MAINTAINING MOMENTUM: THE 2ND INTERNATIONAL MINDFULNESS & COMPASSION AT WORK SUMMIT

El Escorial, Madrid, 26th April 2018. CHOICE OF MORNING MASTER CLASSES: FRIDAY 27TH APRIL, 9-1pm Information below

MASTER CLASS OPTION ONE Awareness of Thoughts & Thinking Processes in our Mindfulness Practice With Bodhin (Philip Woodward) Session summary When we sit down to practice mindfulness, our thoughts & thinking processes are a major part of the experience. In this session, we will look at some of the science underpinning thinking, and we will explore our relationship to our thoughts, and explore some ways of practising more skilfully with our thoughts. "It is amazing to observe how much power we give unknowingly to uninvited thoughts: ‘Do this, say that, remember, plan, obsess, judge.’ They have the potential to drive us quite crazy, and they often do! From thoughts come actions. From actions come all sorts of consequences. In which thoughts will we invest? Our great task is to see them clearly, so that we can choose which ones to act on and which simply to let be." Joseph Goldstein

Who is this for?

• Individuals seeking to explore mindfulness & go deeper in an existing mindfulness practice • Leaders, HR, OD & L&D professionals wishing to explore mindfulness • Coaches and other helping professionals working with organisations • Workplace wellbeing champions • Any other individuals motivated to sow seeds of mindfulness & compassion at work for themselves and

others, and to explore how to foster workplaces with happy, healthy, engaged, productive, creative, agile, and resilient employees

What will you get out of it?

• The chance to learn from a very experienced wise yet highly accessible meditator & mindfulness teacher • Strategies to take away and insight into how to work skilfully with your thoughts & thinking processes, to

use for yourself and with others • The opportunity to press pause, step back & recharge • The chance to network with like-minded peers

About Bodhin (Philip Woodward)

Bodhin is founder of his own mindfulness retreat centre, Solterreno in South East Spain and director of training for Mindful Academy Solterreno, a UK registered Accredited Training Provider & Meditation School. He runs Mindfulness Teacher Training programs, Train the Trainer programs and teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction and Cognitive Therapy Approaches (MBCT/MBSR/MBAs) to help prevent relapse into depression and to manage stress and anxiety. He meets the stringent requirements of the Good Practice Guidelines for Trainers of Mindfulness-based Teachers (UK Network of Mindfulness-based Teacher Trainers). He’s been practising mindfulness daily since 1985 and he has extensive experience of mindfulness practices and teaching. Trained in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) in 2005, he’s taught the classic MBSR/MBCT course more than 100 times during the last 15 years to several hundred participants. He teaches it in the classic eight-week format and a six-day intense retreat format at his retreat centre, where he also offers other retreats. He founded Mindful Academy in 2012 and has helped more than 200 students graduate as MBSR Mindfulness Teachers, Accredited MBSR Teachers (AMT). He facilitates supervision to many of those graduates. He’s also an accredited Breathworks Mindfulness Trainer; Living Well with Pain, Stress and Illness and Mindfulness for Stress. He started his intense Mindfulness training with the Triratna Buddhist Order in 1990 which culminated in his ordination in India in the year 2000. He has attended more than 80 retreats, the longest a four-month retreat. http://mbsr.website

MASTER CLASS OPTION TWO The Art & Science of Conscious Engagement- enabling mindful engagement & inclusiveness in the workplace & beyond With Christine Miller Session summary Engagement and mindful, conscious awareness are at the core of our vision to fulfil the urgent need for a more caring and compassionate workplace and mindful way of being. As well as improving productivity, employee engagement has led to increased wellbeing and staff retention in organisations, and to happier, more creative workplaces. This achievement of conscious engagement depends on greater mindfulness and awareness, connection and resourcefulness. This master class/workshop will offer personal and professional strategies and tools for developing the vital inner and outer skills of being inspiring, collaborative leaders, supporters and followers; appreciating, listening, respecting, and caring about their workforce with courage and loyalty. Drawing on extensive research in engagement practices, stakeholder inclusion and values-based leadership, we will explore and elaborate how, through mindfulness, conscious engagement enables more compassionate, loving and respectful environments,

which support and encourage both commercial, team and personal success and greater satisfaction both at work and beyond.

