Taming the Monkey Mind: A Mindfulness Approach to Managing Life's Stressors and Challenges
Date: 15 Oct 2020
Venue: Online event (Zoom)
News Type: A mindfulness session to reduce stress for students. Discover how to cultivate your well-being in times of stress and uncertainty.
School/Department: A mindfulness session to reduce stress for students. Discover how to cultivate your well-being in times of stress and uncertainty.
About the Event
Objective
Most of the time we cope reasonably well with stressful, challenging situations. We learn from these episodes and are wiser when it comes to new hurdles. However, there may be times when we have to face many obstacles at the same time, even before a previous one has been resolved. When we are overwhelmed, we tend not to think clearly, and the decisions we make may further worsen the situations. Mindfulness has been shown to be effective in helping us stay grounded, not 'all over the place'. This workshop aims to give participants some basic tools to manage themselves through steadying our thoughts and minds, our emotions, and our behaviours. Some time will be allocated for Q&A.
Preparation for Workshop
- Comfortable clothes
- Quiet, comfortable place, away from external distractions
- A few pieces of biscuits
- Think of some questions on this topic to clarify towards the last 15 minutes of the workshop