A guided mindfulness practice to refocus at work (Video)

People usually have a very hard time to associate mindfulness with the workplace because it’s usually a fast-paced, demanding, stressful environment. However, being mindful at work is more needed and helpful because of that stressful setting. Mindfulness can help ease that stress and anxiety, eliminate distractions when you work, it can help boost productivity, get unstuck, improve your confidence and find new inspiration.

In the video above, our expert coach Sabrina Cadini guides you through some easy steps that you can follow during a work break to regroup, refocus and start a new work session with renewed energy, motivation, feeling more accomplished, and present. Our attention can last between 90 minutes and 2 hours; this is simply how we are engineered. After that, our brain has a hard time to stay focused and produce great results. So, breaks are not optional, they’re necessary to improve your productivity and performance!

Ready for the practice?

First, you want to sit down and start paying attention to your breathing. Breathe in and breathe out. Just follow the breath coming in and going out. This alone should help you become more relaxed and break that stressful pattern at work.

Stay here for a few breaths, try not to rush the exercise. Take your entire break for this if you feel the need. Make time for yourself. Remember: your job is important, but you are more important than your job!

Now, start thinking about the task you were working on earlier and why you felt stuck, why you weren’t making any progress. Ask yourself, “What is it that I am working on, and why am I doing it? What is the purpose? What got in the way? Was it a decrease in my energy, a colleague or my manager who interrupted my workflow with an urgent request? Did my mind wander, and I got distracted?”

Watch the video above for more and to follow all the steps of the mindfulness practice!

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