Meditation at Work: Simple steps to relax and boost your productivity
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Meditating at work seems unthinkable, especially as we struggle with ever-increasing workloads, endless meetings and stressful colleagues or supervisors. Remaining calm in these situations is essential to maintaining our productivity and looking after our mental and physical health. This guide will tell you all you need to look after yourself at work and give yourself restorative breaks.
In 50 minutes you will be able to:
• Deal with heavy workloads and stress in your professional life
• Experience the benefits of meditation for your physical and mental health
• Start practising mindfulness, which will enable you to live more fully and happily
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Meditation at Work - 50minutes
Issue: as we endlessly extol the virtues of meditation, what can we actually do to practise it at work?
Uses: meditate in your workspace to stop stress at its source and stay focused.
Professional context: stress management, wellbeing at work.
FAQs:
What is the difference between relaxation and meditation?
What are the different techniques of meditation?
How can you be sure that you are meditating ‘well’?
How does mindfulness meditation develop emotional intelligence?
As it is a personal quest, is it not technically impossible to meditate at work?
What are the advantages of meditation for an employee?
Meditating at work is something that seems unthinkable, even idealistic! At work, we are always being requested to do hundreds of things: a file to finish urgently, dealing with a disagreeable boss, endless meetings, an unexpected speech or conference, etc. For some people, these professional situations exceed what their minds and bodies are capable of coping with: high blood pressure, stress, trouble sleeping or headaches, which can sometimes lead to depression or burnout. So how can we slow down, remain ‘zen’ in any circumstances and at the same time manage to keep up our efficiency at work?
As far as businesses are concerned, trade unions