Centrum voor Mindfulness

My experience with the Mindful Self-Compassion intensive

Recently Anabel Büchner joined a Mindful Self-Compassion intensive taught by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer. What did she personally learn from the course? Anabel shares her experiences in this article.

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Cultivating presence in chaotic clinical environments

Blog by dr. Ronald Epstein. As a palliative care physician and a primary care physician, I am always aware of the centrality of presence. Patients value a sense of shared presence with their physician and with their care team.

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Mindfulness and Compassion at Work

From 7 to 11 May you can follow the international online summit "Mindfulness & Compassion at Work". Participation is free. Wibo Koole, director and co-founder of the Centrum voor Mindfulness, is one of the keynote speakers during this 5-day event.

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Theresa May about mindfulness in the British Parliament

Wednesday, February 13, Chris Ruan, Labor Member of Parliament and for many years promoter of mindfulness in society, gave a warm plea for a mindful UK after Brexit. Prime Minister May confirmed the effects of mindfulness training.

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What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness simply means paying attention to the moment-to-moment experience. It is all about awareness and living in the present moment.
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What is compassion?

Kindness and friendliness, for yourself and others, are qualities you can train. Compassion training was developed as a follow-up to mindfulness training to help people keep practising mindfulness and mildness.

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In the Workplace

Mindfulness - being aware - is a powerful resource for the functioning of people and teams at work. Strengthening mindfulness means improving well-being, reducing stress and enhancing performance.

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Mindfulness in Education

Mindfulness is necessary for the social and emotional growth of our children.

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Mindfulness and Compassion in Healthcare

Mindfulness and compassion imply better care for patients and a better health and well-being for care professionals

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Instead of managing on autopilot, mindful leadership trains you to respond more consciously and to respond with an open mind.