Stress Reducing Meditation at the WorkHuman Conference
Pandit Dasa
Building workplace cultures that prioritize well-being, boost productivity, and drive sustainable success across the organization. Keynote Speaker on Workplace Culture, Leadership, Resilience, and Managing Change.
"Take a deep breath in, completely filling your lungs. Observe your breath as you exhale and empty out your lungs." This is how I started my meditation sessions at the WorkHuman conference which was attended by over 400 HR professionals at the Florida conference organized by Globoforce.
Who would have thought that meditation, which had been identified as a spiritual practice of Eastern traditions would help individuals reduce stress and anxiety, and help improve focus, memory, and productivity. There is an abundance of research from institutions like MIT and Harvard telling us that "meditation rewires the brain."
Scientific American, Forbes, and the New York Times are offering similar information. Needless to say, the face of meditation is changing rapidly. You no longer need to sit cross-legged in a lotus posture in the forest or the Himalayan mountain peaks to engage in meditation. You can be wearing a suit and sit at your chair at your desk or in your company's conference room and experience the multitude of benefits by meditating.
Start with five minutes of breathing deeply and watching your breath. It can be morning, afternoon, or evening. Don't be in a rush to increase. Once you've remained steady for a month, then you can increase your time by 3-5 minutes.
So, what are you waiting for? There's no better time to be in the present moment than now. Good luck!
Speaker Development/ Executive Leadership Coach
9 年Pandit is so right. Meditation should be considered preventative medicine! Stress is one of the leading causes of so many ills...and the moods or emotions that follow anxiety causing events will anchor stress to your being for longer periods of time unless they are released. How often do we concentrate only on the bodies physical health and neglect the mind and spirit? They are all connected. As Pandit says...Breathe! Also...If you haven't read his book "Urban Monk" you should. I highly recommend it!