Gelong Thubten is a Buddhist monk and author of Handbook for hard times, A monk’s guide to happiness and co-author of How to be human. In this session, he shares how to optimise mental performance through the mindfulness practice of being in the moment. The session explores stress reduction, mental focus and emotional resilience, and provides tools for integrating ‘micro-moments’ of mindfulness into a busy working life.
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RWL 2021 preview!
To celebrate the countdown to Rail Wellbeing Live, this Wellbeing Wednesday we were joined by two of our guest speakers for EXCLUSIVE teaser sessions.

Living with pain: from fighting to flourishing
Vidyamala Burch has suffered with chronic pain for over 30 years due to congenital weakness, a car accident and unsuccessful surgery. She is now a wheelchair user. In this positive and reassuring talk, she identifies that it is our resistance to pain which causes it to be so distressing and miserable. She shares easy-to follow breathing techniques and powerful mindfulness meditations teach you how to live in the present moment.

Happiness hacks
Small changes to the way we think can have a very big effect on our overall happiness. Psychologist Bruce Hood shares seven happiness hacks that we can incorporate into everyday life which can boost our mood in the long term.