What will I learn
- Understanding of mindfulness and how to use it to our benefit
- Neuroscience and mindfulness
- Understanding the nature of our mind and training it to bring sense of deep fulfillment in what we do
- Managing mental and emotional hygiene to be emotionally intelligent to be a great leader
- Internal awareness and awareness of the surroundings to handle meetings and teams
- Deeper understanding of systems thinking
- Gratitude and compassion to lead a happy workspace
- Deep relaxation during a busy day
- Mindful breathing, walking, and learning various mindful ways to have a balanced day
- Attitudes of mindfulness that help in building positive attitude to deal with difficult people and events at work
- Managing difficult conversations
- Enhanced focus for better work performance
- Understanding the impact of distractions and stress on our body and mind
- Significance of interconnectedness to build positive culture in the workplace
A description of each session is shared below:
Session 1
- What is mindfulness? – Awareness of Here and Now
- How are we being unmindful and its impact
- Neuroscience and mindfulness
- A mindful bell
- Introduction to mindfulness of senses
- Attitude of mindfulness – Beginner’s Mind
- Gatha and practice song for the session
- Circle sharing
Session 2
- Introduction to mindful breathing
- Introduction to breathing room
- Island of self
- Journey through the day
- Attitude of mindfulness – Non-Judging
- Gatha and practice song for the session
- Circle sharing
Session 3
- Open awareness meditation
- Understanding nature of mind
- Deep relaxation
- Setting your intention and good start of the day process
- Attitude of mindfulness – Non-Striving
- Gatha and practice song for the session
- Circle sharing
Session 4
- Guided meditation on resting in a moment of nurturance
- Emotional hygiene – handling difficult emotions like anger and sadness
- Differentiation between enabling and destructive emotions
- Mindful walking
- Evolutionary psychology and destructive emotions
- Peace treaty and practicing it
- Attitude of mindfulness – Acceptance
- Gatha and practice song for the session
- Circle sharing
Session 5
- Calm-ease meditation
- Mindful movements
- Mindful communication
- Mindful meetings
- Attitude of mindfulness – Letting Go
- Gatha and practice song for the session
- Circle sharing
Session 6
- Gratitude practice
- Common humanity and interdependence
- Systems thinking
- Mindful eating
- Attitude of mindfulness – Gratitude
- Gatha and practice song for the session
- Circle sharing
Session 7
- Mindfulness of thoughts
- 3 powers
- 4 business models
- 3 methods for nourishing happiness
- Right livelihood
- Attitude of mindfulness – Patience
- Gatha and practice song for the session
- Circle sharing
Session 8
- Loving kindness meditation
- Spiritual dimension of work
- Co-responsibility
- Collective awakening of the organization and building a community
- Attitude of mindfulness – Trust and Generosity
- Gatha and practice song for the session
- Circle sharing
