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The course will be led in English but is open to all students of the Second Faculty of Medicine (from both the English
and the Czech curriculum).
Core 8-Week Mindfulness Program
Eight group sessions (2.5 hours each) over eight weeks. In these sessions, under the guidance of a qualified trainer,
participants will learn foundational techniques (meditations) to develop self-awareness, focus, calmness, equanimity,
patience, resilience, kindness and other important skills of the mind, enabling them to cope more effectively with work-
related, physical or psychological stresses and to deepen their understanding of themselves.
Participants then practice these techniques independently every day for eight weeks, deepening their understanding and
skills through their own practice and through sharing together as a group. In addition to the so-called formal practice,
consisting of various meditation and introspective exercises, participants in the program continuously engage in the so-
called informal practice, which consists of applying the principles of self-awareness to everyday activities. For most of
the exercises, participants will receive audio recordings and other materials during the course to assist them in their
home practice. .
Last update: Procházková Helena, Bc. (30.08.2024)
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Attendance (min. 80%): All activities are always just an invitation, never a command. But ideally the participants are willing to commit to home meditation practice and to dedicate some time to it. Last update: Procházková Helena, Bc. (30.08.2024)
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Credit - Attendance (min. 80%): All activities are always just an invitation, never a command. But ideally the participants are willing to commit to home meditation practice and to dedicate some time to it. Last update: Procházková Helena, Bc. (30.08.2024)
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Overview of individual teaching units:
1) What is mindfulness and what it isn’t? Benefits, autopilot vs. mindfulness (mode of “being” and “doing”), body scan meditation, mindful eating (2,5 hours)
2) Perception of ourselves and the world, the 8 attitudinal qualities of mindfulness, awareness of breath and body meditation, pleasant event calendar (2,5 hours)
3) Mindful movement, walking meditation, unpleasant event calendar (2,5 hours)
4) Learning about our Patterns of Stress Reactivity, S.T.O.P. technique, turning towards the difficult meditation (2,5 hours)
5) Working with Stress, resistance vs. acceptance, reacting vs. responding, negativity bias, default mode network, rumination, open awareness meditation, stressful communication calendar (2,5 hours)
6) Interpersonal mindfulness, mindful communication, working with emotions (2,5 hours)
Silent retreat day - all day class, 6 hours of meditation together in silence, planned for Saturday 23rd of November, online or in-person (to be determined soon)
7) Lifestyle choices: How can I best take care of myself? What conditions create or alleviate our stress/suffering? G.L.A.D. technique (2,5 hours)
8) A mindful life, reflecting on the whole course, everyday mindfulness, a letter to self (2,5 hours) Last update: Procházková Helena, Bc. (30.08.2024)
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