INTEGRATING CONTEMPLATIVE PRACTICES IN REHABILITATION Margaret Glenn, EdD, CRC Associate Professor & Coordinator of Rehabilitation Counseling West Virginia University President & CoFounder – Morgantown Meditation & Counseling
WHAT ARE THE FIVE MOST MISERABLE HIGH PAYING JOBS? Physician Junior Investment Banker Sales Manager Dentist Lawyer
DEFINITION OF PSYCHOPATH characterized by shallow emotions (in particular reduced fear), stress tolerance, lacking empathy, coldheartedness, lacking guilt, egocentricity, superficial character, manipulativeness, irresponsibility, impulsivity and antisocial behaviors such as parasitic lifestyle and criminality.
WHICH PROFESSIONS HAVE THE MOST PSYCHOPATHS? THE FEWEST? Most CEO Lawyer Media (TV/Radio) Salesperson Surgeon Journalist Police officer Clergyperson Chef Civil servant Fewest Care Aide Nurse Therapist Craftsperson Beautician/Stylist Charity worker Teacher Creative Artist Doctor Accountant Time.com
SOOO…. Happiness & Work?
Shawn Achor: The happy secret to better work | Talk Video | TED.com
POSITIVITY IN THE PRESENT
FIVE ACTIONS FOR 21 DAYS 1.Gratitude 2.Journaling 3.Exercise 4.Meditation 5.Random Acts of Kindness
BETTER MOOD FROM GRATITUDE Meaningful Experience 2 minutes Write down every detail Reintroduces to the brain Involves vision & writing 2 Minute Praising or thanking someone you know Be authentic New person each time Deepens social support I am Grateful for… Think of three things that you are grateful for: that benefit you and without which your life would be poorer. Then, if you’ve got time, you can think about the causes for these good things. And that’s it.
JOURNALING HOW TO MAKE YOUR WORK MEANINGFUL Write about being intimate and wholehearted in your work. Under what conditions do you enjoy your work? Again, try to write continuously for the whole time, without stopping to look back or edit what you’ve written.
EXERCISE
MEDITATION Mindfulness Compassion Primordial Sound Meditation Transcendental Meditation Zen Buddhism 2 minute power meditations
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS Change the reality of what we see around us
KEYS TO YOUR HAPPINESS ARE NO LONGER IN SOMEONE ELSE’S POCKET They are in YOURS !
INTENTION & ATTENTION
5 MINUTES OF ZEN Nature. Beauty. Gratitude - Louie Schwartzberg