Interacting with someone while utilizing fresh perspective building, empathy, and self-monitoring
Mindful Communication
Short mindfulness exercise that focuses only on breath and calms the mind, can be done anywhere.
Mindful Breathing
_________ is the ability to concentrate on what you’re doing in the moment
Focus
Irrational escalation of commitment to a previous bad decision. Mindfulness can help prevent this process.
Doubling Down
This practice can change the way different regions of the brain communicate with each other – and therefore how we think – permanently.
Mindfulness
Communicating on autopilot, being distracted by self-interest, and being quick to judge, criticize and contradict people if their opinions don't match our own are examples of ________ _________
Communication Barriers
This is how stress and anxiety are related
Experiencing stress can trigger anxiety
_________ is the ability to recognize and release unnecessary distractions as they arise
Awareness
A mindfulness practice that alternates between a wide and narrow focus of attention, training your mind to be able to move from detailed attention to a wider and more spacious awareness from one moment to the next.
Body Scan
Our feelings about people, things, and ideas manifest themselves much more quickly than our _________
Thoughts
Understanding what another person is experiencing
Empathy
1-3 Minute long meditations that should be done periodically throughout the workday. Benefits include reduced stress, anxiety, and a calmer mind.
Micro-meditations
Mindfulness in Action and Micro-Meditations are helpful for breaking out of _________ and increasing workplace attention.
Autopilot
By distancing themselves from their ________ and ________, mindfulness has the potential to help decision-makers make clearer, better quality choices
Emotions; thoughts
People spend this percentage of time thinking of something other than what they're doing
47%
Noticing colleagues as they are today without preconceptions developed from past experiences.
Fresh perspective building
Mindfulness has this effect on stress
Changes how we experience stress
Activity used in today's module that is meant to bring trainees mind to the present, to what is right in front of them. As a result they are unlikely to be expending energy, time and attention on worrying or ruminating about other parts of their lives
Raisin Activity (Mindful Eating)
People who are more mindful are also more aware of their ethical principles and make decisions aligned to those values . This links mindfulness with __________
Authenticity
Research has shown that practicing mindfulness can reprogram the brain to be more _________ and less _________
Rational; Emotional
Paying attention to and recognizing our internal state so that our reactions aren't dictated by emotion
Self-Monitoring
S.T.O.P.
Stop what you're doing, take a breath, observe your thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations -- without judgement, proceed.
Experiencing your daily routine differently, by paying attention in a particular way, for seconds at a time
Mindfulness in action
People who are more mindful have a greater tolerance of _________ and are more decisive when faced with making a choice despite many unknowns.
Uncertainty
We release the most stress hormones during this part of the day
Waking up (morning)