Welcome to an Introduction to Mindfulness for Busy Active Minds

Ever wondered what Mindfulness is all about and how it can help improve wellbeing and effectiveness?

The Mindfulness for Busy Active Minds Taster Session will give you an overview of what Mindfulness is and is not, debunking some of the common myths.  We will also go through an overview of the benefits and how to practice Mindfulness and guide you through some Mindfulness exercises to start to cultivate our mindfulness muscles.  The taster session is approximately 40 minutes in total broken down into bite size chunks for you to work at your own pace.

Mindfulness is an experiential activity, so you can’t just read about it , you have to practice to reap the many benefits, so the Taster  includes  two short guided meditation practices, a Mindfulness exercise, plus practical tips to use in day to day life. You will be able to download the recordings as MP3 files to your phone, tablet, or laptop to practice and download the exercise sheets. 

The Taster session is the precursor to the full 6-week course where we will take the initial concepts and build on them week by week, again all broken down into sections for you to work at work pace.  

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What's Covered in this Taster Session?

  1. Welcome
  2. The busy mind and autopilot
  3. What is mindfulness?
  4. The three-step breathing space
  5. Why mindfulness?
  6. How to practice mindfulness - exercise
  7. Practice day-to-day Tips
  8. Summary and next steps

Who is this course for?

  • Individuals

    Individuals wanting to improve wellbeing, balance and focus either at work and/or in their personal lives especially in these anxious, unsettling times.

  • Team Leaders

    Team leaders of all levels with responsibility for others to be able to lead by example by boosting their own and their teams wellbeing and effectiveness

Aims and Outcomes

The aim of this course is to:

Give an overview of what Mindfulness is, the benefits and an introduction to how we practice with some guided meditations, exercises, and tips.


Outcomes

By the end of the Taster Session you will be able to:

  • Identify and define what Mindfulness is. 
  • Understand how Mindfulness is practiced and developed.
  • List the benefits of Mindfulness for wellbeing and effectiveness.
  • Start to understand how practising Mindfulness can make positive changes to the way the brain reacts.
  • List some practical mindfulness tips to help you introduce mindfulness practice to your day to day life.
  • Understand how Mindfulness can be developed further.

Course Outline

  • 1

    Welcome

    • Welcome to an Introduction to Mindfulness for Busy Active Minds

    • Welcome and Overview to the Introductory Session
  • 2

    The Busy Mind and Autopilot

    • The Busy Mind and Autopilot

    • The Frantic Mind and our Response to Stress

    • What are you Thinking Right Now?
  • 3

    What is Mindfulness?

    • What is Mindfulness?

    • ... And What it is Not
  • 4

    The Three Step Breathing Space

    • The Three Step Breathing Space

  • 5

    Why Mindfulness?

    • Why Mindfulness?
  • 6

    How to Practice Mindfulness with Exercise

    • How to Practice Mindfulness with Exercise

    • Takeaway Exercise - Introduction

    • Takeaway Exercise - Being with Yourself
  • 7

    Practical Day-to-Day Tips

    • Practical Day-to-Day Tips

    • Three Step Breathing Space Meditation - Home Practice

  • 8

    Summary and next steps

    • Summary of Key Learning Points

    • Next steps - Overview of 6-Week Course
  • 9

    ...And finally

    • And finally...

    • How to 'GET YOUR CERTIFICATE'

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Instructor Bio

Hazel Todd

Hazel Todd

Aspire Course Creator

Hazel works with individuals and organisations to improve wellbeing, effectiveness and performance. As a Chartered Accountant with a first career in senior finance in global organisations, she understands the demands of an ‘always on’ culture. She is a 1-2-1 ICF accredited Mindful Coach and her Mindfulness in the Workplace training is derived from the work done at the Oxford Mindfulness centre at Oxford University and the training is validated by the Chartered Management Institute.

Testimonials for Hazel

“I wasn't going to dial in to the Mindfulness session as I've done a few before, but that was by far best session. ”

Mindfulness at Work Webinar participant May 2020

“I have worked with Hazel on a corporate basis for several years now. She adopts a calm and measured approach which, combined with her personable and confident outlook, make it very easy to work with her. She provides excellent advice on mindfulness in the workplace and which improves focus, wellbeing and performance.”

Partner Law Firm

“I attended a course and although I’m a convert to all things mindful and I meditate regularly I found Hazel’s approach very grounded and enlightening . She has a very professional delivery on a topic some sceptics might easily dismiss. I’d urge anyone who wants a more engaged workforce to get Hazel into the building”

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