FINDING PEACE IN A FRANTIC WORLD · 2017-12-06 · • CABA 2015 members well-being survey: –34%...
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FINDING PEACE IN A
FRANTIC WORLD
AN INTRODUCTION TO
MINDFULNESS
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GETTING TO KNOW YOU
• Your name
• What do you know about mindfulness on your table?
• What would be helpful for you to take away from this
workshop?
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• Introductions – what do we know about mindfulness?
• What is mindfulness and how does it work?
• Stepping out of autopilot
• Mind the gap!
• Taming our thoughts
• Living life mindfully
• Action planning and next steps
OVERVIEW OF THE DAY….
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WHAT IS MINDFULNESS AND
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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AN INTRODUCTION TO
MINDFULNESS “Mindfulness is a translation of a word that simply means awareness. It’s a direct, intuitive knowing of what you are doing while you are doing it. It’s knowing what’s going on inside your mind and body, and what’s going on in the outside world as well.
Most of the time our attention is not where we intended it to be.
Our attention is hijacked by our thoughts and emotions, by our concerns, by our worries for the future, and our regrets and memories of the past.
Mindful awareness is about learning to pay attention, in the present moment, and without judgement.
It’s like training a muscle - training attention to be where you want it to be. This reduces our tendency to work on autopilot, allowing us to us choose how we respond & react.” (Professor Mark Williams)
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AN INTRODUCTION TO
MINDFULNESS
“…simply being aware of what is happening right now without
wishing it were different; enjoying the pleasant without holding
on when it changes (which it will); being with the unpleasant
without fearing it will always be this way (which it won’t)”
• - James Baraz
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MINDFULNESS IS…
Awareness
Non
judgement
Moment
by
moment
Open
curiosity
Emotions
Body
Thoughts
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ORIGINS OF MINDFULNESS
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• CABA 2015 members well-being survey:
– 34% feel stressed in their day to day life – 8% signed
off as a result
– 30% have experienced some form of mental health
issue at some point (up 7% on 2013)
• The world we live and work in:
– The impact of constant connectivity
– The impact of social media
– More for less culture
WHY SHOULD MINDFULNESS
MATTER TO ME?
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BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS
AT WORK • Improved collaboration
• Improved creativity and innovation
• Reduced absence through sickness
• Better decision making
• Improved focus
• Stronger leadership
• Kinder working relationships
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BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS
FOR YOU • Reduces baseline heart rate
• Reduces risk of cardio-vascular disease
• Reduces blood pressure
• Calms breathing rate
• Reduces chronic pain and psychological impacts of
illness
• Improved emotional intelligence
• Reduced anxiety & depression
• On average, higher levels of wellbeing and happiness
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MINDFULNESS = BRAIN TRAINING
Practicing mindfulness physically changes the structure of
the brain for the better
Concentrating on the sensations
of breathing
Attention wanders
Noticing distractions
Noticing our reaction to distraction
Returning attention to the
sensation of breathing
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Areas of the Neo-cortex (Executive functioning -
higher brain thinking)
• Increased gyrification
Hippocampus (associated with learning and
memory)
• Increased grey matter
Amygdala (the brains fear center)
• Decreased grey matter
The brains activity
• Increases when practicing mindfulness
MINDFULNESS AND YOUR
BRAIN
Baseline
Practising mindfulness
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MINDFULNESS IS NOT….
• complicated
• a religion
• a technique to ‘zone out’ or make your mind go blank
• a ‘positive thinking’ tool
• a practice where you have to be cross legged or chant
• time consuming
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MINDFULNESS IS….
• a way to see the world more clearly and engage fully in your experiences
• a tool to help you make wiser decisions
• a method of mental training
• a practice that requires commitment, intention, persistence and patience
• a way of calming the frantic brain
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AUTOPILOT
• Do you sometimes find yourself zoning out?
• Have you ever completed a journey home with no
recollection of your travels?
• Do you find yourself in conversations having missed
chunks of what has been said?
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AUTOPILOT
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THE ADVANTAGES &
DISADVANTAGES OF AUTOPILOT
• In groups of 2 or 3 please discuss autopilot
• Where can it help you in life?
