Mindfulness Workshop at the Australian Counselling Association Conference 2017
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This document outlines an agenda for a presentation on mindfulness. The presentation will cover the speaker's journey with mindfulness, definitions of mindfulness and the mind, benefits of mindfulness such as reducing stress and increasing focus, and how technology and information overload are challenges. It will include exercises like mindful movement and a guided meditation. The goal is to help attendees understand mindfulness and how it can be practiced in daily life and different settings.
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Mindfulness Workshop at the Australian Counselling Association Conference 2017
- 1. ACA National Conference 2017 Presented by Jon Unal
- 2. REFLECT & SHARE What do you want to get out of today’s session?
- 3. OVERVIEW • My journey in Mindfulness • The Concept of the Mind • Mindfulness & Technology • Why do we need Mindfulness? • Mindful Connection • Stress & Stress Management • Mindful Movement & Guided Meditation • Q & A
- 4. MY JOURNEY
- 5. WHAT IS THE MIND? Dr. Dan Siegel Author of the Mindful Therapist (2010) and Mindsight (2011) MIND: “Embodied and relational (including self) process that regulates the flow of energy and information”. BRAIN: “The extended part of the nervous system distributed throughout the whole body that is the physical mechanism of energy and information flow”.
- 6. MINDSIGHT - 3 DIMENSIONS • Physical structure of energy and information flow – Brain • Sharing and exchange of energy and information flow - Relationships • Regulation of the energy and information flow – Mind
- 8. • 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 Study of 15,000 people by Matt Killingsworth MIND WANDERING
- 9. “The awareness that arises by paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, non- judgmentally” - JON KABAT-ZINN DEFINITION
- 11. RELEVANCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH PRACTITIONERS • Mindfulness training for psychotherapists has a positive impact on the treatment results of their clients (Grepmair, et.al,2007) • Dr. Dan Siegel: “Presence of the therapist to be available to relate to the internal world of the client is the most important aspect of healing” • Mindfulness therapy (MBCT) works as well as anti-depressant drugs (Kuyken et.al. 2016)
- 12. WHY DO WE NEED MINDFULNESS?
- 13. 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
- 14. WHY DO WE NEED MINDFULNESS?
- 16. INFORMATION OVERLOAD ADVERTISING from 500 ads per day (70’s) to 5000 ads per day EMAILS 1.3 million emails sent per minute via Mailchimp (2016) YOUTUBE 60 hours of videos uploaded every minute INSTAGRAM 95 million photos shared everyday FACEBOOK 4.75 billion posts per day (2016)
- 17. • Huge decline in our attention span • Information overload & fast pace living • Anxiety, stress and burnout CHALLENGES
- 21. VIDEO MINDFULNESS & THE BRAIN
- 22. • Reducing psychological stress, anxiety, depression and pain (Goyal et.al. 2014; Hofmann et.al. 2010) • Enhancing cognitive performance (concentration & memory) & emotional intelligence, and improving emotion regulation (Arch & Craske, 2006) • Improving productivity and creativity • Slowing down the ageing process by repairing telomeres (Blackburn et.al. 2015) • Mindfulness therapy (MBCT) works as well as anti-depressant drugs (Kuyken et.al. 2016) • Increasing resilience and self-awareness • Improving relationships, happiness & overall well-being Clinical research shows effectiveness of mindfulness in: BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS
- 23. DEFINITION BY APA Stress occurs when perceived demands (work, life, relationships etc.) placed on you exceed your ability to cope STRESS
- 24. STRESS RESPONSE IN THE BRAIN
- 25. The good stress that makes us feel excited and challenged the right way When stress becomes too much, leading to over-arousal of the central nervous system EUSTRESS DISTRESS
- 26. PEAK PERFORMANCE - FLOW
- 27. Ultimate peak we achieve under stress Positive stress hormone (norepinephrine) Fun Prolonged focused attention FLOW STATE
- 28. MULTITASKING
- 29. • Our brains can focus on one 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 EFFECTIVE ATTENTION SWITCHING
- 30. • P osture • O bject of attention • W andering mind • E ffort vs non-striving • R elax … with an attitude of patience, acceptance, kindness and compassion TIPS – P.O.W.E.R
Editor's Notes
- Ask all participants to share what they want to get out of today’s session. This is valuable information to ensure everything is answered sufficiently throughout the session.
- Note: This section is designed to tell participants about the popularity of mindfulness, where it has come from, and how major companies are now embracing it. The Mindfulness Movement Mindfulness has become a hot topic in main stream media recently. Who has heard of it? Although a fairly new concept in Australia, mindfulness has been around for a long time. The practice dates back thousands of years and it is believed its origins are in India. Due to scientific proof of its health and wellbeing benefits, mindfulness has been adopted by many Western companies including Google, IBM, LinkedIn etc.