Mindfulness & Meditation
Mindfulness training for teams starts here: where your attention is, that is where you are.
Where your attention is, that is where you are.
Being attentive, mindfulness, is the key to the here and now.
The purpose of this mindfulness training for teams is to expand your awareness. You get to know yourself better: you discover which stressful thoughts you carry, which emotions play a role, and how these shape what you do every day. You learn to listen more closely to physical signals and to respect your own limits.
Meditation and attention exercises help you widen that awareness. You learn them during the training and apply them at home and at work. They help you respond from choice rather than from automatic habit.
What this mindfulness training for teams gives you
You also strengthen the following competencies:
What is mindfulness, and what does the training do?
Mindfulness means being present in the here and now with undivided attention, without judging what is happening in the present moment, and without wanting to be anywhere other than where you are.
Practicing mindfulness involves non-judgment, patience, gentleness, acceptance, letting go and humor. The more you are in the moment, the less thoughts, physical sensations and feelings run away with you, and the more able you are to choose and act deliberately. In the training we practice mindfulness through attention and meditation exercises. You learn to meet your own unhelpful habit patterns with awareness, so you can handle them more consciously and with more freedom.
It is, in other words, an open and curious attitude to life. The term ‘mindfulness’ is also used for a specific technique: exercises that train you to direct your attention.
The Mindfulness & Meditation Mastery, a different kind of attention training
It sounds simple, but we all know how hard it is to put your full attention on what you are doing right now. How often are your thoughts somewhere other than the work in front of you? Or are you busier judging the person opposite you than actually listening to them? Everyone has a tendency to drift into the past, to daydream about the future, or to judge themselves, others or situations. We do this on autopilot, and it gets in the way of responding to the point, thinking creatively and acting effectively.
By directing your attention, you learn to step back from the restlessness in your head and take the helm again. This training teaches you to make conscious choices instead of reacting automatically.
Who it is for
You recognize the idea that performing well starts with being attentive in the here and now. You have the knowledge and skills to do your job well, but you also notice that old habits surface unconsciously and stop you from using those skills to the full. In difficult situations you want to keep an open mind and stay creative, so you can respond with attention and gentleness. You want to let go of restless thinking and worry, and be able to concentrate for long stretches.
How the training is structured
The mindfulness training for teams is available as a short one-day version and an extended three-day version.
On the first day you get to know the theory behind mindfulness. What it is, what it is not, and what makes it work according to the research. You do the first exercises and gain insight into how to apply mindfulness in your work.
Day two is about stress. How do you meet it mindfully? Which of your thoughts create tension and weaker performance? And how do you handle your own limits?
The extended version goes deeper:
Day three centers on the benefits of mindfulness in communication and interaction. How do you become more effective in different kinds of meetings, and how do you make better contact? By now you have moved a step further in applying meditation and mindfulness exercises.
De fourth and final day we explore how to deal with uncertainty and change, and how to experience mindfulness as a way of life.
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