Mindfulness and Self Care for Healthy Ageing

This module equip learners with the knowledge and skills on mindfulness and self care techniques to healthy ageing:

• Understanding mindfulness.
• Practice various mindfulness techniques.
• Practicing mindfulness to manage stress and overcome negativity
• Achieve calmness and relaxation through mindfulness exercises

What You'll Learn

• This skill describes the ability to use mindfulness and self care techniques to help in healthy ageing.
• Core mindfulness skill can be taught and cultivated through established and innovative methods to introduce participants to the 3 essential qualities of this way of paying attention:

(a) an active engagement of attention (i.e., purposefully/intentionally),

(b) by coming back to what's happening in the present moment, patiently and repeatedly, and

(c) in a manner that is open to noticing new information (i.e., flexibly and nonjudgmentally).