Mindfulness: Feedback from Craig and Richard - Wk 1 - Mar 2020 - One Community

Course Educators Dr Richard Chambers and Associate Professor Craig Hassed respond to the first week of learner activity in the online “Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance“ course by Monash University, on FutureLearn #FLMindfulness

Topics this week include:

00:00 Hi from the mindfulness bunker #workingremotely #COVID-19
00:14 Mindfulness, particularly via online, can be helpful at this time.
00:48 Mindful Driving feedback about the app etc.
02:36 Comma and body scan formal practices. Outcomes v the process.
04:00 Awareness of our minds-wandering.
04:33 Concern about mind-wandering. Anxiety v acknowledgement.
05:44 More aware of emotions. Feeling anger and emotion in the body.
07:34 Noticing v controlling the breath.
09:10 Tips. Step 1.6. Meditate at the same time, tie in with routine.
09:50 Practice record also helpful in Step 1.8
09:58 More about the process v the outcome
10:20 More aware of default mode.
11:10 Over-valuing business and multitasking in modern society. Busy v productive.
11:48 Next week overview. Stay in step with week 2 starting Monday 23 March.
12:14 One community.

*Links or References:
(NB you may only be able to access some of these links if you are enrolled in the course):

Download our ‘Tips for Living Mindfully’ PDF, also available from the Downloads section of step 4.14
https://ugc.futurelearn.com/uploads/f...

“A Wandering Mind Is an Unhappy Mind” (the 26.9% study) abstract
http://science.sciencemag.org/content...
(Please note: We often provide links to free abstracts from research papers, as optional additional reading. Please note there is never a requirement to purchase or read the full papers, which in many cases may require a fee or a paid subscription in order to access.)
The Harvard Gazette article about the study results “Wandering mind not a happy mind”
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

Beyond Blue in Australia have put together some information to help manage mental health at this time. https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-fac...

Craig also recorded a special new “Mindful Moment’ video, about how to take a mindful approach to the current COVID-19 health situation.
   • Keeping Calm and Carrying on During C...  

Other Monash courses available on FutureLearn:
http://www.monash.edu/learning-teachi...

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