By Moris Beracha.-
With mindfulness practice, you can calm your mind, settle into your
emotions and be more positive when dealing with any challenge. And work
is one of those facets in which this important practice can be
undertaken.
The
goal that must be taken into account is that the goal of mindfulness in
the workplace is to manage stress. “Mindfulness is a must-have: a way
to keep our brains healthy, to support self-regulation and effective
decision-making capabilities, and to protect ourselves from toxic
stress,” said Massachusetts General Hospital researcher Christina
Congleton, in her article “Mindfulness changes the Brain,” published in
the Harvard Business Review.
Meditation and Work
Spend
one minute a day to focus all your attention on your breathing. Focus
on the sound and rhythm of breathing. Get ready to make your mind wander
and you will have to strive to return focus on the goal each time this
happens. This exercise helps restore the mind, achieve clarity and
peace.
Also,
you can choose an object and practice conscious observation. Just
observe it and have all your attention focused on that item. Being aware
of what you are observing gives you a feeling of ‘being awake’. Observe
how the mind frees itself of thoughts and focuses on the present
moment.
When
starting this type of practices, it can become difficult to focus on a
current of thought through the mind, and even when it takes a rapid pace
of life. Instead of working against the voice of your head, you can sit
and ‘observe’ your thoughts instead of getting involved in them. In
this way you will not be able to eliminate them as in the rest of the
exercises, but it is a good technique to reduce their intensity.
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