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Skip to 0 minutes and 14 seconds CRAIG HASSED: The pace of modern life is speeding up. Never before have we had so much of the world at our fingertips. Never before have we been bombarded by so much information, so many demands, so many choices, and so many expectations. DR.
Skip to 0 minutes and 29 seconds RICHARD CHAMBERS: This morning, fast paced, 24/7 connected world we live in that seemingly never sleeps comes with great opportunities. But it also comes at a cost to our physical and mental health, and to how we performing in our jobs and our studies. DR.
Skip to 0 minutes and 47 seconds CRAIG HASSED: We are literally driving ourselves to distraction by the way we live. We overload our senses and mind with too much information. We multitask our way through the day, mostly skimming over the surface of life as it unfolds, and thinking about the next moment, but never really enjoying the moment that we’re in. DR.
Skip to 1 minute and 5 seconds RICHARD CHAMBERS: With an ever-increasing pace, we chase a future that never comes, and hold onto a past that is already gone. We end up reacting to situations, rather than responding to them appropriately. Like a fast-flowing river, this modern world we are creating for ourselves is sweeping us along with it, often without questioning whether it is going where we want to go. Even if we do want to slow down and be more present, we may find it difficult, if not impossible, to do so. Even in bed at night, the momentum from the day may still be running. DR.
Skip to 1 minute and 43 seconds CRAIG HASSED: To be unmindful means to be distracted, inattentive, reactive, and disengaged. Being unmindful costs us more than we may realise. It causes us stress, saps our energy, reduces our performance, and, when we’re studying or working, reduces creativity, interferes with communication and relationships, and is bad for our brain, mind, and body. Is there solution? Is there a way that we can look after ourselves, foster our well being, and perform effectively and sustainably at the same time? If so, what is the knowledge, and what are the strategies that will help us to do that? These days the need for an antidote to our collective attention deficit trait is great. The case is compelling that mindfulness is that antidote. DR.
Skip to 2 minutes and 31 seconds RICHARD CHAMBERS: Mindfulness helps us to be more focused, aware, and calm. But it doesn’t mean we have to find a desert island somewhere. It’s about zoning in and living in the moment. When we do this, our stress goes down, and our performance goes up. If that sounds interesting to you, then this course may be exactly what you’re looking for. DR.
Skip to 2 minutes and 55 seconds CRAIG HASSED: The world is currently going through what some have called a mindfulness revolution. It’s a skill that we can all cultivate, and it has many particular applications. Richard and I spend a large part of our professional lives training people in mindfulness skills within Monash University, as well as various professional, educational and community groups outside of Monash. DR.
Skip to 3 minutes and 18 seconds RICHARD CHAMBERS: A growing number of people are practicing and applying mindfulness in ways that are personally meaningful to them.
Skip to 3 minutes and 27 seconds SPEAKER 1: You can fix everything from the inside, not from the outside.
Skip to 3 minutes and 31 seconds SPEAKER 2: What really surprised me about it is the difference it made to my relationships.
Skip to 3 minutes and 36 seconds SPEAKER 3: I can do it anyplace, anywhere, anytime.
Skip to 3 minutes and 39 seconds SPEAKER 4: It helped me to focus on one thing, which meant being much productive as a result. DR.
Skip to 3 minutes and 47 seconds CRAIG HASSED: The development of this course is part of ours and Monash University’s commitment to making mindfulness more accessible to people who have the need, interest and motivation to learn about it. DR.
Skip to 3 minutes and 58 seconds RICHARD CHAMBERS: The course will introduce you to what mindfulness is and the science behind it. We will cover what happens in your brain as you start using mindfulness in your life. DR.
Skip to 4 minutes and 8 seconds CRAIG HASSED: But the real thing about mindfulness is learning about it by applying it, living it in your daily life. That’s why we’ve designed this course to be practical and experiential. You’ll learn a range of mindfulness exercises and applications, as well as some new ways of relating to your life designed to reduce stress, improve your performance. You can think about it as like an experiment that we’re doing over the coming weeks. DR.
Skip to 4 minutes and 34 seconds RICHARD CHAMBERS: We will give you the tools and then guide you in discovering how you can apply them in your own life. We will also provide a series of optional links and resources so you can take your interest in mindfulness as far as you want to take it. DR.
Skip to 4 minutes and 50 seconds CRAIG HASSED: So on behalf of Monash University, welcome to this course where we will explore the science and practise of mindfulness for personal and professional life. We do hope that you will explore mindfulness, apply and experiment with it, and derive the benefits from it, not just in terms of well being, but also by contributing to you leading a productive and fulfilling life at home and at work.
