Mindfulness is offering us a revolutionary way to rewire our brains. Like a workout on a muscle group on uor body, mindfulness focuses on improving and developing our minds. We have to work to get the results, but it’s most definitely worth it.
Let’s use this article to really spell out how mindfulness can change the physiology of a brain – actually altering how we approach all things thrown at us in our lives. There is really no downside, yet here we are, selling you, employers and managers the benefits once again!
A recent study published in Behavioural Brain Research shows that in just 8 weeks of daily mindfulness and meditation, you can decrease your negatives and improve your positives significantly!
Negatives include low mood and anxiety. Positives include improved attention and working memory – two really beneficial pluses to your work and to you! Mindfulness also ameliorates recognition memory, even in non-experienced meditators. So you’re concentrating and remembering for longer. That focus leads to high periods of productivity, followed by positive breaks to rest, reflect and recharge. You feel better. Your work quality is better. Your life is better.
Good for you, your colleagues, your performance, your happiness. For your business, enjoy a harmonious workplace. Less staff turnover (lower attrition means lower recruitment budgets, which means better bonuses for us all!)
The practice of mindfulness needs to be daily and frequent during the day. There’s even an app to tell you to think of something positive every hour – how cool is that?!
Imagine your brain slowly beginning to see the positives over the working day? Having repeat positive thoughts rewires and reboots your brain and your thinking. Science tells us of the measurable changes that occur. There are brain regions responsible for stress, empathy, memory and sense of self. The actual grey matter in brains has seen documented changes over periods of time!
Corporate Culture will be bringing you case studies and presentations from companies all over Europe who successfully implement mindfulness in the workplace.
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