Most approaches to mindfulness are geared toward the individual level and not the social or community level to which traditional mindfulness methods were targeted. It is not only about our own personal growth but the enlightenment of the community as a whole. We are never separate. And this insight is fundamental for any effective wellbeing effort (workplace or otherwise). This experiential webinar will feature a cursory overview of mindfulness (definition, measurement, practices) and participants will be invited to complete introspective surveys about their own mindfulness to help ground the social conversation for the webinar. We will then contemplate seven different ways in which wellness champions can show up in a mindful way within the social context (community or sangha) of their work setting. These are listed below. Participants will be invited to self-assess their capacity for each and given tools to continue developing each.

1. Mindful Champion
Mindful Workplace
Joel B. Bennett, PhD
Organizational Wellness & Learning Systems
Lindsay Simone (commentator)
Designed Wellness,
American Council of Engineering Companies

2.  Most approaches to mindfulness are
geared toward the individual level and
not the social or community level to which
traditional mindfulness methods were
targeted.
 It is not only about our own personal
growth but the enlightenment of the
community as a whole.
 We are never separate.
 And this insight is fundamental for any
effective wellbeing effort (workplace or
otherwise).

3.  This experiential webinar will feature a
cursory overview of mindfulness
(definition, measurement, practices)
 You are invited to complete surveys
about your own mindfulness to help
ground our conversation.
 We will contemplate seven different
ways in which wellness champions
can show up in a mindful way within
the social context (community or
sangha) of their work setting.

4.  The Valu es Clar ifier
• Your Cause, Calling, or Legacy
 The Intentional Center er
• Breathe…Breathe…Breathe
 The Heedfu l R elater
• Loving Kindness
 The Com passionate Nu dger
• Mindfully Encourage
 The K now er of Im pact
• Integrity, Foresight, Social Contagion
 The Gar ner er of Tr u st
• We are One
 The Thr iv er
• All Stress is Grist for the Mill

6. Mindfulness Definition (recent)
• Inherent human capacity
• Both process and outcome
• A way of being
• Awareness that emerges when we pay attention to our experience in a
particular way; intentionally, in the present moment, with curiosity,
acceptance, and kindness, and non-judgmentally
• An embodied practice that recognizes the interconnection of the mind-
body system with an anchored awareness that returns to the breath and
present moment
Burke, C. (2013). An Exploration of the Effects of Mindfulness Training and Practice in Association with Enhanced Wellbeing for
Children and Adolescents. In Wellbeing : A Complete Reference Guide, Volume 6. F. A. Huppert & C.l. Cooper (Eds)

7. • Mindfulness meditation establishes the distinction
between the observer and the observed.
• Through the realization of the transiency of all mind
content, it brings about a subsidence of desire for
sensory and emotional phenomena and,
• Finally, an almost disappearance of mind content
(primary purpose) – strengthening the Observer
• The other benefits of mindfulness – calm, physical
health, stress reduction – are relatively trivial and can
lessen its effectiveness for its primary purpose.
Mindfulness Definition (older)

8. “The term “mindfulness” is used to refer to
an extraordinarily wide range of
phenomena ranging from mindfulness as a
state, to mindfulness as a trait and finally
mindfulness as an independent variable,
that is, something that is manipulated in an
experiment”
Dav idson , R . J . (2010). Em pir ical ex plor ations of
m indfu lness: conceptu al and m et hodological
conu ndr u m s. Em otion.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tRdDqXgsJ0

9. http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2014-12-01/ellen_langer_mindfulness_and_the_power_of_thought

10. What is your interest in this webinar?
(check all that apply)
1) I have a mindfulness practice
2) I am a wellness champion
3) Personal interest in being mindful at work
4) Professional interest in bringing mindfulness to work
5) I seek enlightenment

11. Dispositional Mindfulness*
*Items adapted from Baer, R. A., Smith, G. T., Hopkins, J., Krietemeyer, J., & Toney, L. (2006). Using self-report
assessment methods to explore facets of mindfulness. Assessment, 13(1), 27-45. - Instrument seen multiple
adaptations and cited in close to 2000 publications – correlates with wellbeing
a quick exploratory non-scientific survey
(do not use to self-diagnose)

12. I perceive my feelings and emotions without having to
react to them.
Usually when I have distressing thoughts or images, I
am able just to notice them without reacting.
Factor 1: Nonreactivity to Inner Experience
“ Yes” to bot h?

13. I pay attention to sensations, such as the wind in my
hair or sun on my face.
I notice changes in my body, such as whether my
breathing slows down or speeds up.
Factor 2: Observing & Noticing
“ Yes” to bot h?

14. I rush through activities without being really attentive
to them.
I find it difficult to stay focused on what’s happening
in the present.
Factor 3: Acting with awareness vs. Automatic Pilot
“ No” to bot h?

15. I’m good at finding the words to describe my
feelings.
Even when I’m feeling terribly upset, I can find
a way to put it into words.
Factor 4: Describing/Labeling with words
“ Yes” to bot h?

16. I think some of my emotions are bad or inappropriate
and I shouldn’t feel them.
I make judgments
about whether my thoughts are good or bad.
Factor 5: Non-judging of experience
“ No” to bot h?

