Mindfulness for organisations

 

At direction we are passionate advocates of mindfulness, offering a range of mindful workshops and courses which can be tailored to meet the specific needs and goals of your organisation. They are designed to be fun, informative and engaging, helping your team to develop new skills in an encouraging way, supporting them to change ingrained habits to become happier and more productive employees.

Each of our courses can be held at a venue of your choice – on-site or off – and will be delivered by one of our qualified trainers.

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What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the ability to focus your awareness on the present moment, training your mind to be aware of where you are right now and accepting your feelings, thoughts and emotions without judgement or criticism. Although this may sound simple, it does need to expert guidance to put it into practice.

Continuous research by the Mindfulness Meditation Institute and other organisations around the world have confirmed that Mindfulness Training
Programmes yield a return on investment of 5 to 10 times their cost.

The benefits of mindfulness

Research throughout the world is increasingly demonstrating the profoundly beneficial effects that mindfulness can have on our well-being, quality of life and overall happiness, all of which  can positively affect performance and productivity in the workplace.

The benefits to individuals include:

  • Reduced levels of stress and anxiety
  • The ability to respond to difficult situations  calmly without feeling overwhelmed
  • Increased self-esteem and confidence
  • Being more accepting and less critical of self and others
  • Increased levels of attention and concentration
  • Better able to communicate effectively
  • Improved sleep
  • Improved relationships
  • Overall improved health and mental well being

 

All of which brings these benefits to your organisation:

 

  • A happier, more productive, focused and motivated workforce
  • Raised levels of resilience resulting a greater ability to handle stressful or difficult situations and deadlines
  • Improved communication throughout a team, saving time on repetition and misunderstandings
  • Increased employee engagement and loyalty
  • A reduction in sickness and time off work

Workshops

Taster sessions

 

Our introductory mindfulness session is ideal for events such as team meetings or conferences, it is designed to give your staff a friendly and fun taste of mindfulness. Sessions usually last from 45-60 mins and will involve light-hearted experiential exercises to give people a flavour of mindfulness, explain what it is and why practicing it can bring benefits to all.

Workshops

 

Our bespoke mindfulness workshops are tailored to cover the specific topics you feel that your organisation would like supported. The content and timings are flexible depending on your budget, with sessions ranging from 1 hour to 3.5 hours. Some of our most popular workshops are ‘Building Resilience’, ‘Calm & Chillax’, ‘Managing Anxiety’ and ‘Dealing with Distractions’, however we will work with you to design the most appropriate content to suit your needs.
Our workshops can be delivered in a series or on a single session, ad-hoc basis.

Courses

Learning mindfulness in a group allows people to interact and share experiences with like-minded people under the guidance of our qualified tutors. We limit our group size to allow all participants the opportunity to connect with the tutor and ask questions.

Mindful Based Living Course (MBLC)

Our 16 hour course, based on the work of world renowned mindfulness teacher Rob Nairn, is designed to help adults develop mindful skills and teach them how to introduce these into their daily professional and personal live’s.

Mindful Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)

In addition to helping people bring mindfulness practice into their everyday life, the MBSR looks more in-depth at individual’s reactions to stress as well as understanding and recognising the triggers.

 

During these courses the facilitator will teach techniques that can be used in the workplace and at home, such as:

 

  • Developing self-awareness
  • How to handle stress, anxiety, panic and anger in an effective way
  • Learning to respond rather than react to difficult situations
  • How to treat yourself and others with more compassion and understanding
  • How to communicate in a mindful way

What to Expect:

 

  • 16 hours of learning which can be delivered over 8 or 16 sessions, in a venue of your choice
  • Group size can be between 5-12
  • During each session there will be guided mindfulness practices followed by group reflection, although sharing experiences and personal thoughts is not obligatory.
  • Audio downloads along with a guide for home practice will be emailed out after each session, so if any participant is unable to attend there is an opportunity to catch up.
  • At the end of the course each participant will be registered on the members area of our website which contains copies of all of the practices so that they can access them at all times.
  • During the course, each participant has an opportunity to meet with the tutor 1:1 to discuss how their mindfulness is developing.
  • Option to attend a one-day retreat at a reduced cost.
  • A completion certificate is given to all participants at the end of the course.
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“direction’s MBLC course gave me the tools to integrate mindfulness practice and meditation in to my day to day life, both personally and professionally. I learned a lot and had fun.”

K. Alexiou

“I hadn’t appreciated just how much my professional life would benefit by being mindful until I sought help from direction.

I discovered new found self  confidence in handling work situations. I feel better connected to my clients, to my colleagues and to the role I play within my organisation.”

Mindful Based Living Course Participant

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Head Office
7a Haddington Place
EH7 4AE, Edinburgh, UK

T: 0845 03456 44

Email:
enquiries@direction.org.uk

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