• Where does it/could it cause problems for you?
• What might you be missing?
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MARK WILLIAMS ON
MINDFULNESS & STRESS
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soA6kz
xeKj0&t=4s
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Attention
Intention
Mindful
Attitude
HOW WE PRACTICE
MINDFULNESS
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THREE STEP BREATHING SPACE
Observing and accepting thoughts,
emotions and bodily sensations
Narrowing the focus of your attention
Present moment sensations of breathing
(interrupting the brains narrative)
Open, relaxed, present moment
awareness, ready to re-focus on the task
in hand
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MINDFULNESS IS NOT ABOUT
CLEARING YOUR MIND…
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Mind the gap!
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MIND THE GAP…
THOUGHTS ARE NOT FACTS….
Reggie entered the bank
He drew a gun
He waved it at the cashier, smiling at her as he uttered the
words “bang bang”
He left the bank, holding his mother’s hand
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MIND THE GAP…
THOUGHTS ARE NOT FACTS….
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MIND THE GAP!
How you would
like things to be How you think
things are
How you think
things should
be
How things really are
in this moment in time
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THREE STEP BREATHING SPACE
Observing and accepting thoughts,
emotions and bodily sensations
Narrowing the focus of your attention
Present moment sensations of breathing
(interrupting the brains narrative)
Open, relaxed, present moment
awareness, ready to re-focus on the task
in hand
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AWARENESS OF PHYSICAL
SENSATIONS
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BODY SCAN EXERCISE Relaxation may be the outcome but its not the aim…
Why?
• Improve focus and attention
• Helps to reconnect with the body
− How the body feels has a profound impact on the way you work
− Using the body as an early warning system
How?
• Starting at the feet and moving slowly up the body ending at the crown
of the head
• Attitude:
− Approach with openness and curiosity
− Observe and take note but do not try to fix or change
• Method:
− Focus attention, observe in present moment, move to next
− If mind wanders, notice where and refocus
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TAKING RESPONSIBILITY
FOR OUR THOUGHTS AND
BELIEFS
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ARE YOU A VICTIM OF OUT-
DATED MENTAL
PROGRAMMING?
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OBSERVING YOUR INNER BULLY
Even the most successful people carry round an inner bully.
What does your inner bully whisper in your ear?
Noticing your inner bully…. Acknowledging it’s a thought
not a fact…. reducing its impact
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LIVING LIFE MINDFULLY:
YOUR MINDFULNESS
TOOLKIT
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LIVING LIFE IN THE PRESENT
MOMENT
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SAVOURING
• Child-like curiosity
• Observation as if for the first time
• Slowing things down
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MINDFUL EATING
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GRATITUDE
• What is it in your day that you could be grateful for right
now?
• Discuss with someone on your table
• This will be explored in Miriam’s workshop
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MINDFUL LISTENING
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ACCEPTING THOUGHTS ARE
MENTAL CONSTRUCTS
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SITTING PRACTICE
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MINDFULNESS IS BRAIN
TRAINING
Formal practice
Three step breathing
Body scan
Mindful eating
Mindfulness of breath
Mindfulness of sounds
Developing mindfulness
Everyday mindfulness
Eating, Drinking
Showering
Exercising, Walking
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MINDFULNESS SUMMARY
• Mindfulness is…
• Mindfulness works by…
• Mindfulness has a positive impact on the brain…
• Mindfulness is a form of brain training
• Mindfulness key themes:
– Stepping out of autopilot
– Thoughts are not facts
– Observing without responding
– Approach vs avoidance
– Judgement vs acceptance
– Being kinder to yourself
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NEUROPLASTICITY – MAKING
HABITS STICK
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELpfY
CZa87g&t=60s
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DIFFERENT WAYS TO LEARN
MINDFULNESS • CABA website
• Taught course
– 8 week introduction
• Mobile App
– Headspace
– Stop, think, breathe
• Book
– Mindfulness a guide to finding peace in a frantic world
• Self directed learning
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QUESTIONS, REFLECTIONS AND
INSIGHTS
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ACTION PLANNING AND NEXT
STEPS