Boost Resilience With Mindfulness

Learn to build resilience, manage stress, solve problems and strengthen relationships using mindfulness

What you'll learn

Understand the definition, importance, and key components of resilience, and learn how mindfulness enhances resilience.

Acquire techniques for managing stress and worry, promoting present-moment awareness, regulating emotions, and practising self-compassion.

Develop flexible thinking for problem-solving, understand experiential avoidance, and learn to implement acceptance and defusion strategies effectively.

Apply mindfulness techniques in interpersonal relationships, communicate effectively, and handle differing opinions and difficult colleagues successfully.

Recognise burnout signs, develop a personal resilience plan, and implement a mindful self-care routine.

Requirements

No prior experience of mindfulness is required. Everything is explained in the course.

To get the most out of the course, students should schedule time to complete the short practical exercises.

Description

In an ever-changing, fast-paced world, resilience and mindfulness are two powerful tools that can help us navigate challenges, manage stress, and live more fulfilling lives.This course is designed to help you cultivate a deeper sense of self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and personal resilience. This transformative journey, based on the scientific principles of mindfulness, will empower you with practical, hands-on skills to enhance your wellbeing, relationships, and personal and professional success.This course is centred around a workplace environment and is designed with employees, executives and entrepreneurs in mind. However, the skills you will learn are relevant to everyday life and the course is suitable for anyone looking to increase their resilience. No previous experience of mindfulness is required.The course is divided into seven concise modules:Understanding Resilience: Explore the concept of resilience, why it's critical, and how mindfulness enhances it.Developing Mindful Awareness: Learn about mindfulness, the power of the mind-body connection, and how to practice it.Mindful Stress Management: Discover tools for managing stress, embracing present-moment awareness, and nurturing self-compassion.Mindful Problem Solving: Develop flexible thinking, learn strategies for problem-solving, and understand experiential avoidance and acceptance.Mindful Relationships: Learn how mindfulness can enhance your interpersonal relationships and improve communication.Mindful Self-Care: Identify burnout, prioritise self-care, and develop a personal resilience plan.Integrating Mindfulness into Everyday Life: Discover how to build a daily mindfulness practice and incorporate it into all aspects of your life.Throughout the course, you will get the opportunity to try each of the skills using practical exercises that you can try at your desk, in the workplace, or in everyday life. By the end of the course, you will have a range of tools to manage stress and maintain productivity, even in difficult situations. Join me on this enlightening journey towards a more resilient, more mindful life.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Welcome

Lecture 2 Course goals

Lecture 3 Course outline

Lecture 4 How to use this course

Lecture 5 Meet your instructor

Lecture 6 Student community

Section 2: Understanding resilience

Lecture 7 What is resilience?

Lecture 8 Why do we need resilience?

Lecture 9 How to develop resilience

Lecture 10 How can mindfulness help with resilience?

Lecture 11 Summary

Section 3: Developing mindful awareness

Lecture 12 Definition of mindfulness

Lecture 13 Mindfulness vs autopilot

Lecture 14 Mind-body connection

Lecture 15 How to practise mindfulness

Lecture 16 Mindfulness exercise

Lecture 17 Labelling emotions

Lecture 18 List of emotions

Lecture 19 Recognising emotions worksheet

Lecture 20 Summary

Section 4: Mindful stress management

Lecture 21 Managing stress and anxiety

Lecture 22 Present-moment awareness

Lecture 23 Present-moment awareness exercise

Lecture 24 Regulating our emotions

Lecture 25 Breath exercise

Lecture 26 Self-compassion

Lecture 27 Self-compassion exercise

Lecture 28 Summary

Section 5: Mindful problem solving

Lecture 29 Developing flexible thinking

Lecture 30 Effective problem solving

Lecture 31 Experiential avoidance

Lecture 32 Acceptance

Lecture 33 Acceptance exercise

Lecture 34 Defusion

Lecture 35 Defusion exercise

Lecture 36 Choosing and implementing an option

Lecture 37 Evaluating outcomes

Lecture 38 Case studies

Lecture 39 Summary

Section 6: Mindful relationships

Lecture 40 Mindfulness and interpersonal relationships

Lecture 41 AAA communication

Lecture 42 Respecting differing opinions

Lecture 43 Dealing with difficult colleagues

Lecture 44 DEAR MAN

Lecture 45 Resetting the conversation

Lecture 46 Summary

Section 7: Mindful self-care

Lecture 47 Prioritising self-care

Lecture 48 Identifying burnout

Lecture 49 Practising self-care

Lecture 50 Developing a personal resilience plan

Lecture 51 Summary

Section 8: Integrating mindfulness into everyday life

Lecture 52 Building a daily practice

Lecture 53 Opportunities for mindfulness

Lecture 54 Checking in exercise

Section 9: Conclusion

Lecture 55 Conclusion

Lecture 56 References

Lecture 57 Bonus lecture

Individuals seeking personal development and stress management techniques.,Executives, employees and entrepreneurs looking to perform at a high level.