Sheffield Hallam is hosting a Mindfulness Conference on Friday 21 July for its second year. The conference is being led by the Centre for Mindful Life Enhancement and is open to any member of staff involved in university wellbeing initiatives or who have a personal interest in mindfulness.
Guest Speakers include:
- Stephen Batchelor: The internationally-renowned Buddhist teacher and scholar will speak about Secular Buddhism and its convergence with the secular mindfulness movement in a presentation entitled “Secular Dharma: From Truths to Tasks”.
- Mark Swales,Director of Facilities and Estates at Sheffield Hallam University will speak on Integrating Mindfulness into the Workplace. Mark introduced mindfulness-based learning enhancement into the Facilities Directorate in 2014 and 25 managers have since undertaken the programme. Mark is championing the adoption of mindful practices in other parts of the University working with colleagues in Human Resources as part of the adoption of the Healthy Universities Framework, which Mark is leading across the institution.
- Nirmala Ragbir-Day: Coordinator of the Pastoral and Spiritual Care Department of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. She will talk about the role of mindfulness and other spiritual tools in providing holistic healthcare for patients, families and staff.
You can book a place online. For more information on Mindfulness at Sheffield Hallam, please visit the staff wellbeing site