Who is this for?

• Individuals seeking to explore their true purpose, mindfulness & compassion & go deeper in an existing mindfulness practice

• Leaders, HR, OD & L&D professionals wishing to explore mindfulness • Coaches and other helping professionals working with organisations • Workplace wellbeing champions • Any other individuals motivated to sow seeds of mindfulness & compassion at work for themselves and

others, and to explore how to foster workplaces with happy, healthy, engaged, productive, creative, agile, and resilient employees

What will you get out of it?

• The chance to learn from an empathic & wise multi-faceted & highly experienced facilitator who draws from a wide variety of experiences including OD; psychology, executive coaching & organisational transformation work, writing & poetry, and her own research among leaders and others including the Dalai Lama

• Personal and professional strategies to help you and those around you become more inspired & inspiring, more collaborative, more mindful & compassionate and more engaged

• The opportunity to press pause, step back & recharge • The chance to network with like-minded peers

About Christine Miller

Christine is a psychologist, executive coach, mentor, speaker, published author and poet. In a varied and successful 25-year career in research and consulting across diverse sectors, she now conducts leadership and organisational transformations. As a coach she seeks to release untapped potential in her clients, and is known for her ethical approach, empathy, stimulating and thought-provoking method of questioning, and her ability to put people at ease. Christine has recently completed extensive research into creating sustainable cultures for more values-driven, loving, compassionate organisations, with over 60 global leaders, ranging from HH the Dalai Lama to Sir Terry Leahy and The Rt Hon Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business. Christine is a Fellow of London Metropolitan University Business School’s Centre for Progressive Leadership and is the author of forthcoming book, The Power of L.O.V.E. in the Boardroom: How leaders build strong, successful and caring organizations. A sought-after expert in organisational transformation, success and leadership development, she has over 25 years’ service in director level corporate and consulting roles in marketing, strategic planning and leadership development with major organisations. The visionary Founder Editor of ReSource, a leading intelligence provider in business and personal growth, Christine enjoys a privileged role sharing thoughts and ideas with world leaders in the fields of current affairs, business, social and personal education. An author, business consultant, executive coach, mentor, speaker and published poet, Christine is multifaceted and dedicated to the development of the whole person, applying her wisdom and original thinking to help foster beneficial change on a global scale.

Additional information

The rest of the programme (optional) • Optional visit to El Escorial on Wednesday 25 April (dependent on demand)

THURSDAY 26 APRIL • Catalysts and storytellers include Dr. Jutta Tobias (Cranfield University); Dr. Alison Carter

(Institute of Employment Studies); Meysam Poorkavoos on compassion at work (Roffey Park)

• Organisational stories include a large UK government department & a multinational corporation

• Mindfulness/Compassion & related innovative practices & activities • Creative space & ‘World Café’ style group session

Cost The rates include refreshments & food. Travel expenses to and from the venue are to be incurred by delegates. There are regular trains from Madrid city centre to El Escorial, and a taxi rank at El Escorial station. The venue is 5 minutes away, and the fare costs around 10 EUROS.

OPTIONS EARLY BIRD FINAL PRICE SUMMIT ONLY €195 /£180 €265/£245 SUMMIT PLUS ACCOMMODATION- 1 night

€255/£235 €325/£295

MASTERCLASS ONLY €150/£140 €250/£230 SUMMIT & MASTERCLASS (PACK)

€325/£295 €495/£450

PACK PLUS 2 NIGHTS €445/£405 €615/£560

The location The summit venue & accommodation (delegates can opt for a residential programme or just come for either the Summit or master class) is Fuentenueva, Casa de Los Maristas, El Escorial, with plenty of single and some double bedrooms, beautiful mountain views, and tranquil large grounds, with access to explore nature further afield. The Summit team has chosen this venue because it’s peaceful, beautiful, and welcoming, and wholly conducive to the environment and conversations we wish to co-create. It is run by a Christian organisation, and boasts beautiful chapels onsite. However the Summit is a secular and inclusive initiative- all are welcome. The venue: http://www.fuentenueva.maristasiberica.es/

HOPE TO SEE YOU SOON! BOOKINGS: Email imcaws@gmail.com Webpage: imcwsummit 2018