The Body-Mind Connection [LLS09]

Detailed information about this course:

Description

During this course we will explore how the evidence-informed practice of embodied awareness can be beneficial to increase resilience and prevent burnout. The healthcare environment can be challenging and demanding, causing a feeling of pressure and stress. This can lead to physical and emotional fatigue, disengagement, feelings of reduced accomplishment, and a myriad of physical ailments – these are signs and symptoms of burnout. We know the problem is caused by both organizational and individual factors and that a systems approach is necessary. We also know that developing your own personal skills gives you more agency over your own wellbeing. In this course you will learn skills you already have but that are undervalued in the rationality of our current society.

You will leave with insight into your own reaction patterns through experiential learning. You will develop practical skills to take better care of yourself and stay more balanced. The tools will help you to stay clear headed, calm and focused while making critical decisions and having to perform under pressure.

Objectives

In this course, students:

• Learn about the inseparable connection between body and mind and how to beneficially use that to take better care of oneself.
• Learn about the relationship of embodiment and the interaction with oneself and others.
• Learn to stay calm and focused while under pressure.
• Learn to embody qualities necessary to enhance their own health and the health of others.
• Learn to feel how they are doing and know what they need to sustain their own health and create healthy boundaries.
  

Participant profile

Students in the MSc Health Sciences programme (120 EC) and MSc Clinical Research programme (120 EC).

Assessment

Attendance