A presentation on Mindfulness and its benefits. It was presented by Jon Unal for James Cook University in April 2016.

2.  What is Mindfulness?
 Changes and Challenges in our lives
 Stress Management
 Benefits of Mindfulness
 Guided Mindfulness practice
 Tips to cultivate Mindfulness
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. CHALLENGES
 Information overload & fast pace living
 Anxiety, stress and burnout
 Sleep deprivation & exhaustion

8. TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGES

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

10. MULTITASKING

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

12. STRESS

13. STRESS RESPONSE
IN THE BRAIN

14. STRESS MANAGEMENT

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. Companies invest in
Mindfulness

17. Video – Mindfulness & Brain

18. GUIDED MEDITATION

19. 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

20. MORE INFORMATION
www.consciousbeginnings.com.au
www.meetup.com/West-End-Mindfulness-Circle

21. POEM BY RUMI