Resilience - June 2023
Thank you all for joining the session yesterday at the end of your day and close to the end of term...and I hope it was not too demanding of your energy.
We covered quite a lot of complex concepts at a high level: so some of this information may take some time to reflect upon and explore. Accordingly, I hope these resources are useful for you. I have included a recommended reading list and if you asked me to pick one of these it would be Buddha's Brain by Rick Hanson. He's globally recognised as an expert in the field he is writing about and although he is a Buddhist he doesn't force that down your throat in the book, Buddhism has been studying the 'mind' for a few thousand years and there is much in there that may be valuable within the education sector for other purposes i.e. not just resilience/wellbeing. There is some overlap between the content of his book and the material we worked through yesterday.
If you don't wish to absorb any more information and are more interested simply in techniques which can make you feel better quite quickly then I hope the two audio downloads can help. If you try them and wish to ask any questions at all please feel free to email me mark@7futures.com. There are some notes to accompany the downloads so please do read these beforehand as it will make the practice easier and safer... sometimes mind/body practices can release accumulated stress quickly which can feel overwhelming when it happens. As a general rule, it's better for this release to happen and the notes explain this a little more. If any of you have recently experienced what you consider to be a significant acutely stressful//traumatic event then, again, please feel free to email me and I can guide you or signpost you more specifically as to what may be better options for you.
Have a great summer and enjoy a well-deserved break.
best wishes
Mark
PRESENTERS
Mark Davies is the founder of 7Futures and has been consulting in workplace resilience, wellbeing and performance since 2000. He is a resilience coach, an FA coach (working for several years at Leicester City FC) and also a mindfulness teacher. He is the only UK consultant to have completed the USA based MMFT training programme and is supporting the Mindfulness Initiative for the UK Armed Forces. Formerly a CEO of J Rothschild International Assurance with responsibility for their European, Americas and Far Eastern operations, Mark has over 20 years of international financial services experience and a deep understanding of the pressures leaders need to manage. He remains a founding partner in one of the West Midlands most respected nursing care groups which has been providing essential care since 1988.
RESOURCES
Click the thumbnails below to view our helpful guides that have been compiled by the team:
Furthermore, here are our audio links to nervous system/breathing exercises. These exercises can be incredibly useful in helping you protect/build your resilience because they encourage the ANS to work with stress. Please click on the arrow and wait for the audio to begin playing (may take a few seconds). Please read the instructions (click here to read) for the breathing exercises before listening to the downloads. It has important information about the nature of such techniques, the preparation you may find helpful and also safety guidelines for anyone who has experienced trauma/significant stress. If you have experienced significant trauma in your life then you may wish to get in touch to discuss how to proceed with the use of such techniques. We never discuss any such communication with your employer unless you wish us to i.e. we treat your request for support with complete confidentiality and respect.
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