Mindfulness is the practice of purposely focusing your attention on the present moment—and accepting it without judgment. Mindfulness is now being examined scientifically and has been found to be a key element in stress reduction, personal productivity and overall happiness.
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Mindfulness - not just meditation.
Mindfulness training appears to be getting popular in the business world, and many large corporations have been incorporating mindfulness practices into their culture.
The introduction of mindfulness in corporate settings has been found to result in better employee well-being, lower levels of frustration, lower absenteeism and increased levels of resilience as well as an improved overall work environment. Since high levels of mindfulness correlate with ethical decision-making and increased personal awareness and emotional regulation, mindfulness training has been suggested as a way to promote ethical intentions and behaviour for business students.
It’s become increasingly common for mindfulness practices to be combined with our other coaching and personal effectiveness options. This development makes good sense, since both resilience and emotional intelligence share the common goal of helping people gain perspective on irrational, maladaptive, and self-defeating thoughts.
Mindfulness is not just about meditation.
A common thought about mindfulness is that it is about meditation and becoming embroiled in deep inward thought. Well, basic mindfulness meditation does require you to sit quietly and focus on your natural breathing, allowing thoughts to come and go without judgment and return to your focus on breathing. There is however much more to it that benefits everyone regardless of position or role in the organisation or on a more personal basis to help with everyday life challenges.
We use the principles of mindfulness in all our personal effectiveness approaches including emotional intelligence, resilience and individual coaching.
Mindfulness improves personal productivity.
Increasing your capacity for mindfulness supports many attitudes that contribute to a satisfied and productive life. Being mindful makes it easier to enjoy the pleasures in life as they occur, helps you become fully engaged in activities, and creates a greater capacity to deal with adverse events. By focusing on the here and now, many people who practice mindfulness find that they are less likely to get caught up in worries about the future or regrets over the past, are less preoccupied with concerns about success and self-esteem, and are better able to form deep connections with others and focus on the task being performed.
Mindfulness improves physical health.
If greater productivity isn’t enough of an incentive, scientists have discovered that mindfulness techniques help improve physical health in a number of ways. Mindfulness can: improve well being, help relieve stress, treat heart disease, lower blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, improve sleep, and alleviate gastrointestinal difficulties.
Mindfulness improves mental health.
In recent years, psychotherapists have turned to mindfulness meditation as an important element in the treatment of a number of problems, including: depression, substance abuse, eating disorders, couples’ conflicts, anxiety disorders, and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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We use a five dimensional approach which is tried and tested in psychological practice. This model allows candidates to take a structured approach to understanding mindfulness and how it can positively impact their working and personal lives.
The five dimensions are ;
1. Physical: includes both the body and the external environment where influences are continuously moving to and from the body.
2. Feelings: how they arise and the reaction of the individual in relation to stimulus.
3. Perceptions: represent being aware of attributes of others and how they trigger thoughts and feelings
4. Response: represents bodily, verbal, or psychological behaviour and it's impact.
5. Sensory consciousness: refers to input from the five senses (seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or touch sensations) or a thought that happens to arise in the mind.
This model describes how sensory consciousness results in the generation of feelings, perception or volition, and how individuals’ previously conditioned attitudes and past associations influence this generation. The five dimensions are described as constantly arising and ceasing in the present moment.
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What does your organisation need, to be the best? Perhaps you know already and need these ideas confirmed or you may need help putting your strategy together. Edison have a number of ways to help you be the best! Mindfulness training and practicing mindfulness can ensure that your organisation performs at the top of its business sector but not to the detriment of your people.
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