Mindfulness in the Workplace helps to reduce sick leave, improve performance and have happier, more productive staff.
A number of randomised controlled trials of workplace mindfulness-based training courses have found positive effects on burnout, wellbeing and stress; increased emotional resilience; greater ability to focus; deeper empathy for others and greater clarity of thinking and decision making |
Mindfulness practices can help us to increase our ability to regulate emotions and decrease stress and anxiety. It can also help us to focus our attention, as well as to observe our thoughts and feelings in an accepting, non-judgmental way — is a simple practice available to all.
Our thoughts can be like little dictators of the mind pushing and pulling us around. Practising mindfulness teaches us to observe our thoughts and emotions enabling us to become less caught up in the storyline. |