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A 2-Day Course on Relaxing Mind for Business Leaders
In this 2-day course program, you will learn the key points of the basic knowledge on mind and mind-training methods in a simple and practical way adapted to meet the needs of the modern western business leader.
Quality of leadership is a key question in today’s world for organizations. Leaders are increasingly looking for meaning, human connectedness, happiness, and ways to contribute positively to the world. That’s true whether we are at home or at work.
Understanding the Mind
To realize the full potential of ourselves and our organizations we need to be self-aware and resilient in the face of internal and external challenges. Developing a new way of leading, rooted in greater self-awareness and resilience, starts with understanding one’s own mind. By understanding how our mind works, we can lead ourselves effectively. By understanding and leading ourselves effectively, we will understand others better, and are in a better position to be the leader they and our organizations need and want. Resulting in a more inspired and engaged workplace experience for everyone.
Training the Mind
With an understanding of the mind, we are able to train it in order to increase our focus, clarity, and calm. Such qualities can be systematically trained using methods that have been developed and time-tested throughout more than two millennia in eastern contemplative traditions. These ancient techniques have proven to be relevant and highly effective in today’s demanding life.
Training our mind means developing mental effectiveness, in order to realize more of our potential on both professional and personal levels. A growing body of scientific research has shown the efficacy of these methods in increasing our well-being and our capacity to perform under demanding conditions.
Mind-training simply means to develop our ability to be in the present moment with a calm, focused, and clear mind. The essence of mind-training is to learn to manage and relax our own mind in a very ordinary way. Learning to manage and relax our mind means learning to manage our thoughts, emotions, words, and actions.
“Relaxing the mind will typically have several positive effects such as reducing stress and anxiety, improving productivity, as well as contributing to overall wellbeing and a greater sense of authentic presence in the here and now.” says Tulku Dakpa Rinpoche, the course instructor.
We learn to keep ourselves focused on what we are doing, we become more aware of what we are experiencing internally and externally and become better equipped to make the right choices and decisions regardless of the circumstances.
In short summary, mind-training is about becoming more focused and more relaxed.
Course Contents
As a result of participating in this program, you can expect to improve your effectiveness as a leader, to see the ‘bigger picture’ in your work more clearly, to increase your creativity, and to be better equipped to make decisions. The course and the included practices work to increase inspiration, joy, and happiness in your personal and professional life.
You will learn what the mind is, how it works and how to get to know your own mind with direct experience. The techniques you will learn are based on experiential knowledge and meditation techniques developed as part of Tibetan philosophical systems from the 8th-century until today.
In this 2-day course program, you will learn the key points of the basic knowledge on mind and mind-training methods in a simple and practical way adapted to meet the needs of the modern western business leader.
DAY 1: Friday TBA 2022
9:30 – 10:00 Registration and tea
10:00 – 10:15 Meet and greet
10:15 – 11:15 Introduction to the course and Rinpoche’s story
11:15 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Things beyond rational mind. What is enlightenment?
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 General understanding on the nature of mind
- Ego as an illusion
- Calming the stream of your thoughts
- What is emptiness
- Importance of activity with the intentions to help others
- What is money
- How to deal with it in worldly life
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee break
15:15- 16:15 The three points of training the mind with meditation
How to let the mind go. How to let the mind be. How to abide in the great natural presence.
16:15-16:45 Closing: participants summarise the key takeaways of the day
16:45 – 17:00 Group meditation
17:00 – 18:00 Break
18:00 – 19:00 Get together
Anne Brunila will share her experiences on meditation practice in business life.
19:00 Dinner
Each session will have plenty of time for questions and comments.
DAY 2: Saturday TBA 2022
8:00 – 9:00 Registration and tea
9:00 – 10:00 Being relaxed and aware in your daily life and work. Training the mind with phenomena and concepts
- How to release the object
- How to fix wrong ways of thinking
- How to let go of emotions naturally and instantaneously
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 11:15 Experiences for integrating the methods in daily professional life
- How seeing what your mind is will help you to see the ‘bigger picture‘
- How the relaxing mind increases your creativity at work
- How the relaxing mind helps you with decision making
10:00 – 10:15 Coffee break
11:30 – 12:30 Leading with light
12:30 – 13:00 Closing: participants summarise the key takeaways of the day
13:00 – 13:30 Group meditation
13:30 – 15:00 The course ends with lunch
Each session will have plenty of time for questions and comments.
“Relaxing Mind for Business Leaders really gave me insights in how to calm my mind and to be able to be present in varying situations, how to quickly make decisions, resolve conflicts, and really understand my own mind and emotions.” says Anna Abrahamsson, CEO of Abraca
Cost
The price of the 2-day course is €600 including accommodation and meals.
Registration
Via email: [email protected] or phone 044-0751125.
Location
The course is held at Danakosha Ling in Jokioinen.
For hotel accommodation in the nearby town, Hotel Fabrik in Forssa (10 minutes drive away) is recommended.