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Can Mindfulness Help Creativity?
This document discusses how mindfulness can help creativity. It begins by defining creativity as looking at things differently than others. It then explains that our brains often operate on autopilot, limiting creativity. The document outlines how mindfulness involves presence, awareness, curiosity and kindness. It suggests daily mindfulness activities and exercises to get out of autopilot thinking, such as mindful eating, walking and listening. Regular mindfulness practice can strengthen cognitive flexibility and novel problem solving to enhance creativity.
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- 1. Can Mindfulness HelpCreativity Shalini Bahl, PhD Founder & Mindfulness Consultant
- 2. What Is ThisTalk About Creativity What stops us from being creative How the brain works Mindful Approach to Creativity Mindful Activities Daily Bootcamp Try New ThingsListenQuestion FocusObserve YES
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- 4. Creativity means lookingat the same thing as everyone else and THINKING SOMETHING DIFFERENT ~Albert Szent Gyorgi
- 5. Breaking rocks Earning aliving, or Building a Cathedral?
- 6. Question Observe Listen Explore Connect the dots Traitsof Creative People
- 7. What stops usfrom being creative
- 8. The cup isfull
- 9. Our brains runon auto-pilot
- 10. What percentage ofyour daily decisions are made by you consciously? 95% 75% 50% 25% 5%
- 11. Unconscious Mind How muchcontrol do you consciously have? *95% of our behavior is driven by the unconscious mind Conscious Mind *Bargh and Chartrand 1999
- 12. A Quick Lookat How The Brain Works
- 13. What do yousee?
- 14. What do yousee Now?
- 15. What else ispossible?
- 16. How did youdo?
- 17. Stuck in OldPatterns Object in Outer World Retina Sensory Cortex Initial Learning Later Repetition Generalization to Partial Stimulus Generalization to Partial Stimulus Figure of Neural Attractor Networks by Dr. P.E. Sharp 2011
- 18. The Mindful ApproachTo Creativity Mindfulness Can Help You Break Out Of Auto Pilot
- 19. Mindfulness is BeingPresent, moment to moment, with Awareness, Curiosity and Kindness exploring what is possible...
- 20. Mindfulness is NOTabout Finding Bliss on top of a Mountain
- 21. Mindfulness is NOT PositiveThinking Relaxation A Religion
- 22. Triangle of Awareness Breakingautopilot by bringing awareness to body sensations, thoughts, & emotions
- 23. An Experiment Mindful Eating •Stopeverything else •Use all your senses •Notice your natural inclinations •Notice any thoughts, judgments, or emotions •Fully enjoy the meal •Stop when you are full
- 24. 1.Daily Activities 1.Brushing yourteeth with full care 2.Enjoying the shower 3.Mindful eating 2.Environment 1.One deep Breath at traffic lights 2.Mindful Walking 3.Making one new observation each day 3. Interactions With Others 1.Being fully present with clients 2.Mindful listening 3.Expressing gratitude Mindful Activities To Break Auto-pilot: Practice at least 1 from each category
- 25. Strengthening the Mindfulness Muscle “Onlythrough mindfulness training can we possibly hope that our awareness will be strong enough and reliable enough to assist us in responding in a balanced & imaginative manner when we are stressed.” ~ Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
- 26. Research Findings: Mindfulness &Brain Plasticity *Cognitive Flexibility Novel Problem Solving Not limited by past experiences **Learning Memory processes Perspective taking *Greenberg J, Reiner K, Meiran N (2012) “Mind the Trap”: Mindfulness Practice Reduces Cognitive Rigidity. PLoS ONE 7(5) ** Holzel et al (2011), “Mindfulness practice leads to increases in regional brain gray matter density,” Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, Volume 191, Issue 1, 30 January 2011, Pages 36–43
- 27. Mindfulness Training Daily Bootcamp: Awarenessof Breath •Fix the duration starting with 1 minute that you can commit to •Fix a time you will practice daily •FIx a space you will not be disturbed •Sit in a comfortable and dignified position with a straight back •Eyes lowered or closed •Breathe naturally •Bringing attention to breath •Experience the breath in your belly rising with in breath and falling with out breath •Every time the mind wanders come back, gently but firmly to the breath •Be kind to yourself as you give every breath full care & attention
- 28. Building the CreativityMuscle Daily Bootcamp Mindful Activities Think Differently
- 29. Create Your Life ✓BuildA Cathedral ✓Empty Your Cup ✓Daily Mind Bootcamp ✓3 Mindful Activities ✓Approach Life With ACK ✓Don’t forget FUN!!!
- 30. IMAGE CREDITS slide 1:BraidCreative.com slide 8: NewAgeSelfHelp.com slide 20: Zebra paperclip on Flickr slide 24: Psychology Today slide 27: George Milne others: istockphoto.com
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