Program overview of the Applied Mindfulness Program for Medical Personnel
| Session | Topic | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation and foundations for practice | Administration (including consent forms) Opening practice Lecture: introduction to mindfulness/foundations of practice (including brief history of Applied Mindfulness and the Four Noble Truths) Mindful eating Practice: attending to bell/breath Discussion Take home activities: Practice: awareness of breath | Concept: journal/reflection on impact of “judgmental internal mental discourses” |
| 2 | Identifying and transforming habits | Opening practice Take home activity check-in: discuss application between sessions Lecture: habit energies Mindful eating Practice: mindful walking activity Discussion Take home activity: Practice: mindful walking | Concept: identify/examine strong “habit energies” (e.g., how do habit energies show up skillfully/unskillfully in daily life?) |
| 3 | Nourishing our mind | Opening practice Take home activity check-in: discuss application between sessions Lecture: the 4 nutriments and store consciousness Mindful eating Practice: body awareness practice Discussion Take home activity: Practice: mindful eating | Concept: identify/examine “store consciousness” (e.g., what “seeds” are watered based on daily activities/interactions) |
| 4 | Skillful communication | Opening practice Take home activity check-in: discuss application between sessions Lecture: interbeing (interconnection), empathy fatigue versus compassion Mindful eating Practice: loving kindness/kind intention Discussion Take home activity: application in daily life project/worksheet (integration assignment reviewing all practices/concepts from across the training) |
| 5 | Integration and application | Opening practice Take home activity check-in: discuss application between sessions Lecture: well-being/happiness as products of practice (eightfold path + program review) Mindful eating Practice: tea/coffee meditation and closing ceremony (presentations of take-home application projects from session 4) Discussion Closing circle/intention setting |