6 Useful Tips To Increase Mindfulness In Your Workplace
Mindfulness At Work
Mindfulness is important. Bringing a mindful disposition to your job, which can be a source of significant stress, is crucial to improving many other areas in your life.
Mindful workplaces are better equipped to compete in today’s environment. Management and leadership benefit from building a mindfulness practice because it helps develop a sense of awareness, clarity, and compassion in leadership and the team.
Read on to learn six tips you can start implementing to make your workplace more mindful today:
Pausing & Take Breaks
The simplest way to practice mindfulness is to find time to return to the present moment throughout the day. Taking a moment to pause and observe at short moments can profoundly affect our disposition.
Start incorporating regular breaks into your day. During these breaks, practice mindfulness through breathing exercises, meditation, and even walking outside. No matter how you spend them, regular mindfulness breaks can be particularly effective and rejuvenating.
Yoga And Meditation For Mindfulness
Yoga and meditation are the easiest and most cost-effective ways to rapidly improve your mindfulness skills. I started to take yoga seriously more than 15 years ago, and it has since been life-changing. Yoga and meditation are good for your mind and body. Both can benefit you by improving focus, stress management, concentration, and self-confidence.
Respect and Compassion
An important aspect of mindfulness in the workplace is treating people with respect and dignity. Remember the golden rule, treat others the way you want to be treated. Even if you have to give bad news or make difficult choices, strive to do so in a kind and empathetic manner.
Leverage Automation
The nature of work is rapidly changing due to technology, especially as AI and machine learning become more sophisticated. Automation has been key in making time for mindfulness in my busy schedule. The more you empower employees to automate their repetitive tasks, the more mindful they can be about the work that matters.
Don’t Take Work Home
Be more prudent with technology when not at the office. Do your best to not take it home. Try not to check your email or Slack. Your friends and family will appreciate it when you are more present. Besides, you’ll feel refreshed when you arrive at the office.
Unwind on Your Commute
If you are working in an office or a hybrid setting, it’s important to unplug at the end of the workday. Use your commute home to unwind and detach from any work emotions that may be lingering. Try turning off your phone, music, audiobook, and other distractions. Simply notice what is going on around you and focus on your breath. If thoughts about work issues and stress arise, simply acknowledge them and let them go.
Listen to my podcast episode B3 Breaks (B3 = Business, Balance & Bliss): A Five Minute Mindfulness Practice to follow along with me for a two-minute mindfulness meditation and take a much-needed pause before entering back into your day.