The Impactory

Date/Time
Date(s) - 25/02/2014
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Location
The Impactory

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When and where? Orientation session the 25th February – 12 p.m. @TheImpactory. An introduction to mindfulness and a mindfulness course for members and non-members.

“Paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally” – John Kabat-Zinn
Mindfulness is about developing attention. Sometimes we get in our way, because we’re too attached to our past failures, or we move too fast towards the future, without having observed where we really are in the present. Our body is always with us, but our thoughts are often somewhere else. Sometimes we lose a real connection with our environment, family, friends, community, clients. Sometimes we lose a true connection with ourselves, our values, ideas, projects, objectives.

Mindfulness brings us back to the present moment, to ourselves. It starts from within, and spreads all around. When we are aware, and we live in the present moment, then we’re able to bring out the best of ourselves. We don’t hurry, or worry. We observe and listen more attentively. We don’t judge with old lenses, but experience with a beginner’s mind. We don’t escape or avoid, but we accept and become able to move on with a new understanding, and without stress and burdening.

Mindfulness grows on a 2,500 years old tradition of meditation, and its positive impact is now supported by many decades of academic research. First applied with extreme success to support patients experiencing depression and anxiety, it has been found to have a valuable impact also in different areas. Companies like Google, Unilever, The Huffington Post, Patagonia, and entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley, developed mindfulness programs to improve not just well-being, but also communication, trust, interactions, decision making, creativity.

About: Maurizio Cortesi
Maurizio is a trainer and coach, long-standing mindfulness practitioner and certified teacher. Before going freelance, he developed experiences first in administration and management, then in academic research. He works with people inside and outside companies and academia to support them in the
discovery and development of personal and professional skills and resources. You can see more on his website www.zegtraining.com, and contact him at .