Mindfulness at work

 

Mindfulness at work

 

Resilience and the ability to cope with difficult situations is fundamental to well-being. During stressful periods, people with high levels of resilience will be able to persevere and remain engaged and productive. Mindfulness at work can reinforce this resilience by equipping people with the ability to understand their emotions, their level of stress and their ability to influence them.

 

How to practice mindfulness at work?

 

The most common ways of practising mindfulness at work are:

 

1. Webinars

Webinars are run by specialists but offer the flexibility of virtual participation. These programmes can be more cost-effective, scalable to different locations and can also provide a greater sense of confidentiality.

 

2. Self-study

Digital programmes can provide greater autonomy for training in mindfulness techniques. These programmes can be tailor-made or delivered according to a specific schedule. The benefits of this learning methodology are great flexibility and low cost. However, it can generate a lack of commitment and lasting effectiveness.

 

Mindfulness at work offers a range of benefits from health to improved relationships at work. To have a lasting impact the participation and support of the leadership are required.

 

I strongly encourage you to start putting the art of mindfulness into practice. Be patient and do not stress out every time your thoughts wander during a session.

 

The mindfulness is very interesting because besides having many benefits it makes visible the bubbling character of the mind.

 

For example, when you're trying to concentrate on your breathing for meditation, you notice that your mind starts to think about your primary school teacher, your grandmother's lentils or a dog that I saw two days ago peeing in the street. The mind goes back and forth, and you simply observe it, as if you were another mind observing your mind.

 

Your thoughts never stop: but many times we need to find an activity such as Tetris or meditation, which leads us to focus on a single act, to focus all our attention and to order, for a moment, all the chaos that sometimes inhabits us.