Mindfulness and Resilience in the Workplace

Our interventions are bespoke and based around the needs of your business. We understand the value of mindfulness, and wellness more broadly, to the wellbeing of your business and most importantly, the wellbeing and resilience of your employees.

As we know, one day we are moving forward effortlessly in life, then another day something crops up to derail us. We can’t stop life happening to us, but we can change how we feel and respond to it. We can also learn about how we can manage and recover better in the future.​

If this sounds of interest we’d love to chat further, please email us at - mindfulnessmatterstoday1@gmail.com

Client list includes : The Financial Times, Star TV, MediaCorp, Haymarket Media Group, Future Publishing, IPC Magazines, the PPA, Macmillan Publishing and JC Decaux.

1) Mindfulness in the Workplace - Finding Peace in a Frantic World

For more information please contact me at - mindfulnessmatterstoday1@gmail.com

Finding Peace, is a well recognised and established mindfulness course, taught all over the world, and scientifically proven to help people in building resilience, especially in a workplace environment. It also supports, dealing better with stress, depression and anxiety. 

The course (online or in person) consists of eight, 60-90 minute sessions. Through guided meditations, group dialogue, individually tailored instructions and home practice, you will learn the essential principles of mindfulness and techniques to build your personal home practice and access the wide-ranging benefits well beyond the course.  

Key elements and learning points from the programme include :

• A variety of formal and informal mindfulness meditation practices, which involve using the breath and body as a focus for being aware of our experience in the present moment.

• Understanding the physiology of stress and how to self-regulate our moods, so that we are better able to pause in challenging situations and manage our responses more effectively.

• Recognising the patterns of worrying and self-criticism that often generate more stress; and learning to relate to ourselves with a more accepting and kind stance.

• Learning to have more mindful, and thus meaningful, communication, connections and relationships.

• Developing practical self-care tools to help us thrive, perform at our best, and build resilience.

More detailed information from the research:

• Mindful practitioners are better equipped to handle day-to-day stress. Studies show that meditation training can help curb the tendency for distraction, strengthening the participant’s ability to concentrate and even boosting one’s memory performance.

• Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital conducted a study of 93 individuals suffering with generalised anxiety disorder. An intervention was conducted which focused on mindfulness and stress reduction. Once the intervention was completed, the participants reported a significant decrease in anxiety.

•  A study conducted at the Stanford University of Medicine showed that meditation can lead to a 30% decrease in stress related symptoms that can lead to serious illness.

• Science Direct conducted a study to determine how meditation can reduce ill health and depression. Results showed that meditation lowered the risk of inflammation that can lead to inflammatory disease as well as depression in participants.

• A randomised controlled trial was conducted to determine the effects of mindful meditation on chronic pain and was published in Pain Medicine Volume 16, Issue 4. Findings showed that MBSR contributes positively to pain management and can have positive results on patients that are dealing with long term chronic pain.

• The Anxiety, Stress and Coping International Journal conducted a study that showed that meditation can relieve work related stress and anxiety, reducing the reliance on drugs and alcohol while improving sleep patterns and personal development.

Course Materials

• Guided meditations for the home practice.

• The course teacher available for any urgent questions that come up between the sessions.

Online Format Option

Our experience in running online programs is that this medium offers an opportunity to have a rich and meaningful connection with the practices and group, from the convenience and comfort of your own space. This online fomat offers the same practices, exercises, teacher and small group, just as you would in our regular space.

Mindfulness can be a wonderful tool for coping with the stress, anxiety and uncertainty of these challenging circumstances, so we hope that offering the courses and keeping them accessible at this time will be particularly helpful.

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Notes:

• This class will be held in person or on a web-based platform.

• If on a web-based platform, the teacher and participants will be live and visible at various times. There will be group and one-to-one interaction as you would expect in a traditional classroom setting. Do contact us if you'd like to check out/test the online platform & your internet connection beforehand.

• Registrants will receive additional details the week before the first session.

2) The Mindful Leader

For more information please contact me at - mindfulnessmatterstoday1@gmail.com

Mode of delivery – in person or online

Timing – Six sessions. One hour each

Who should attend –

·CEOs looking to further develop their company culture

·Managers enhancing teamwork and collaboration

·Entrepreneurs wanting to achieve better business results through building a high-trust team within their organization

Overall approach –

•An exploration of mindfulness techniques and the benefits of these, for leaders and leadership approaches . Understanding that, a mindful approach to oneself and to others, supported by self awareness and self-compassion, is the springboard to achieving a wide range of positive business outcomes and, most importantly, improving one’s personal wellbeing.

Areas covered -

·Examination of tools for self-awareness, self-regulation, empathy and reflection, to enhance leadership skills.

·Generating a high trust mindset : team and culture – How mindfulness can support trust and respect.

·The science behind mindfulness – Latest research with specific reference to business and leadership.

·Establishing a culture of performance through psychological safety.

·Resilience – how to thrive in an environment of rapid change.

·Transformational communication techniques, in high pressure situations.

Outcomes –

•By the end of this course, you will have a clear understanding of how mindfulness, (self) awareness, empathy and resilience, represent a fundamental foundation for an effective leadership style; and awareness of essential techniques to utilise on a day-to-day basis.