Mindfulness Training

Mindfulness practice is helps employees navigate this highly-stimulated, digital world to stay present. When you have a team that is proficient in the practice of mindfulness, they can regulate their energy levels, practise self-compassion, and manage their health and well-being. In this increasingly complex world of work, employees are faced with constant challenges. The purpose of this workshop is to help employees embrace a range of mindfulness exercises that they can draw on to manage stress and optimise wellness.

Working with organisations across Australia, we know that employees need mindfulness practices to deal with stress and improve wellbeing. Here’s a few reasons why:

1. Mental health focus: Employee well-being in the workplace is now critical for organisations. In Australia, 1 in 5 people have a mental illness every year. With mindfulness, employees can become more aware of their impact on the mental health of others, so their relationships remain constructive.
2. Psychosocial hazards: Australian organisations are now responsible for doing more to protect their employees from psychosocial hazards. Employees with skills in mindfulness and self-regulation will become increasingly desirable, as the focus on holding people accountable to appropriate workplace behaviour continues.
3. Work-life balance: Balancing work and daily life is challenging but mindful employees can stay present in all aspects of life. Mindfulness gives them an edge on dealing with multiple priorities and staying present. This helps with avoiding overwhelm and burnout.
4. Complex world of work: Living in a ‘VUCA’ (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) environment means that both leaders and teams need to be able to cope with a changing environment that presents constant challenges. Mindfulness practices can help with manage uncertainty in this type of environment.
5. Increased connectivity: An ‘always on’ culture has lead to many people feeling over-stimulated by constant communication and technology. One of the main benefits of mindfulness is an ability for people to switch off and truly relax.

Overall, these challenges can make it more difficult for employees if they’re not skilled in mindfulness practices. However, with the right support such as Mindfulness Training, coaching sessions, and support from leaders, employees can thrive in this complex world of work.

With the help of Mindfulness Training, skills that employees can put in place to enhance performance include:

1. Emotional intelligence: This involves the ability to cultivate self-awareness by recognising and regulating one’s own emotions and maintaining healthy relationships with others. Employees can improve this ability by engaging in self-reflection, developing mindfulness skills and keeping a regular meditation practice.
2. Thoughtful decision-making: When employees make thoughtful, mindful decisions, they can achieve task and project goals more easily. Mindfulness is not just a practice, it is something that is applied to situations in work and life constantly to improve one’s state of mind. There are many evidence-based techniques employees can use to grow mindfulness skills.
3. Problem-solving: New situations, projects and ever-changing work environments call for constant problem solving. Team members who use consistent mindfulness practices, are able to reduce reactivity, stay in the present moment, and step into complex situations with greater ease.
4. Perspective taking: Conflict can arise when there are different perspectives in the workplace, but employees who use techniques like mindfulness meditation are often more capable of flexing with other people’s views. Mindful employees can stay present in situations, truly listen to others, and use techniques like deep breathing to achieve better outcomes.
5. Focussed work: Mindful employees are better able to control mind wandering and focus on the task at hand with better accuracy. Employees can develop this kind of skillset by applying interventions to avoid multi-tasking, using mindfulness apps, and meditation techniques.

With mindfulness, employees can improve their work experience and better manage complex challenges in the workplace.

What is Mindfulness Training?

Our Mindfulness Training workshop is specifically designed for teams to develop mindfulness skills. It aims to provide participants with the skills, tools, resources and confidence necessary to apply focus to their work and self-regulate. Our experienced facilitators have worked with many leaders and teams across Australia and use exercises and evidence-based mindfulness strategies in the workshop. They understand the fundamental principles of neuroscience and how to regulate the nervous system.

Why should my organisation offer Mindfulness Training?

Being part of Mindfulness Training can help teams improve their ability to stay focussed on tasks, leading to improved concentration and greater accuracy. The workshop experience is designed to help teams learn and try out different mindfulness techniques and meditation practices that they can apply in real life such as guided meditation and body scan.

Who can attend Mindfulness Training?

Mindfulness Training is designed for teams. The skills we focus on helps employees regulate their nervous system, control reactivity and handle the stresses of everyday life. However, this training can be easily customised for emerging leaders, frontline leaders, or middle management as well. A team leader might want to be involved in the session with their team too. The effects of mindfulness are very positive for teams and their relationships.

Is Adaptability Training only available in person?

Mindfulness Training can be delivered in an in-person, virtual or hybrid format; depending on the organisation’s set-up. It is typically made up of strategies, discussions and a series of activities to support on the job application. The training can be complemented with coaching sessions with a Thinka coach. Coaching plays an important role in challenging old behaviours and building new, mindful behaviours and the capacity for emotion regulation. Organisations might also opt for a blended program that makes use of eLearning modules and other forms of media.