In today’s world, the attempt to develop a flexible mode of thinking isn’t simply a self-indulgent exercise for idle intellectuals – it can be a matter of survival. Even on an evolutionary scale, the species that have been most flexible to environmental changes have survived and thrived. Life today is characterized by sudden, unexpected and sometimes violent change. A supple mind can help us reconcile the external changes going on all around us. It can also help us integrate all of our internal conflicts, inconsistencies, and ambivalence. Without cultivating a pliant mind, our outlook becomes brittle and our relationship to the world becomes characterised by fear. By adopting a flexible, malleable approach to life, we can maintain our composure even in the most restless and turbulent conditions. It is through our efforts to achieve a flexible mind that we can nurture the resiliency of the human spirit.
The Dalai Lama and H. Cutler, The Art of Happiness.
Mindfulness in Action
Retrain your brain and unleash your potential
Working in an ever-changing fast-paced world leaves us feeling overwhelmed and saturated. Our always-on brains never give us a moment’s peace. For most of us, this seems to be par for the course – part of the ‘success package’ that comes with a busy life and a demanding corporate existence.
With workplace stress and burnout levels on the rise, and research that shows that always-on, multitasking work environments are not only killing productivity but dampening creativity, and making people unhappy, it seems that we are doomed to being stressed out, uptight and fragmented if we are to be successful.
There is, however, another way. We can begin to take control of our lives, activate the ‘reset button’ and free up our brain capacity to make ourselves more effective, more creative, less stressed and even more kind. This programme is designed to help you do just that.
Structured over 5 days, in 2 – 3 hour sessions, this programme will help you to:
- Gain greater insight into your habitual stress responses and burnout drivers
- Discover powerful techniques to bring the nervous system into balance
- Find and regain your ‘centre’ when under pressure
- Shortcut the Fight – Flight – Freeze stress response
- Increase levels of focus, creativity and productivity
- Increase personal capacity for peace, lightness, and relaxation
- Connect the head and heart and learn to rebalance the entire mind/body system
The programme uses principles
- Neuroscience
- Heart Math™ Institute
- Leadership Embodiment
- Mindfulness*
- Heart Based Meditation*
Organisations like Apple and Google have recognised that the practices of Mindfulness and Meditation are not just reserved for spiritual pursuits, but are critical in a fast-paced business context where performance, focus, creativity and productivity are paramount. This programme introduces these concepts exclusively as a business performance improvement practice. There is no connection to any religious or spiritual belief system.
