Thrive Series: Team Toolkit: Grounding Practices for Leading Mindful Team Meetings

"Wherever you go, there you are."

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness is the psychological process of purposely bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment, without judgment. People develop mindfulness through the practice of meditation and exercises such as centering or grounding, deep breathing, body scans, and other types of training that help draw the attention to the present moment. This job aid offers tips and simple exercises for developing a mindfulness practice and incorporating this practice into team meetings.

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Grounding Practices for Mindful Team Meetings (TRN4-J42)

This job aid explains the grounding practices needed to prepare and lead mindful team meetings to enhance trust, engagement and collaboration and encourage more meaningful participation.

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How to use

Download the job aid and share with your team
Set up a meeting to discuss the intention and value of incorporating mindfulness practices into team meetings
Identify team members who would like to lead the mindfulness exercise at team meetings and schedule accordingly
Encourage those new to the practice to keep an open mind and empower them to consider leading a mindfulness practice at a future meeting
Reflection - How has your team benefited from this learning?

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