The document discusses how to integrate mindfulness in work. It covers assessing clients to see if mindfulness is appropriate, embodying mindfulness as a professional, using mindful language, distinguishing between yoga and mindful movement, enabling clients to explore choices and potential through inquiry, and balancing mindfulness with compassion. The presenter also notes when mindfulness may not be suitable and provides next steps such as teacher training pathways.

1. How to Integrate
Mindfulness in Your Work
PRESENTER: KAREN ATKINSON

2. Topics to be Covered
 The Assessment process
 Identifying when Mindfulness may not be appropriate
 The importance of embodying Mindfulness as a professional
 The power of Mindful language
 Discovering the differences between Yoga and Mindful Movement
 How to use these skills to enable clients to explore their choices and potential
 What next?

3. The Assessment
Process
o Asking questions that are appropriate
to the therapeutic context in which
you are seeing them.
o Identifying their goals.
o Setting your boundaries.
o Noting non-verbal communication
o Widen the net
o Planning a programme
o Developing commitment from the
client

4. The Importance of
Embodying
Mindfulness as a
Professional
o Safety
o Security
o Engagement
o Recognising potential for
change
o Developing a therapeutic
relationship

5. Identifying When
Mindfulness May
Not Be
Appropriate
o Recent trauma
o Psychosis
o Other treatment programmes
o Previous problems with
mindfulness
o Difficulty concentrating
o Organic aetiology
o Under the influence of drugs/
alcohol

6. The Power of
Mindful Language
o What to say and how to say
it
o Verbs to avoid

7. Discovering the
Differences
Between Yoga and
Mindful Movement
o Language
o Intentions and outcomes

8. How to Use These
Skills to Enable
Clients to Explore
Their Choices and
Potential
o The process of inquiry

9. Balancing
Mindfulness with
Compassion
o Compassion- the vital
ingredient!

10. What Next?
o Teacher Training Pathway
o MBSR/MBCT/MYH or
equivalent
o Integrating Mindfulness and
Compassion in Professional
Practice Qualification
commencing in London 28th
October at Yogacampus