17. Overall, how mindful are you?

18. Overall, how mindful are you?
(Check all that apply based on previous slides - e.g., Yes to both).
Check All That Apply
 I am nonreactive to Inner Experience (e.g., just notice)
 I Notice and Observe (e.g., sensations)
 I act with Awareness, not automatic pilot
 I Describe/Label experience with words
 I am Non-judging of experience

19. I am nonreactive to Inner Experience
I Notice and Observe (e.g., sensations)
I act with Awareness, not automatic pilot
I Describe/Label experience with words
I am Non-judging of experience
INTRA-PERSONAL
I don’t let others upset me;
other’s stress and negativity are their issue
I pay attention to nonverbal and emotion cues
of others & work with such cues to meet others
I listen well (not thinking what I will say next);
not a “knee jerk” talker, blurter (distracted)
I label the feelings and opinions I have of
others and can let them go
I remain open-minded & non judging of others
INTER-PERSONAL

20. Interpersonal Mindfulness has 7 Champion Embodiments

21. Anyone* who has a role† to play:
fostering cultural conditions that lead to improved
health and well-being amongst staff and the worksite
as a whole in facilitating the implementation of a
wellness or prevention program; engaging
participants in that program;
Champion
*internal or external; formal or informal; selected or volunteered;
Professionally trained or line-level
† Sparkplug, ambassadors, advocates, coordinators

22. Rev iew Each
1. Core of Observer
2. Traits
3. References
4. Self-Reflections

23. Rev iew Each
1. Core of Observer
2. Traits
3. References
4. Self-Reflections
As a champion, there is a four step-process
for embodying interpersonal mindfulness
1) Practice in daily mind body routines
2) Intend to show-up mindfully in relations
3) Fit those intentions with your work role
4) Monitor micro-climates you interact with*
*assumes you are a champion and are
EMBEDDED to some degree in the social climate

24. 
Values Clarifier
A Sense of Your
Cause, Calling, or
Legacy
• Sense of right action (do the right thing)
• Values guided behavioral skills
• Appealing to principles and virtues
• Work is inspired by higher values & purpose
• Self-reflection, balance, humility in the service of a higher good

25. 
Values Clarifier
I reflect on my life values.
I am fulfilling my values through my work.
I share values of wellbeing with my coworkers.A Sense of Your
Cause, Calling, or
Legacy

26. Intentional Centerer
Breathe
Breathe
Breathe
• Commitment to regular practice
• Returning to mindful state throughout daily activities
• Able to main an “observer” mind-set in business transactions
• Access to “inner” tools to remain centered
• Mindful of breath, sensations, surroundings

27. I practice mindfulness (centering) regularly.
I can stay calm and centered at work.
I am centered in my interactions with coworkers.
Intentional Centerer
Breathe
Breathe
Breathe

28. Heedful Relater
Loving Kindness
• A sense that we are contributing to life, happiness, others wellbeing
• Access to states of compassion, sympathetic joy, for others
• Applying this sense and these states in our daily interactions
• Making skillful communication a priority (not hurtful)
• Working at both the gut-level and the heart-level

29. I experience feelings of kindness/compassion.
I can empathize with difficulties of coworkers.
My team communicates well with each other.
Heedful Relater
Loving Kindness

30. Compassionate
Nudger
Mindfully
Encourage
• Aware of specific steps to take when approaching others
• Knows difference between confrontational & supportive
• Seeks first to listen and gradually engage at level of readiness
• Practices “interpersonal” mindfulness qualities in interaction
• Maintains a realistic and sincere tone of encouragement

31. I know resources for mental health needs (EAP).
I am comfortable expressing my concerns to
those experiencing stress.
I encourage others at work to get help if needed.
Compassionate
Nudger
Mindfully
Encourage

32. Knower of Impact
Integrity, Foresight,
Social Contagion
• Mindful of local social networks, friendships, and peers of peers
• Aware of own perceptual biases that can mislead
• Thoughtful of how words and actions have ripple effects
• Seeks to enhance positive ripple effect via role modeling
• Understand your contribution, be open to feedback, adjust

33. I measure my words before I speak.
I am aware of the impact my acts have on others.
Members of my team have a positive impact on
each other.
Knower of Impact
Integrity, Foresight,
Social Contagion

34. Garnerer of Trust
We are one
• Works to avoid & dismantle silos, terrain, or turf in work culture
• Focus is on “one team, one vision, one success” (see Lencioni)
• Trust x Purpose = Joy (see Zak)
• Seeks every opportunities for face-to-face interactions to build trust
• Make building trust explicit (you can count on me) (see Covey)

35. Garnerer of Trust
We are one
I think about what is best for the team.
I do my best to gain others trust.
People on my team feel a sense of belonging.

36. Which THREE mindful champion types do you
most identify with?
(Select up to three)
 Values Clarifier
 The Intentional Centerer
 The Heedful Relater or Compassionate Nudger
 The Knower of Impact
 The Garnerer of Trust

37. The Thriver
All Stress is Grist
for the Mill
• Practices resilience in the face of stress (confidence, centering)
• Sees the hidden opportunities in adversity and crisis
• Patient with negative states & attitudes/balanced with joyfulness
• Ability to relax ego and go with the flow
• Embraces some aspect of spirituality in one’s work

38. The Thriver
All Stress is Grist
for the Mill
I experience joy and fulfillment.
I am inspired and vitalized by the work I do.
My workplace is an exciting place to be.

39. Reflecting on the three items for the Thriver,
how much are you a Thriver in your work?
• Rarely
• Sometimes
• Often
• Very Often
• Every day
Up your thrive
quotient!

40. Review
Definitions Intrapersonal Interpersonal Champion

41. Action Steps
• Explore mindfulness or enhance current practice
• Cultivate interpersonal mindfulness
• Focus on one of the 7 embodiments to cultivate,
read, and practice in that area
• Check out any of the books or resources and
consider a book club at work

42. What is your intention in applying ideas and
insights reviewed in this webinar?
(check all that apply)
 I learned nothing new to apply
 I will begin/enhance my personal mindfulness
practice
 I will be a mindful champion via one of the 7 types
 I will up my thrive quotient
 Apply? Apply? I am already enlightened!

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