Date: November 13, 2020

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ON LENAPE LAND

Participants will walk away from this workshop with:

• Meditation ideas for relaxing into a workflow
• Helpful strategies for cultivating self-care practices beneficial for productivity
• Personalized project management strategies conducive to project completion
• An actionable work plan that "honors themselves and their communities"

Meditation Exercise for Productivity

Focusing the Mind the Productivity

• Emotional/Mental Well-Being
  • Cultivate/Nourish Your Social Life
    • check in with family/friends
    • practice hobbies/fun activities (yes, even when you are stressed!)
  • Check your "internal tape" and only use positive self-talk: "I am a capable student, and yes, I can complete this project/assignment!"
  • Develop a relationship with a Therapist for emotional support
• Spiritual/Ethical Well-Being
  • Prayer/meditation/quiet time
  • Spiritual Direction
  • Faith/Ethical Communities
• Physical Well-Being
  • Go for a walk/run, do at-home HIIT or yoga workouts, borrow someone's dog/child and go to the park, etc
  • Deep, cleansing breaths

Setting the Stage for Productivity

• Create comfortable space
• Keep sleeping/study spaces sacred
• Be attentive to light, temperature, physical comfort
• Consider a natural light lamp
• Be attentive to background noise: noise-cancelling headphones, simplynoise.com (simply rain)
• Adopt a plant/fish (or both—"aquaponics") and name it after your favorite activist, scholar, or inspirational leader