Mindful Communication

During the expert session, Zoia Mahjoubi engages the audience through various means, including a Q&A session and live demonstrations, using the Mentimeter app for interactive exercises.

• Raising awareness for common communication errors and recognizing how to avoid them.

• Learning how to build genuine and authentic connections through the art of listening and the art of asking questions.

• Recognizing what a conversation is really about and learning how to respond rather than react.

Skillful communication and warm connection are needed today more than ever before, whether in your professional or personal life. Mindful communication combines effective communication with the principles of mindfulness, including kind and non-judgmental awareness as well as genuine curiosity. This approach fosters a deeper understanding and stronger connections between individuals, enhancing both personal and professional relationships.

In this lecture, Zoia demonstrates how incorporating mindfulness into our communication can help us deliver messages clearly, decrease the potential for conflict, and create genuine connections. Participants will learn how to practice mindful communication, which involves being fully present in conversations, actively listening, and responding thoughtfully. Zoia will provide practical examples and exercises to illustrate how mindfulness can transform the way we interact with others, leading to more meaningful and productive exchanges.

Whether you’re looking to excel in your career or improve your personal relationships, this session will equip you with valuable insights and techniques. You will learn about the potential of mindfulness skills and how to apply them to elevate your communication. By the end of the session, you will have a deeper understanding of mindful communication and practical tools to implement it in your daily life, enhancing both your personal and professional interactions.

The Art of Self Care: How to Strengthen Your Psychological Well Being

There’s a myth fed by advertisement and social media that self-care is something like a luxurious spa-day, an extravagant weekend trip, or a fancy dinner in a prestigious restaurant. All these indulgences are great but they’re not self-care. What is self-care then? At the most basic level, self-care means the ability to care for yourself so that you generally function in the world. We all practice self-care, even if we’re not aware of it. But in this interactive session Zoia aims to show you how to turn self-care into something that is not just about functioning but flourishing. You will learn about the effects of self-care and why it matters for your longterm health and wellbeing. You will also get ideas on how to incorporate self-care into your life and how to build a self-care routine that actually sticks with you.

 

How to Make Decisions

Life is full of decisions. Everyday we are being greeted by a barrage of decisions from the moment we open our eyes: what to eat, what to wear, which project to tackle first — the list is endless. The effectiveness of our decision-making determines our effectiveness as leaders, colleagues, parents, partners, and friends — and lies at the heart of living a content life. Research suggests that we make about 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day, from strategic life decisions to mundane tasks. However, every choice we're faced with depletes our cognitive resources, leaving us vulnerable for decision fatigue. In this session Zoia helps you to assess your decision-making style, tackle important questions to overcome decision obstacles, and apply techniques for better decision making.

 

Cultivating Psychological Flexibility — The key to resilience and growth

If the question 'How to cope with life’s inevitable adversities?' sounds important to you, it’s because it is. We all take our psychology with us wherever we go — whether we are at home, work, or elsewhere, our level of psychological flexibility influences how well we can adapt our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in response to the increasing challenges of the modern world. The good thing is, the skills that allow us to develop psychological flexibility and resilience can be learned. In this session Zoia demonstrates why the skills that build psychological flexibility are so powerful and how you can begin developing them in yourself.