Mindfulness in the Workplace (London, United Kingdom - March 22nd 2018) - Research and Markets

The "Mindfulness in the Workplace" conference has been added to Research and Markets' offering.

Mindfulness is now practised in many areas of society and is being increasingly recognised for it's benefits in the workplace, with positive effects on health, efficiency and productivity. Studies have shown that mindfulness is fundamentally connected to many aspects of workplace functioning, and in particular is associated with key area such as:

• Wellbeing, resilience and stress management
• Improved relationships, creating more effective team working
• Performance - including positive effects on leadership, decision-making and creativity and innovation

Agenda:

What is mindfulness?

The benefits of mindfulness

• How can practicing mindfulness help on both a physical and psychological level

Mindfulness as a tool for coping with stress

• Discuss the role mindfulness can play in helping to manage stress more effectively
• How to use mindfulness to recognise the signs of stress and to minimise stress-related problems

Non-judgmental awareness and working with negative thoughts

• The necessity to approach mindful awareness in a non-judgemental fashion

Meditation, the basis of mindfulness - raising our internal and external awareness

• Benefits of meditation
• Why is there a resistance to meditation
• How to find an approach that works for you
• Meditation exercises that can be practiced anywhere and anytime
• Common problems when meditating and things to avoid when meditating

Being present

• Exploring the physiological and psychological differences between being physically and mentally present

Exploring the senses

• Look beyond the analytical side of the mind and the process of thinking, judging and planning to find solutions

The dangers of multi-tasking - The art of doing twice as much as you should half as well as you could'

• Explore how the cognitive load demanded by switching your attention expends energy
• Can productivity be increased by focusing on one thing at a time?

Practical activities to help develop mindfulness

• Sleep/rest
• Changing perspective
• Disengaging the autopilot
• Being self-compassionate
• Span versus path goals
• Being creative
• Showing gratitude
• The great outdoors

Personal mindfulness plan

• Discuss your planned approach to mindfulness following the course

For more information about this conference visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/bbq2m3/mindfulness_in?w=4.

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