A presentation on Mindfulness and its benefits. It was presented by Jon Unal for English Australia at their Professional Development Festival in April 2016.
2. What is Mindfulness?
Changes and Challenges in our life
Stress Management
Benefits of Mindfulness
Tips to cultivate Mindfulness
Guided Mindfulness practice
OVERVIEW
4. MIND WANDERING
Study of 15,000 people by Matt
Killingsworth:
47% of the time we are thinking
something else than what we
are currently doing
Strong relationship between
mind-wandering now and
being unhappy a short time
later
9. HOW TO USE TECHNOLOGY
BETTER?
Reflect on your usage of technology & acknowledge if
you use it too much
Start and end your day mindfully without technology
Connect to people without devices
Technology etiquette in the classroom
11. EFFECTIVE ATTENTION
SWITCHING
Research: Our brains can focus on 1 thing at a time
Simple versus Complex Multitasking
Multitasking increases stress, fatigue and reduces
performance
Effective attention switching: Doing one thing at a time
with full attention and presence
15. BENEFITS OF
MINDFULNESS
Clinical research shows effectiveness of
mindfulness in:
Reducing psychological stress, anxiety,
depression and pain (Goyal et.al. 2014; Hofmann et.al.
2010)
Enhancing cognitive performance
(concentration & memory) & emotional
intelligence
Increasing resilience and self-awareness
Improving relationships, happiness & overall
16. TIPS
Kindness and Compassion
Do what excites you
”I wish I’d had the courage to live a life
true to myself, not the life others
expected of me”. - Bronnie Ware
Live Fearlessly
Practice Mindfulness