Gathering and welcome at lobby of Gulbenkian Theatre, Rue Huvelin, USJ, Beirut, Lebanon
Zoom connection. Link sent to registrants.
Welcome speeches by Dr. H. Bairamian, Pr. C. Baddoura, D. Matta
Keynote speaker: Pr. Rebecca Crane, Bangor University, NW, UK.
Mindfulness: The UK experiences, challenges and the road forward.
Session I: Moderated by D. Matta
Mindfulness and Anxiety: Dr. Sahar Obeid, Holy Spirit University of Kaslik.
Research on psychotic hospitalized population in Lebanon: Mrs. Nadine Akl - Zakaria, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross.
Mindfulness and Depression: Mrs. Waad Chartouni - Bsaibes, Psychiatric Hospital of the Cross.
Q&A for session I
Mindfulness Club at CFP, USJ.
Dr. Fadi El Hajj, CFP DIrector
Coffee break
Session II: Moderated by Pr. Baddoura
Mindfulness and The Brain - Dr. Marie-Anne El Khoury, Neuroscientist, clinical psychologist and lecturer at LAU, CBT Trainer
Mindfulness for college students. Experience in two Lebanese Universities. Mr. Daoud Matta, MA in Mindfulness-Based Approaches, Bangor University.
Q&A for session II
Guided mindfulness practice. D. Matta and N. Zakaria
Closing remarks
Rebecca Crane PhD directs the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University and has played a leading role in developing its training and research programme since it was founded in 2001. She teaches and trains internationally in both Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR). Her research and publications focus on how the evidence on mindfulness-based interventions can be implemented with integrity into practice settings. She has written Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Distinctive Features 2017, co-authored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with People at Risk of Suicide, 2017 and Essential Resources for Mindfulness Teachers in 2021. She is a Principle Fellow with the Higher Education Academy.
Well-being can be broadly defined as “the overall quality of experience and human functioning". It comprises physiological, psychological, cognitive, and behavioral aspects and has both hedonic (e.g., mood) and eudemonic (e.g., resilience) aspects.
Although mindfulness is an individual quality, it affects the quality of interpersonal communication and relationships. This includes more open and active listening with increased awareness and less evaluative judgment of others
Accumulating evidence suggests the influence of mindfulness on a range of job related performance metrics, including engagement, creativity, citizenship behavior, and safety performance. In addition, it has positive effects on job satisfaction and reduces job burnout.