IMAR: Guided Mindfulness Meditation: Wheel of Awareness

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Week 5 – Journal

IMAR: Guided Mindfulness Meditation: Wheel of Awareness

For this exercise you might find it helpful to use a mobile device with earphones so that you can sit or lie in a comfortable position as you listen along to the following guided meditation:

Guided Meditation with Dan Siegel (Wheel of Awareness) (Links to an external site.)

Reflection:

Create a detailed journal entry to reflect on the following key areas:

1. Describe your experience with guided meditation.

2. How did this activity differ from mindful walking or The Three-Minute Breathing Space in terms of your focus and emotional regulation?

3. Is this something you could imagine using again? Explain why or why not.

4. What benefits might exist by incorporating an exercise such as guided meditation at an organizational level?

Point Value: 5 Points

Resources

Readings

Bates Communication Inc. (2012). Are you running meetings or are meetings running you? Retrieved from http://www.bates-communications.com/articles-and-newsletters/articles-and-newsletters/bid/59464/Are-You-Running-Meetings-Or-Are-Meetings-Running-You (Links to an external site.)

Bates Communication Inc. (2012). A c all for leaders: What employees really want. Retrieved from http://www.bates-communications.com/Portals/25382/docs/art-whatemployeeswant.pdf (Links to an external site.)

Bonner, G., & McLaughlin, S. (2014). Leadership support for ward managers in acute mental health inpatient settings. Nursing Management (2014+), 21(2), 26. http://dx.doi.org/10.7748/nm2014.04.21.2.26.e1206

Sand, T., Cangemi, J., & Ingram, J. (2011). Say again? What do associates really want at work? Organization Development Journal, 29(2), 101-107.