t work harder. They work wiser, knowing how to pause, reset and reconnect with each other and with their mission.
Why it works?
Research shows that short, intentional breaks can:
✔ reduce fatigue by up to 50% and help maintain long-term focus*
✔ prevent stress accumulation and have a regenerative effect on the brain**
✔ increase energy, mood and engagement: 64% of people who take short breaks score above average in vitality and energy***
✔ improve productivity: 75% of those who take a 5-minute break every 20 min. complete more tasks than those who work without breaks****
What you’ll experience?
A unique game-workshop format, combining performing arts and cognitive science, with simple micro-breaks you can use anytime for:
Active relaxation – releasing unnecessary tension instantly
Constructive imagination – quiet the voice of saboteurs or the inner critic
Focus – regain clarity and direction
A boost of dopamine and physical comfort – even in mentally and emotionally challenging situations
What you get?
-
1 personalized session/month (60 min)
-
2 “refresh” sessions/month (30 min each) -
to consolidate and naturally integrate the practice into your routine -
Practical tools: cards deck with clear instructions + occasional audio guides, so you can practice anytime
-
Ongoing support & feedback to track your progress and to reduce stress, improve focus and bring more joy into your professional life. Not just exercises, but a system you can turn into daily habits.
“A fantastic workshop that offers different techniques from dance, performance art, and acting to influence your mindset. I attended with other psychology students, and we can confirm it was very beneficial.”
Risa Mano (photographer & psychology student @ SRH Berlin)
“Adriana’s workshops have always been an opportunity for joy, relaxed play, exploration of the body and its limits, intimacy, and community. Her practices help you breathe fully and release the imagination of your inner child.”
Luiza Alecsandru (cultural manager & journalist)
“For me, Anatomy of Happiness is about connection, self-care, self-love, loving your natural beauty and embrace of the universe.”
Bianca Grosu (psychotherapist)
“Thank you so much for your workshop! I must say the real impact came a bit later. I had been feeling exhausted, tired, and sad for weeks… After your workshop, I felt full of energy, vitality, happy and hopeful. This lasted intensely for a few days, then transformed into a ‘normal’ but positive state.”
Ida von Holtum (psychology student @ SRH Berlin)
“I wholeheartedly recommend Adriana’s relaxation and strength practices… She creates a beautiful balance between presence, observation, wonder, action, and expansion, with a contagious enthusiasm that awakens you after a long day. I especially appreciated her relaxation techniques, which helped me rest and recharge and made me feel fully supported.”
Oana Toderică (art-based personal development counselor / visual arts teacher)
If without coffee your office would display:
ERROR 404. Energy not found,
contact me
to schedule a first session.
IMPORTANT NOTE!
As part of my 10-month residency in Berlin at FRESH A.I.R., Stiftung Berliner Leben, Urban Nation / Museum for Urban Contemporary Art, I will offer:
-
5 free complete trainings for 5 organisations (NGOs or institutions from the art/cultural field)
-
5 free introductory sessions for the corporate field.
if you want your team on the list and part of my
Alternative Futures LAB № 2
work futures beyond dystopia movement/experiment
HAPPINESS REMINDERS AT WORK
developed from The Game of Happiness Reminders and the Anatomy of Happiness workshops which I have facilitated over the past years both online and in person in Berlin (Studio 2 – International Theatre Institute) and Sibiu.
It is the result of over 20 years of practice and research at the intersection of:
-
Eastern and Western theatrical forms
-
Contemporary dance and improvisation
-
Visual arts
-
Philosophy and applied cognitive sciences
Born from a passion for research and practical solutions for resilience through art, this game-workshop is both a practical and refined method, combining science and art to generate more clarity, energy and joy right within the work routine.
*Micro-break Activities at Work to Recover from Daily Work Demands, Kim et al., 2017, Journal of Applied Psychology
**Research Proves Your Brain Needs Breaks, Microsoft Human Factors Lab, 2021
***"Give me a break!" A systematic review and meta-analysis on the efficacy of micro-breaks for increasing well-being and performance, time.com
****Breaks and productivity: An experimental study, Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior (SEAB), PubMed, 2023
*****Tired at the Office? Take a Quick Break. Your Work Will Benefit, NC State University 2021