Introduction to Mindfulness and Meditation workshop presented for Credit Union Australia in May 2017.

1. Presented for CUA
by Jon Unal

2.  What is Mindfulness?
 Why do we need Mindfulness?
 Stress Management
 Benefits of Mindfulness
 Guided Meditation
 Q & A
OVERVIEW

3. WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?

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

5. DEFINITION

6. WHY DO WE NEED
MINDFULNESS?

7. WHY DO WE NEED
MINDFULNESS?
 Blaise Pascal, 17th century French philosopher: “All
men’s miseries derive from not being able sit in a quiet
room alone”
 Study by Wilson (et.al. 2014):
- 67% of men self-administered shocks
- 25% of women self-administered shocks

8. WHY DO WE NEED
MINDFULNESS?

9. CHALLENGES
 Huge decline in our attention span
 Information overload & fast pace living
 Anxiety, stress and burnout
 Sleep deprivation & exhaustion

10. PRACTICE: FUSION &
DEFUSION

11. STRESS

12. STRESS RESPONSE
IN THE BRAIN

13. Video – Mindfulness & Brain

14. 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
 Improving emotion regulation (Arch & Craske, 2006)
 Slowing down the ageing process by repairing telomeres
(Blackburn et.al. 2015)
 Increasing resilience and self-awareness
 Improving relationships, happiness & overall well-being

15. MULTITASKING

16. 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

17. TIPS
 Don’t worry about the wandering
mind
 Kindness and Compassion
 Patience
 Success / Failure – Non-striving
 Relax

18. GUIDED MEDITATION

20. MINDFULNESS COURSE
4 WEEK COURSE 6 - 8 WEEK COURSE

21. MEETUP GROUP
meetup.com/Minfulness-Circle-Brisbane
consciousbeginnings.com.au
SLIDESHARE PRESENTATION
http://tinyurl.com/lsfok7s
GROUP RETREATS WORKPLACE