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Three Treasures II.

Training Course

26 September - 5 October 2025 | Bátonyterenye Three Treasures Valley, Hungary

Three Treasures II explores how Chi Kung and the Bang Stick can help youth workers build presence, emotional balance, and resilience—for themselves and in their work with young people—through ancient wisdom and embodied practice.

Three Treasures II – oriental Wisdom in Youth Work, Három Kincs Völgye / Three Treasures Valley, Hungary - www.haromkincsvolgye.hu
26 September – 5 October 2025 (excl. travel days)
Last year’s video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blToh39qsG4&t=22s

“Three Treasures,” rooted in the holistic Taoist philosophy of nurturing body, mind, and soul, is an innovative training course designed for youth workers experiencing the early signs of burnout. It also supports the development of their European Training System (ETS) competencies and expands their ability to work creatively with young people, especially those facing mental health challenges.

Taking place at the unique Three Treasures Valley youth and martial arts center in rural Hungary – a community-led space known for its sustainability, volunteer-based operation, and deep commitment to embodied leadership – this training invites participants to immerse themselves in the daily practices and theory behind the center’s work, while developing their own resilience tools.

 Core Practices:

At the heart of the program are the Bang Stick and Chi Kung (Qigong) techniques – powerful, accessible body-based practices that support grounding, energy flow, self-regulation, and emotional balance. These methods help participants become more aware of their inner state, connect to their physical and emotional bodies, and find presence even in the most challenging moments of youth work.

Participants will also be introduced to the Five Elements System, a several-thousand-year-old Taoist framework that guides individuals to create harmony both within themselves and with the world around them. In this view, personal well-being is not just an individual matter – it’s the result of balanced interaction between the internal world and external forces.

Through these methods, participants will explore how to translate deep awareness into practical approaches for youth engagement, focusing on Gen Z’s needs in areas like mental health, identity, and digital presence.

Program Objectives:

  • To enhance personal and professional well-being, boosting confidence and work-life balance for youth workers
  • To introduce embodied tools rooted in Eastern traditions for use in non-formal education
  • To deepen understanding of Gen Z needs and provide adaptive, creative methods for reaching and supporting them
  • To raise the recognition of resilience as a key concept in the youth field, especially for inclusion and mental health

 What participants will gain:

  • Practical knowledge and daily experience of Chi Kung and Bang Stick exercises
  • A deeper understanding of the Five Elements System for both self-awareness and interpersonal communication
  • Tools and reflective practices to support mental and emotional health in their target groups
  • Strategies for maintaining career longevity and sustainable work in the youth sector
  • A self-assessment learning cycle aligned with ETS competence models
  • Peer exchange and co-creation of new approaches for youth mental health and inclusion
  • Access to follow-up dissemination opportunities at national and international levels

About the Five Elements System:

The Five Elements – Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water – represent qualities of energy, emotion, and interaction that exist in all aspects of life. Participants will explore:

The individual level: understanding one's own motivations, talents, challenges, and potential for self-harmony

The interpersonal level: applying awareness to relationships, daily life, and youth work situations

The effectiveness of the system lies in its cyclical understanding of change, showing how to nurture, regulate, or guide a situation using elemental interactions. When embodied through movement, breath, and simple visualization, the Five Elements become living tools for self-care and connection.

Meet the Facilitators:

Etelka Szeghalmi – Chi Kung & Martial Arts Teacher, Five Elements Coach
https://szeghalmietelka.com/en/homepage_eng/

Gábor Baraksó – Qi Gong & Tai Chi Teacher, Five Elements Coach

Zsuzska Juhász – Youth Worker, Resilience Trainer, Host Facilitator
https://www.salto-youth.net/tools/toy/juhsz-zsuzsanna.3533/

Last year’s program:

For further inspiration, visit: https://www.theorigoworkshop.com/flowwithyourelements

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Training overview

http://trainings.salto-youth.net/13767

This Training Course is

for 28 participants

from Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Spain, Türkiye

and recommended for

Youth workers, Trainers, Youth leaders

Working language(s):

English

Organiser:

Origo Workshop (Others)

ABOUT
Origó Műhely - Origo Workshop was established in 2021 by freelancer trainers coming from various areas - social work, youth work, business - and rich expertize done in the field of community and personal development. The ars poetica of the workshop is to support individuals and teams in finding joy and centerdness even in times of turmoils.

The need of the establishment came from the covid pandemic and its impacts on helping professionals - youth workers, social workers, psychologists and on their target groups: young people with fewer opportunities. The prolonged emergency situation caused an increased level of exhaustion, anxiety and in loss of professional and personal motivation.

The founders of OM aimed to create projects which support helping professionals and their young target groups to increase their well-being.

Our thematic approach is to provide a space for resilience professionals at European level, delivering a transfer of knowledge and collaboration through training and research.
Web: https://www.theorigoworkshop.com/
FB: https://www.facebook.com/theorigoworkshop

Contact for questions:

Zsuzska Juhász

E-Mail:

Phone: +36302536919

Costs

Participation fee

50 EUR

Accommodation and food

All costs of food and lodging are covered by the Erasmus Plus Fund.

Travel reimbursement

Hungary  80 EUR

Romania 200 EUR

Portugal  309 EUR

Italy  309 EUR

Turkey  309 EUR

Greece 309 EUR

Lithuania  309 EUR

Spain  309 EUR

Croatia 200 EUR

Slovenia 200 EUR

Participants are entitled to receive a Youthpass certificate from the organiser, for recognition of their competence development during the activity. Read more about Youthpass:

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