This is a 90min session introducing the 4-stage flow performance cycle and how it maps to mindfulness. Using this approach we will also develop practical strategies to enhance leadership, problem-solving and decision-making behaviours. Target Audience: Corporate leaders, middle to senior management

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“Defying Gravity”
The Mindfulness to Flow™ Approach
By Lim Han Ee

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Flow – the secret to peak performance?
} “In the Zone”,“In the Pocket”,“In the Moment”
q Single-Minded Engagement & Full Immersion
q HyperFocus on Task-at-Hand
q Out of the box perspective-taking
q Merging of Action-Awareness
q Timelessness
q Enjoyment in the process of activity

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What is your experience of Flow?

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The Flow Challenge

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The Mindfulness to Flow™ (MtF™) Wheel
1. Struggle
4. Recover 2. Release
3. Flow
A Beginner’s
Mind
Accept &
Let go
Non-
Judging à
Non-
Attachment
Mindfulness

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What is Mindfulness?

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Mindfulness – True or False?
1. Mindfulness fixes something that’s wrong with you
2. Meditation is boring and bland
3. Mindfulness is just Buddhism in disguise
4. Mindfulness is just a trend
By-Products:
1. Attend to your priorities at the right time
2. Control the Controllables
3. Align of intentions and behaviours
4. Develop resilience, composure & clarity in decision-making

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A Beginner’s
Mind
Accept &
Let go
Non-
Judging à
Non-
Attachment
Mindfulness

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A Beginner’s Mind

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Don’t JUDGE the mirror…

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Acceptance & Letting Go

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Formal & Informal Practice

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The Mindfulness to Flow™ (MtF™) Wheel
1. Struggle
4. Recover 2. Release
3. Flow
A Beginner’s
Mind
Accept &
Let go
Non-
Judging à
Non-
Attachment
Mindfulness

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The Flow Challenge (Redux)

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Useful Resources
} Apps
q Insight Timer / Headspace
} Websites
q www.umassmed.edu/cfm/ (Center for Mindfulness – Jon Kabat Zinn)
q www.instituteformindfulleadership.org (Institute for Mindful Leadership – Janice Marturano)
q www.investigatinghealthyminds.org (Center for Investigating Healthy Minds – Richie Davidson)
} Monthly Practice Sessions by Han Ee (The M Tribe)
q The M Tribe
} Other places to practice
q SMU Mindfulness Group
q Brahm Centre
} Books
q Full Catastrophe Living, by Jon Kabat Zinn
q Wherever you go there you are, by Jon Kabat Zinn
q Mindsight, by Dan Siegal
} Mindfulness Instructors
q Search for MBSR instructors in your area.The MBSR qualification pathway is the most robust.The 8-week MBSR program is also the “gold” standard of all
secular Mindfulness training programs.
q http://palousemindfulness.com/

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Our Mindfulness Programs
} Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
q 8 weeks
} Mindfulness-Based Performance Enhancement (MBPE)
q 4 weeks
} Digital Detox
q Once a quarter on a Sat AM
} Corporate Workshops
} Lunch-time Talks
} Mindfulness 1-1 Coaching

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Being Mindful of Mindfulness
1. Abandoning All Other Coping Mechanisms
2. Chasing a 'Feel Good' State
3. Being Mindful of Everything All the Time
4. Self-Improvement Project
5. Too Much Practice (Too Soon)
6. Meditation as Avoidance
7. Doing it without Proper Instructions or Teachers

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“Defying Gravity”
The Mindfulness to Flow Approach
By Lim Han Ee

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