The above activities could all be part also of maintaining a mindfulness program. You could also:
Include a mindfulness section on the organisation’s intranet if you have one. This could include:
- Articles and tip sheets about mindfulness.
- Mindfulness audios to download.
- Mindfulness videos people to watch or download.
- Links to external mindfulness resources such as my daily mindfulness reminder, the Daily Bell.
Create a visible mindfulness presence: This could include putting up posters with mindfulness quotes or an A4 size mindfulness tip sheet on noticeboards.
Make a space for mindfulness: This could be the provision of a room in which people could practice mindfulness meditation or stretching or yoga.
Introduce silence before meetings: If people attending meetings are willing to try it, you could have a minute of silence – a mindful minute – before each meeting begins. This idea will work better in some cultures than in others.
Create a workplace mindfulness group: Such a group could organise a weekly mindfulness session at lunchtime for those who are interested. It could also maintain the mindfulness section of the intranet or its members could be the ones who will put up mindfulness posters. The group might also introduce mindfulness introductory sessions once or twice a year. If you already have a group that works on the wellness aspect of your organisation then this is something that they could incorporate rather than setting up a separate group.
Add mindfulness books to a workplace library: Some workplaces have a “give a book, take a book” library, usually a bookcase from which staff members can take books by replacing them with other books they’ve finished with. Adding mindfulness books to the library is as simple a way as you will find to introduce this skill to staff.