ELEV-EU 007: Improving Mindfulness

ELEV-EU 007: Improving Mindfulness

The following is the course description for the Improving Mindfulness Course:

Mindfulness is a term that is frequently used but rarely defined. Practicing true mindfulness encourages living in the present while it addresses the danger of distorted thinking, Staying in tune both mentally and emotionally improves perspective to enhance personal professional success.  

With our Improving Mindfulness workshop, your participants will begin to identify their own patterns of thinking. As they learn to practice mindfulness, they will cultivate positive emotions that will have a dramatic effect on the work environment.  

Course Objectives:

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let’s review our goals for today.

You Will:

At the end of this workshop, participants should be able to:

• Define mindfulness
• Develop techniques to make oneself more attuned to the present moment
• Understand the value and utility of one’s emotions
• Learn how to identify and counter distorted thinking
• Learn how to cultivate genuine positive emotions
• Become more fully present in social interactions

 

Target Student:

Course Core Competencies:

Module 1: What Is Mindfulness?

Topic A: Buddhist Concept

Topic B: Bare Attention

Topic C: Psychological Concept of Mindfulness

Topic D: Memory

Module 2: Practicing Mindfulness

Topic A: Attention

Topic B: Acceptance

Topic C: Mindfulness Meditation

Topic D: Scanning

Module 3: Emotional Intelligence

Topic A: The Purpose of Emotions

Topic B: High Performance Emotions

Topic C: Swing Emotions

Topic D: Blue Emotions

Module 4: Cognitive Distortion (I)

Topic A: Dichotomous Reasoning

Topic B: Magnification and Minimization

Topic C: Filtering

Topic D: Jumping to Conclusions

Module 5: Cognitive Distortion (II)

Topic A: Destructive Labeling

Topic B: Personalizing

Topic C: Blaming

Topic D: The Tyranny of the Should

Module 6: Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy

Topic A: Mental Modes

Topic B: Doing Mode

Topic C: Being Mode

Topic D: Metacognitive Awareness

Module 7: Mindfulness and Gratitude

Topic A: What is Gratitude?

Topic B: Gratitude Journal

Topic C: An Exercise in Mindfulness and Gratitude

Topic D: Forming a Habit

Module 8: Cultivating the High Performance Emotions

Topic A: The Emotion-Cognition-Behavior Triangle

Topic B: Cultivating Enthusiasm

Topic C: Cultivating Confidence

Topic D: Cultivating Tenacity

Module 9: Mindfulness in Customer service

Topic A: Individually Focused

Topic B: Active Listening

Topic C: Building a Rapport

Topic D: Timing

Module 10: Mindfulness and Leadership

Topic A: Mental Resilience

Topic B: Focus

Topic C: Compassion

Topic D: Creativity