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mindfulness in the workplace
We recognise that teams and individuals are under ever increasing demands and pressures in the workplace and are passionate about offering mindful solutions to help them manage those demands, build resilience and improve performance.
I am always happy to visit your office to discuss how mindfulness could benefit your organisation and you can read below for some examples of the services we offer.
courses & workshops
Mental Health First Aid
driving awareness
We are delighted to offer the full suite of adult MHFA England courses, most of which are available for online delivery enabling you to continue supporting your teams during these challenging times.
Research shows that the ROI of early-stage supporting activities such as mental health de-stigmatising campaigns, mandatory training on wellbeing and activities to support an employee’s resilience can range up to 8:1
(Source: Deloitte)
Introduction to Mindfulness
a mindful experience
During this fun and interactive whistlestop tour of mindfulness, employees will learn about the history of modern mindfulness, the research behind it, the benefits of mindful practice, experience at least two guided practices and leave with some guided audio, hints and tips for mindful living.
Numbers for this session are only limited by the size of the room and often prove very popular!
Mindfulness for Wellbeing
learning skills for life
There are 1000s of research studies showing the benefits Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy has in improving workplace performance, absenteeism, communication skills, building resilience and stress management, to name but a few for employees who have completed a workplace mindfulness course.
The Finding Peace in a Frantic World 8-week course cultivates positive team wellbeing and grounding for mindful living via accessible workplace sessions.
One-off and Bespoke Workshops
mindfulness your way
Whether you have 20mins or a full day to fill with mindfulness, I can tailor a package to meet the individual requirements of your on or off-site event.
Examples of past workshops:
Introduction to Mindfulness
Living Calmly Through Stress
Building Mental Resilience
Finding the Balance
Mindful Eating
Relax & Rejuvenate
Mindful Drop-in Sessions
Bespoke Workshops
1:1/Team Coaching
Speaking Opportunities
1 : 1 Coaching
a personal journey
For inclusivity for those people who are unable to attend group courses and for more personalised coaching, I offer flexible 1:1 and team mindfulness sessions.
I also work alongside Occupational Health departments who refer employees to me that could benefit from some additional support in managing their stress, anxiety, or chronic illness with mindfulness coaching.
Drop-in-Sessions
sustaining practice
Drop-in sessions are suitable for any ability; to ignite the curiosity of employees and to provide ongoing support to those who have completed an 8-session workplace mindfulness course or for those who simply wish to try, and benefit from, regular practice.
These sessions offer employees a welcome break in the day to learn, de-stress and refocus during the working day.
These sessions are delivered online until it is safe to visit your office in person and consist of some guided practice and group discussion.
mindfulness workplace research
the science behind the mystery
There is a wealth of published research papers specific to the workplace and as of 2016, 32 of those have been Randomised Control Trials (RCT) - considered the gold standard of research studies. In the paper, 'Mindfulness, Behaviour Change and Decision Making: An Experimental Trial, Jessica Pykett, Rachel Lilley, Mark Whitehead, Rachel Howell, Rhys Jones (January 2016)' it summarises:
"Research studies in workplaces have primarily emphasised the role of mindfulness programmes on staff wellbeing, mental health and stress-reduction - tackling problems of sickness absence, presenteeism, high staff turnover, depression and anxiety.
Research and commentary has also explored the business role of mindfulness in terms of improving employee performance, resilience and social relationships in the workplace, work engagement and in reducing emotional exhaustion and improving job satisfaction".
Transport for London (TFL) reduced by 71% the number of days off for stress, anxiety and depression among employees who attended mindfulness training. *
Source: * mentalhealth.org.uk ** nhs.uk
A recent study at Unilever showed a significant reduction of 45.8% to 16.4% in stress-related drop-out rates of employees who completed an 8-session mindfulness course. **
how could mindfulness benefit our employees and organisation as a whole?
Practising simple and accessible mindfulness techniques strengthens the pre-frontal cortex of the brain that plays a vital role in what we call ‘executive functioning’, which allows us to do things on purpose, plan for the future, make decisions, and regulate our emotions more skilfully.
You could view Mindfulness as brain training and through regular mindfulness practice your employees could see an improvement in the following:
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Stress and anxiety management with less absenteeism from stress-related illnesses
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Resilience – more able to learn and move on from difficult challenges
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Communication and relationship skills with improved compassion, empathy and ability to listen
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Remaining attentive and focused on tasks for longer
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Regulation of emotions, having awareness of them but not being driven by, or basing all decisions upon them
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Learning how to respond rather than reacting in an unconscious, automatic way
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Management of chronic pain
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Creativity and agile thinking
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Sleep
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General wellbeing
"We regularly ask Tricia back to join our team meetings, as we always receive great feedback from our participants after the sessions she runs. She is a great support to us for our Corporate Wellbeing Program.
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Sandra, Coca-Cola Enterprises, Uxbridge
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