Stress Reduction programs
In recent years, the benefits of mindfulness meditation for business and corporate leaders are increasingly being embraced by large organizations like Google, Ford, Target, Salesforce, General Mills and the U.S. Military. In the United Kingdom, members of parliament as well as a variety of government agencies have started bringing mindfulness to their workplace.
These organizations use mindfulness practices to manage stress, increase emotional intelligence, enhance performance, maintain focus, and improve communication.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, the microbiologist who started MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction) in the 1970s defines mindfulness as paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.
This may sound rather “kumbaya”, but thousands of scientific studies that have been done over the last few decades point to the cogent and compelling benefits of a regular mindfulness practice. I will venture to say that without mindfulness, all the other self-improvement/human potential development programs will have limited impact on us. Why? Because mindfulness is THE access to self-awareness, and without self-awareness, all the learning we hope to have will likely be superficial and transient.
Useful resources
1. How meditation benefits CEOs by Emma Seppala, Harvard Business Review, Dec 2015
2. What mindfulness is and isn't good for by Daniel Goleman, Harvard Business Review, Sept 2017
3. How mindfulness went from fringe to mainstream by Drake Baer, Thrive Global
In recent years, the benefits of mindfulness meditation for business and corporate leaders are increasingly being embraced by large organizations like Google, Ford, Target, Salesforce, General Mills and the U.S. Military. In the United Kingdom, members of parliament as well as a variety of government agencies have started bringing mindfulness to their workplace.
These organizations use mindfulness practices to manage stress, increase emotional intelligence, enhance performance, maintain focus, and improve communication.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, the microbiologist who started MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction) in the 1970s defines mindfulness as paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.
This may sound rather “kumbaya”, but thousands of scientific studies that have been done over the last few decades point to the cogent and compelling benefits of a regular mindfulness practice. I will venture to say that without mindfulness, all the other self-improvement/human potential development programs will have limited impact on us. Why? Because mindfulness is THE access to self-awareness, and without self-awareness, all the learning we hope to have will likely be superficial and transient.
Useful resources
1. How meditation benefits CEOs by Emma Seppala, Harvard Business Review, Dec 2015
2. What mindfulness is and isn't good for by Daniel Goleman, Harvard Business Review, Sept 2017
3. How mindfulness went from fringe to mainstream by Drake Baer, Thrive Global
