Stress Management through Mindfulness, Yoga and Meditation – LTP-MW
Learning Together

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Teachers confront significant challenges. They must adapt curricula to a wide range of learning styles, manage shifting education policies, attend to students with special needs, and do administrative work. Starting a regular habit of meditation can help us to improve concentration, reduce stress and anxiety, alleviate depression and generally improve our mental wellbeing. Yoga has long been known to be a great antidote to stress. Yoga combines many popular stress-reducing techniques, including exercise and learning to control the breath, clear the mind, and relax the body. Through guidance, you will discover ways to nurture your body and mind and experience more moments of reflection, clarity, empowerment, and connection in your daily lives. This course aims to identify the causes of anxiety and learn how to manage and eliminate it.

TARGET AUDIENCE:
This course is designed for a wide range of educational professionals including teachers, trainers, educational and career counsellors, school psychologists, headmasters, school administrators, and staff across primary, lower-secondary, secondary schools and higher education. It also caters to professionals in training centers, adult education schools, higher education institutions, and NGOs.

REQUIREMENTS:
- Please note that the course may have participants from various school levels and English proficiency, typically between B1-C2.
- Equipment Required: Comfortable clothes and shoes

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The course’s main goal is for the participants to identify areas of improvement and how to become effective communicators in stressful situations. The learning environment includes instruction, exercises, small and large group discussions, and lots of hands-on practice. Our goal is to help our participants to develop skills in handling pressure and a sense of confidence.

COURSE GOALS:
- Manage stress through a greater understanding of emotions;
- Promoting teachers working on emotional management;
- Employ self-care techniques to cultivate personal and professional resilience;
- To increase self-esteem and creativity;
- Create effective strategies for relating to challenging situations;
- Enhance concentration and executive function (planning, decision-making, and impulse control);
- Revitalize purpose, personally and professionally Improve your overall mental and physical health;
- Promote happiness through healthy habits of the mind Integrate mindful awareness into a Yoga class;
- Adaptation and promote changes;
- Effectively manage communication breakdowns;
- Agree to communication action plans.

SAMPLE PROGRAMME:
1) Monday
- Definitions of meditation, roots, theory, its aim and goals. The myths and misconceptions about meditations
- Preparatory practices for meditation
- Meditative psychology
- Difficulties faced during meditation and how to overcome them
- Different types of meditation practices and their applications
- The psychological benefits of regular meditation practice.
- Training and Practice
2) Tuesday
- How meditation trains your attention
- The mind and the body connection and creative wellbeing
- Stress and its effects on the mind and body
- How to shift the stress response
- Training and Practice
3) Wednesday
- Transcendental experiences in meditation, the role of Spiritual Intelligence
- The spiritual side of meditation: mystic and wisdom traditions, awakened states of awareness, and self-discovery
- Clearing the Mind; Breath Control
- Meditation or relaxation
- Creating a personal practice and nourishing daily routine
- Techniques Training and Practice
4) Thursday
- Practical Training
- Exercises
- Outdoor Activities
5) Friday
- Planning follow-up activities
- Course roundup and review
- Learning outcomes’ validation
- Certification Ceremony
*** The daily schedule/ program describes likely activities but may differ based on the trainer's discretion and objectives.
*** Classes are scheduled for either the morning or afternoon, based on the provider's preference.

INCLUDED IN THE COURSE PRICE:
- Course (as above)
- Welcome Kit
- Social and Cultural Heritage Activities - to foster cultural knowledge; EXAMPLES: Hop On and Hop Off Tour Bus, 6 Bridges River Cruise, Visit to the Port Wine Cellars, Wine Tasting Experience
- Daily Coffee Break - to enjoy a morning break between peers and trainer
- Logistic, Organizational and Administrative Support - from headquarters and school team
- Certification Ceremony - course validation, networking and farewell.

OPTIONAL (with additional fees):
1) Possibility to book a 6-day course (fee: 580 EUR for 6-day course). Additional day - Sunday before the course start. The evening meeting (starting at 18:30), witch includes:
- Welcome Session: dinner, icebreaking
- Meet and greet, networking – participants and staff
- Week briefing and planning
2) Additional social activities - information provided during the course.

Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:

boat cruises, city tour/walk, dinner in a typical restaurant *, joga *, museum visits *, wine tasting

Serralves Museum and Gardens *, Vila Nova de Gaia and Port Wine Cellars *, Palácio da Bolsa *, Clérigos Tower *, Livraria Lello *

* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne