July 07
Sharpening The Mind With Zen At Work
Have you ever noticed that each time you add more programs and more information to your PC it starts to slow down? Does your mind feel like that too? Perhaps your mind needs a 'defrag' and 'tune-up' in order to optimise performance as well?
In This Month's Issue
Thought For The Day
Did You Know?
30-Second Stress Buster
How Zen At Work Can Help
Thought For The Day
"Putting your nose to the grindstone doesn't necessarily sharpen your mind!"
Did You Know? - That every second your brain is bombarded with around two million bits of information?
- And that your conscious mind can only handle about seven chunks of information per second?
- No wonder you sometimes feel that you can't keep up, that sometimes you miss things, and that you are may be mentally exhausted at the end of the day. No wonder all that you want to do is 'veg out' in front of the TV, or perhaps your mind just can't switch off after all of this overload?
30-Second Stress Buster Exercise To Sharpen The Senses
After hours of reading (PCs and paper) your senses can be come dulled. Here is a quick and simple exercise to heighten your awareness and bring everything into sharp focus: -
Please note that if you have high blood pressure please only try this exercise for only two rounds to start off with, see how you feel and gradually build up... - Take four short breaths in through the nose, fairly quickly, one after the other.
- Exhale four short breaths, one after the other, through the mouth - this is one round.
- Repeat for four rounds.
- Then go back to normal breathing and notice how you feel: you may feel that your heart rate has slightly increased, that you can feel the blood pounding in your veins (particularly in your chest). Look across the room or out of a window; is your vision sharper and clearer? Stop and listen - is your hearing more acute? Does your mind feel more alert and responsive?
- If this was too strong for you - reduce the number of rounds but practise and see if you can gradually build it up.
- If you can't feel any of these affects: try again with a few more rounds, or try it standing up and gently shaking your hands while you do it - but don't over do it!
- For more 30-second stress buster exercises that you can do at your desk, see our archived newsletters on our website.
How Zen At Work Can Help- Sharpening The Mind Programme: Zen At Work has an extensive programme designed specifically to optimize and improve mental performance. Elements include: -
Quantum reading
Buried in a stack of papers or emails? Imagine reading 300 pages in an hour - information overload becomes a thing of the past.
Meditation
Scientific findings show that meditation not only reduces stress but also reshapes the brain. High flyers are now using meditation on a daily basis as a way of calming the mind and helping them make smarter decisions.
Mind mapping
Unlock your hidden creative potential with proven mind mapping tools.
Brain gym all the best athletes work out to improve their skills - develop your mental potential and capacity with simple daily or weekly exercises.
Eliminate time wasters
Do you find yourself procrastinating or do you never seem to be able to 'get it all done'? Let us help you make the most of your time and achieve the most in a day.
NLP
Eliminate mental blocks and reprogram your mind with Neuro Linguistic Programming.
Tailored programs
We have many more tools and experts to draw on - ask us how we can help you and your company improve performance with suite of tools specifically designed to meet your needs.
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