“In today’s rush, we all think too much — seek too much — want too much — and forget about the joy of just being.”
- Eckhart Tolle
Be Mindful of Employee Engagement and 5 Top Tips to Stay Mindful at Work
Carving out time in any business for meditation and mindfulness can be immensely challenging, let alone working in the stressful environment of live events. Finding 5 minutes in the day can sometimes feel like finding a needle in a haystack.
However, when studies have shown time and time again that actively practicing daily mindfulness can reduce cortisol levels and increase serotonin (which literally repairs cells and tissue), leading to less stress, anxiety, rumination and depression, and higher levels of self-esteem, positive emotions and life satisfaction - introducing mindfulness into workplace programs seems like a no-brainer. Recent studies have even shown that meditating thickens grey matter in the brain, which allows your mind to handle information better. Who wouldn’t want that?
We invited mindfulness guru Jodie Gien from Mindful Future into the Sense office to host a workshop for our team as part of our own Employee Engagement program.
Here are some of the things our team took away from the day:
Janabel Talens, Producer:
“The mindfulness session reinforced the need to acknowledge our thoughts and the negative/positive power they can have over all aspects of our lives.”
Melissa Parnel, Producer:
“The Mindfulness Session with Jodie was not only a treat and a very overdue forced reset but overall, an invaluable reminder to prioritise wellbeing (for yourself, those around you and your work). I personally got so much out of the experience and will try my best to repeat daily.”
Jennifer Cheslock, Head of Operations:
“The Mindfulness Training has taught me simple practices that bring me clarity and calmness allowing me to be more present, at home or in the office.”
Our 5 top tips to stay mindful at work:
Thank you to Jodie for what was a truly open-hearted and eye-opening workshop.
Sense whole-heartedly believe in offering our own team opportunities to learn, discover, grow and feel as though they are part of a supportive environment, where their opportunities are limitless. Sense also offers Employee Engagement as a service, so if you would like to speak to us about how you can create meaningful and rich programs in your own workplace, drop us a message.
Want to chat further about how to bring Employee Engagement workshops into your workplace? Get in touch today.