MEET CHALLENGE WITH PRESENCE.
Experiential workshops exploring how we respond to pressure, discomfort, and challenge.
For corporate teams, gyms, studios, and performance communities who want to meet pressure with awareness, calm, and clarity.
Led by 5 x world-record holders
Joska Šálek and Miska Werner.
Joska tours Australia May 13 – June 8
Bring this experience to your team or community
Two world-record holders. Two different environments. One shared philosophy.
Joska Šálek holds the Guinness World Record for the longest plank — 9h 38m.
Michaela Werner holds the Guinness World Record for the longest distance swum underwater in one hour — 2,525 metres.
Together, they explore what it really takes to stay calm and present when things become uncomfortable.
Through practical exercises, breath-work and guided challenge experiences, participants learn how to remain calm, present and clear when things become mentally & physically tough
WORKSHOPS CAN BE DELIVERED AS:
3-Hour Community Workshops
Half-Day Workshops
Full-Day Documentary Screening + Keynote + Workshop
SUITABLE FOR:
Corporate Teams • Movement Gyms • CrossFit Communities • Performance Centres • Yoga Studios • Adventure / Endurance Communities • Recovery Spaces
ALREADY BOOKED IN AUSTRALIA:
Infuse Health, Newcastle, NSW, May 16 2026
More dates currently being scheduled across:
Sydney • Central Coast • Wollongong • Canberra • Melbourne
Most limits aren't physical. They’re in how we respond to pressure.
Pressure shows up everywhere and every day as:
• physical effort
• difficult conversations
• uncertainty
• stress
• fear of failure
• fear of discomfort
Most people respond in one of three ways:
• tightening and resisting
• avoiding
• pushing through while disconnecting from themselves
This workshop offers a difference approach.
Participants explore how breath, focus and mindset influence the way we experience pressure — and how learning to stay present can change everything.
What does it really take to hold a plank for almost 10 hours?
Not brute strength.
It’s the ability to remain calm and present when the body is asking you to stop.
This workshop offers a glimpse into how that shift happens.
Meet...
Joska Salek
The Czech Man Who Redefines What's Possible, Author
Some people inspire because of the extraordinary gifts they were born with.
Others inspire because of who they choose to become without them.
Joska Šálek is one of them.
At the age of 48, Joska stood at a crossroads. Struggling with excess weight, alcohol, and a sense of stagnation, he chose change.
Seven years later, he holds three Guinness World Records:
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Longest abdominal plank (male): 9h 38min 47sec
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Barefoot half marathon in snow & ice: 1h 50min 42sec (surpassing the previous record held by Wim Hof, widely known as “The Iceman”)
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Weighted plank (18 kg): 1h 25min 02sec
The numbers are remarkable.
But what matters more is HOW — and WHY — they were achieved.
Joska is also a survivor of 66 days of wrongful imprisonment in an Arab jail. He emerged not bitter, but stronger — with a deep understanding that even when the odds are against us, we remain responsible for creating our own happiness.
Today, Joska is planning to rewrite more world records and he has dedicated his life to helping others reconnect with their inner strength, step beyond comfort zones, and become the heroes of their own stories.
Michaela (Miska) Werner
Life-long Student of Water
Michaela Werner is a freediving athlete, coach and Guinness World Record holder based in Newcastle, NSW.
Her coaching work focuses on helping people reconnect with calm, clarity and trust in themselves.
Freediving teaches one powerful lesson:
You cannot fight water.
If you do, you lose.
Instead, you learn to relax, regulate your breath and move with awareness.
Together, Joska and Michaela bring two worlds together:
- land-based endurance and
- water-based stillness
Michaela also holds two Guinness World Records:
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Longest Distance Underwater in 1 Hour (Female)
2,525m — Dynamic No Fins (25m × 101) -
Longest Distance Underwater in 24 Hours (Team, Breath-Held - under review) 98km — Dynamic No Fins (25m × 3,920)
During the workshop, Michaela guides participants through breathing, awareness and nervous system regulation practices that help people remain calm under pressure.
WHAT MAKES THIS WORKSHOP DIFFERENT
This is not a motivational talk.
Participants don’t just hear ideas — they experience them.
The workshop includes a series of guided practices designed to reveal how people respond when things become uncomfortable.
These experiences may include:
• breathing and nervous system regulation
• awareness and focus exercises
• challenge-based experiences such as plank variations
• partner or team exercises
• reflection and integration
The FOCUS is never on proving anything. The FOCUS on how each person meets the challenge.
AVAILABLE LOCATIONS BETWEEN MAY 13 - JUNE 08:
Newcastle
Sydney
Central Coast
Wollongong
Canberra
Melbourne
Other locations can be arranged by request.
For private organisations and venues, workshops are tailored based on:
• Group size
• Event format
• Location
• Workshop intention
This is not about pushing harder. It’s about discovering what becomes possible when we learn how to shift focus from discomfort to acceptance.
Workshop Formats
The Meet Challenge with Presence experience can be adapted to different environments and timeframes.
Most venues choose to host the 3-hour workshop as a ticketed community event for their members.
3-Hour Community Workshop Experience
A focused introduction to the core principles of meeting challenge with presence.
Includes:
- Foundations - What are we training for?
- Breath and nervous system regulation
- Guided challenge experience
- Practical takeaways - How to train for life, not ego
Ideal for:
gyms, yoga studios, performance communities
Half-Day Workshop (4.5 hours)
A deeper exploration of how people respond to pressure and discomfort.
Includes:
- Why Joska & Miska
- Mindset frameworks
- Breathwork and nervous system regulation
- Guided challenge experiences
- Group reflection and integration
Ideal for:
corporate off-sites, performance communities, team development
Full-Day Documentary Screening (Corporate Option)
Feature Film Documentary Screening about Joska + Keynote + Workshop
The film provides the story.
The workshop allows participants to experience the principles themselves.
This format allows participants to:
• Witness the story behind the achievements
• Explore the psychology of endurance and resilience
• Experience practical tools for meeting pressure with greater awareness.
May include:
- Deeper breathwork sessions in the water
- Challenge-based exercises
- Leadership and communication insights
- Integration and practical application.
Ideal for:
leadership retreats, corporate off-sites, conferences, team development events
.
Bring "Meet Challenge with Presence" to your team or community
Whether you run a gym, studio, performance centre or a business, this workshop offers something rare:
An experience that combines challenge, awareness and practical tools for meeting pressure in real world situations
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