Mindfulness TrainingFor 21st Century Business SuccessMindfulness is defined as awareness of moment-to-moment experience – paying attention to the here and now with an appreciative, open and nonjudgmental attitude and spirit of enquiry. Mindfulness training uses scientifically-proven techniques to help employees develop:
Job Stress Costs Canada $12 Billion a Year
Employers know that decision-making skills, creativity, problem-solving skills, focus, and concentration are all compromised by prolonged, ongoing stress.
Productivity lost due to work-overload and feelings of burn-out are the most commonly-cited reasons for employee absenteeism. Emotional distress and mental illness account for 20-30% of all employee absenteeism. 70 – 90% of all illnesses and employee hospital visits have been linked to job-related stress. Learn more about the impacts of job stress on the employer and employee. The Mindful Workplace Learn about our Mindfulness Training Programs According to the National Institutes of Health, the University of Massachusetts and the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Harvard University, meditation enhances the qualities companies need most from their knowledge workers:
Early Adaptors value Mindfulness Training Early adaptors recognize the value of workplace mindfulness programs to generate positive results in executive performance, employee engagement, employee retention, customer service and bottom-line results.
Mindfulness Research
"…By practicing meditation, we can play an active role in changing the brain and can increase our well-being and quality of life." says Britta Hölzel, PhD, a research fellow at MGH and Giessen University in Germany.
Learn more in this Science News January 21, 2011 article
Research indicates that Mindfulness Training in the Workplace results in
Inspiration You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. Indira Gandhi Awareness is the greatest agent of change. Eckhart Tolle Sources and Resources Brown, K. W. & Ryan, R. M. (2003). The Benefits of Being Present: Mindfulness and its Role in Psychological Well-Being. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 84(4), 822-848. Coombs, Ann, The Living Workplace, Soul, Spirit and Success in the 21st Century, 2001, Harper Collins Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, FLOW, The Psychology of Optimal Experience, 1990, Harper & Row Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly, The Evolving Self, A Psychology for the Third Millenium, 1993, Harper Collins Goleman, Daniel, Emotional Intelligence, Why It Can Matter More Than IQ, 2005, Bantam Dell Adams Goldberg, M, Schiller, M & Cooperrider, D, With Our Questions We Make The World, 2004, Elsevier Ltd. Hawkins, David R, M.D., PhD, Power vs. Force, The Hidden Determinants of Human Behaviour, 2002, Veritas Publishing Co. Kabat-Zinn, J. (1990). Full catastrophe living. Wisdom Publications. Delta. Lama, The Dalai & Ekman, Paul PhD, Emotional Awareness, Overcoming the Obstacles of Psychological Balance and Compassion, 2008, Times Books Loehr, Jim & Schwartz, Tony; The Power of Full Engagement, Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal, 2003, Free Press Lowe, G. S, Schellenberg, G, & Shannon, H, Correlates of Employees’ Perceptions of a Healthy Work Environment, 2003, Vo.17, N.6, American Journal of Health Promotion Lowe, Graham, Getting a grip on stress, 2008, Working Well McTaggart, Lynne, The Field, The Quest for the Secret Force of the Universe, 2002, Harper & Collins Nhat Hanh, Thich, The Heart of Buddha’s Teaching, Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy and Liberation, 1998, Broadway Books Nhat Hanh, T. (1999). The miracle of mindfulness. Beacon Press. Naparstek, Belleruth, Staying Well with Guided Imagery, New York: Warner Books Inc., 1994 Peale, Norman Vincent, The Power of Positive Thinking, 1992, Mandarin Publication Rock, David & Schwartz, Jeffrey, The Neuroscience of Leadership, 2007 Shields, Margot, Long Working Hours and Health, 1998, Health Reports, Vol.11, No.2, Statistics Canada Shields, Margot, Stress and Depression in the Employed Population, 2006, Health Reports, Vol 17, N4, Statistics Canada Schwartz, J.M., Stapp, Henry P, Beauregard, M; Quantum Physics in Neuroscience and Psychology: A neurophysical model of mind-brain interaction, 2004, FirstCite e-publishing Thondup, Tulka, The Healing Power of Mind, Simple Meditation Exercises for Health, Well-Being, and Enlightenment, 1998, Shambhala Publications, Inc. Wolf, Fred Alan, PhD, Matter into Feeling, A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit, 2002, Moment Point Press
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Civil servants can seek relief in Buddhist-inspired stress course, Financial Post. March 22, 2011 Massachusetts General Hospital. "Mindfulness meditation training changes brain structure in eight weeks." ScienceDaily 21 January 2011. 26 January 2011 Meditation Soothes MS Patients - Study finds mindfulness training is helpful in easing depression, anxiety by Randy Dotinga, September 28, 2010, HealthDay News Positive Brain Changes Seen After Body-Mind Meditation by Robert Preidt, August 16, 2010, Business Week Meditation, New research shows that it changes the brain in ways that alleviate stress by Michelle Conlin, AUGUST 30, 2004, Business Week Zen and the Art of Corporate Productivity by Mara Der Hovanesian, July 28, 2001, Business Week Mindfulness Training and Coaching Services Mindfulness training and coaching are proven methods of helping organizations develop their leadership capacity, address and overcome employee engagement and productivity challenges.
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