Feedback from Craig and Richard - Week 1 - Feb 2018 HD

Course Educators Associate Professor Craig Hassed, and Dr Richard Chambers respond to the 1st week of learner activity in the online “Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance“ course by Monash University, currently running on FutureLearn #FLMindfulness www.futurelearn.com/courses/mindfulness-wellbeing-performance Topics this week include: 00:05 Hi, welcome both new and returning learners. Great community. 00:44 Supporting each other online. Tips about advice and reflection. 01:04 Follow mentors, Jen and Sherelle. * 01:20 Share, but please don’t overshare. Please seek professional support if required. * 01:57 Main topics: mindfulness v meditation. Living mindfully. 02:49 Mindfulness v concentration * 03:44 Learning to distinguish what’s important / relevant / on task. 04:18 Getting distracted. Eg: watching the course videos. 04:45 What is v what if. Getting anxious v preparing. 05:30 Default mode, daydreaming, imagination. Creativity. 06:36 Neuroscience for default mode v prefrontal cortex. * 07:03 Escapism v avoidance. Awareness v daydreaming. 08:00 Attentional blink discussion and evidence. * 09:10 Using meditation, eg: the comma. (not ‘coma’) Streetlight metaphor. 10:18 How to let thoughts pass. Busy footpath example, watch from the sides. 11:45 Body scan and getting sleepy! Balance between agitation v sleepiness. 12:39 When it’s difficult to find time to practise meditation daily. 13:41 Procrastination, multitasking and other topics will be explored more later. 13:51 Wrap up. *Links or References: (NB you may only be able to access some of these links if you are enrolled in the course): 24 Hour Emergency Services in Australia: http://www.mentalhealthcommission.gov.au/get-help.aspx 24 Hour Emergency Services in Australia include: Lifeline Australia 13 11 14 lifeline.org.au; Suicide Call Back 1300 659 467 suicidecallbackservice.org.au; Kids Help Line 1800 551 800 kidshelp.com.au; MensLine Australia 1300 78 99 78 mensline.org.au Helplines around the world: http://togetherweare-strong.tumblr.com/helpline “Together We Are Strong” is a safe place for people wanting to talk to someone, or seek advice. It also provides link to various crisis counselling services and information networks around the world. (Please note: We often provide links to free abstracts from research papers, as optional additional reading. Please note there is never a requirement to purchase or read the full papers, which in many cases may require a fee or a paid subscription in order to access.) Neural correlates of focused attention and cognitive monitoring in meditation. 2010. Antonietta Mannaa,b,∗