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Mindfulness & Sustainability in the NHSFiona Brannigan20th April 2012
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Mindfulness
Being in the nowBeing conscious of the world around usBeing conscious of our own thoughts and feelings
• Non-judgemental• Accepting
Moving from autopilot and habit to conscious behaviour
www.groundwork.org.ukThe Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Partnership
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Mindfulness
• Meditation• Breathing• Body scanning• Regular practice (5 minutes breathing)
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Mindfulness
StressPhysical PainDifficult emotionsDifficult thought patterns
AddictionsHabitsWellbeingValues
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Mindfulness and Environmental Behaviours
“Mindfulness can enable us to act more consciously and reflectively, rather than
habitually. As such, it may help spur positive changes in environmental
behaviour”
Kirk Warren Brown quoted in Inspiring Action: The Role of Psychology in Environmental Campaigning and Activism
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Mindfulness and Environmental Behaviours
A mindful person would appreciate the consequences of her actions that are remote in time and space. She would see herself as taking on the moral weight of production and disposal when she purchases an article of clothing (for example). She would make herself responsible for the cultivation of the cotton, the impacts of the dyeing
process, the energy costs of the transport, and so on. Mindful people would not thoughtlessly emit climate changing gases.
Dale Jamieson: Director of Environmental Studies at New York University
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Mindfulness and the NHS Route Map
Anticipates society learning to fully appreciate the true value of sustainable products, services and places
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Mindfulness and Sustainability Research
- Very New- Early days- Growing evidence base
� Social psychology� Neuropsychology
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I will follow my interest and curiosity where they take me
I will help the world become a better place
I will express my love for special people
Can purchase happiness
Important to work and consume
Life is meaningful and people are successful to the extent they have money, possessions and the right image
Taken from a presentation by Tim Kasser - A Revolution of Values: Psychological Research on Materialism and Alternatives
Values
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Self-transcendent
Positively correlated:
Pro-environmental values and behaviours
Taken from a presentation by Tim Kasser - A Revolution of Values: Psychological Research on Materialism and Alternatives
Values
Self-enhancing
Negatively correlated:
Pro-environmental values and behaviours
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Mindfulness and the transition to sustainability
• Intrinsic/self-transcendent values• Financial discrepancy• Environmental Footprint
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Neuroplasticity
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Unconscious
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FREE WILL?FREE WON’T
www.groundwork.org.ukFrom: http://www.news-medical.net/health/Human-Brain-Structure.aspx
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How could it be introduced in the NHS
• 8 week programme• Meditation, breathing techniques• Space for mindfulness• Intrinsic Values (explicit/implicit)• Mindful sustainability campaigns?
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Other benefits
• Improved staff well-being• Improved health• Reduced absences
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