What is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness involves paying attention in an special way:
- Purposefully
- At that moment itself
- Non-judgmental
- In a gentle and friendly manner
- To things as they are
Concreet?
- Learning to pay attention to thoughts, feelings (emotions) and physical sensations in the present moment
- Learning to temporarily put the autopilot aside
- Recognizing your own warning signals so you can take action
- (Re)discovering the joy of the little things in life
- Exercises/meditations include body scans, breathing exercises, step meditation, sitting meditation, mindful movement, and listening to sounds during a concert
- Providing tips for mindfully applying daily activities
- It has (now) been scientifically proven
Prior knowledge?
- No prior knowledge is required, just a good dose of curiosity, openness and interest.
For whom?
- Everyone: for those who wish to live more consciously and mindfully in the PRESENT moment
- Want to learn to better manage stress
- Want to actively contribute to their own health
- Can serve as stress prevention in the workplace
- If you are professionally interested in mindfulness and want to experience it yourself
- As continuing education in healthcare (care providers, therapists, psychologists, social workers, etc.) who can, in turn, integrate this skill into individual or group programs
- As continuing education
- The training can be a supplement to ongoing medical or psychological treatment
Themes?
- Session 1: Awareness & Autopilot
- Session 2: Thoughts, Emotions & Physical Sensations
- Session 3: Boundaries & Movement
- Session 4: Stress
- Session 5: Acceptance & The Inner Critic
- Session 6: Self-Care
- Session 7: Thoughts Are Not Facts
- Session 8: Heartfulness
Specializations?
- Teaching, meditating, and practicing mindfulness MBCT/MBSR
- The balance between body and mind
- Awareness of thoughts, emotions (feelings), and bodily sensations
- Dealing with stress
- Skills as part of mental well-being
- Prevention after a period of burnout
- Prevention after a period of depression