“Becoming a mindful scientist” workshop
Presented by the EPS Postdoc Council
“Becoming a mindful scientist, where I talk about creativity, productivity, and happiness” by Ana Pineda
Date: 10 September 2021, 14:00 – 15:30
Location: online via MS Teams
Speaker: Ana Pineda, I focus and write & Research Institute CIBIO, University of Alicante (Spain)
Target group & size: postdocs & PhD candidates; max 60 participants
Participation fee: free event, but requires registration
Registration for event: via this link, until maximum amount of participants has been reached
Organizers: EPS Postdoc Council
About the workshop:
Being a scientist is one of the most beautiful professions out there. But it can be hard. How many of us are tired out by our imposter syndrome or perfectionism during this journey? Especially in the current situation, the world is in. Mindfulness is a stage of being present on whatever we do, and without judgment. We achieve it by practicing different mindful techniques, such as meditation or yoga. Although the benefits of these techniques are well known, we mostly associate them with our free time. However, mindful approaches can also be extremely useful at work. In this workshop we will focus on how you can implement a mindful approach to your scientific life, to boost your productivity, creativity, and happiness. I will share three aspects of each category that are having the strongest impact on the students and the audience of “I focus and write”, a personal project where I coach academics. You will have several moments to reflect and take notes on different aspects of your scientific work and make a plan to improve what is not working. And we will practice some short mindful activities you can easily introduce in your working breaks. You can also get a “mindful bag” with several resources to start practicing.
Programme
14.00 Introduction
14.10 Productivity*
14.30 Breathwork exercise
14.35 Creativity*
14.55 Break
15.00 Happiness*
15.20 Q&A and closing meditation
*During these blocks you’ll have some time for self-reflection and write in your workbook. You can already download your virtual gift bag with workbook and extra materials.
About the speaker:
Ana Pineda, Ph.D., is a scientist, certified yoga instructor and founder of “I focus and write”, an all-in-one resource to help scientists write their papers, get things done, and have a productive, creative, and happy academic life. She is also an associate editor of the leading Journal of Ecology and a guest researcher on microbe-plant-insect interactions at the Ibero-American Center for Biodiversity at the University of Alicante, Spain.
Her blog, free masterclasses, and online programs combine her passion for a new mindful approach to academic life with more than 15 years of research experience at top European Institutions, such as Wageningen University and the Netherlands Institute of Ecology. Ana’s work has been published in the journal Nature, and she has given talks for Oxford University and the British Ecological Society. Ana now lives on the tropical island of Borneo, where you can find her walking on the beach, doing yoga, or eating chicken satay with her husband and two children.
Friday, September 10, 2021
14:00 - 15:30
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