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Speaking and Workshops on workplace mindfulness

If you are looking for an expert on workplace mindfulness, 
ask Wendy Quan.  

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Expert mindfulness speaker

Wendy Quan, TEDx event

Always tailored to your group's needs.

Delivered expertly and virtually, making your coordination job easier.

 

* Leader in workplace mindfulness since 2011 *

* Professional, workplace-friendly, inclusive, secular, trauma-informed *

* Down-to-earth, practical and relevant *

* Experienced Human Resources, information technology & organizational change manager * 

* Options include:  video replays & handouts for higher probability of habit adoption *

Wendy is the featured expert in the Mindfulness for the Workplace course for The Great Courses and Audible. 

See Wendy speak in this trailer.

Mindfulness Introduction
 

An introductory mindfulness session with very practical,

experiential techniques.

Audience:  Everyone.

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Outcome:  Shines a practical light on what mindfulness is and its benefits. Sparks people to use these techniques to create a better experience of life for themselves for stress management, increased resiliency and better well-being.

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Duration:   60-90 minutes.

This gets the audience interested (ie: “Why should I care?”) and leaves them with very practical techniques they can start to use immediately for stress reduction, resiliency and more mindful living.

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Agenda:

  • What is meditation & mindfulness?  What's the difference? What is it not?

  • Evidence-based benefits

  • Real life stories that show why this creates a better experience of life

  • Experiential guided meditation session

  • Experiential practical mindfulness techniques to use at work or at home

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Includes a handout of the techniques taught and more resources.

Option for self-sustainability:  Explore sustaining these benefits by having employees trained as mindfulness facilitators to run ongoing sessions through the Facilitator Training & Certification program, and/or using Wendy Quan's guidance to implement ongoing mindfulness practices.

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Beyond Beginner Mindfulness

Go beyond basic mindfulness and

learn how to practice mindfulness correctly

Audience:  People who may already have a basic concept of mindfulness - the true value of mindfulness comes from a deeper understanding and practice.  Great for a mixed audience where some may not know mindfulness and some are practitioners.   

 

Outcome:  An understanding of the Key Traits of mindfulness and how to practically apply them to daily life for stress management, increased resiliency and well-being. Many people think they understand mindfulness, but many 'don't know that they don't know'. This sheds light on what mindfulness truly is - it's much more than just 'being in the now', and corrects common misconceptions so the practice can go deeper.

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Duration:   60-90 minutes (can also be run as a multi-class series with more practices such as how to start a meeting with a mindful moment, how to deal with difficult people, etc.)

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Agenda:

  • Quick definition of the similarities, crossovers and differences between 'mindfulness',  'meditation, and 'mindfulness meditation'.

  • Mindfulness isn't just 'being in the now'.

  • Understanding what Mindfulness really is, and common misunderstandings.

  • Discuss the Key Traits of mindfulness and how to apply these practically into daily life:

    • Presence​​​

    • Awareness

    • Non-judgment

    • Being with what is

    • Attitude of kindness

  • Experiential practices and simple take-aways that can be used immediately.

  • How to make mindfulness a habit.​​

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Dealing with Change, Mindfully

Learn an evidence-based technique that helps individuals

profoundly increase resiliency through difficult change.

 

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Audience:  Anyone experiencing difficult change and/or people seeking ways to help colleagues handle change better.

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Outcome:  Increased self-awareness of how one is internalizing and displaying behaviors through their changes, and a method for creating a better experience and significant resiliency through difficult changes.

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Two Delivery options: 

Option 1 - Either one session for 60-90 minutes.

Option 2 - Three-class series of 60 minute each (additional teaching included is shown in blue below).  This is highly recommended for the best outcome where the staff feel very engaged and they have time and homework to work on their own changes.

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​Agenda:

  • Learn about the Individual Change Journey to understand the stages of change.(Awareness, Understanding, Acceptance, Commitment and Advocacy).

  • What does it mean to combine change management with mindfulness meditation?

  • Study results showing the effect of dealing with change using mindfulness.

  • Experiential exercise - private journaling of participant's difficult changes.

  • Experiential meditation that guides audience through their own changes.

  • Included in three-class series:

    • Experiential practice on each of the 5 stages of change.

    • Sharing of key powerful concepts that can help greatly with perspective, reframing and feeling empowered.

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Feedback Survey results:

From a client organization that ran the three-class series.  25 respondents answered based on the change they chose to work on.

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  • 88% increased Ability to deal with their change.

  • 100% increased Awareness of their emotions.

  • 88% increased Awareness of their behaviors.

  • 72% increased Feeling more in control.

  • 80% increased Positive feelings.

  • 72% increased Calmness.

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See highlights from the Dealing with Change Research Study.

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This topic has been deemed as 'groundbreaking' by the global Association of Change Management Professionals (ACMP).  It's an award-winning white paper, presented on stage at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas for the global ACMP conference.

 

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​Option:  Consider offering the Dealing with Change Toolkit to your audience as private companion to help them as they go through difficult change.  You can fund it or have individuals pay for it at a group discount price.

Managing Challenges with Mindfulness

How to deal with challenges and difficulties in your life

with very practical, applied mindfulness techniques.

Audience:  Anyone who deals with challenges and difficulties in their life, and would like to improve their experiences with them.  

 

Outcome:  A good foundational understanding of mindfulness, the 5 Key Traits and a number of techniques to make life's challenges easier to manage.

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Duration:   Three-class series of 60 minute each.  Practical homework is suggested between classes to practice what is taught.

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Agenda:

  • Mindfulness definition and evidence-based benefits.

  • Discuss the Key Traits of mindfulness and how to apply these practically into daily life:

    • Presence​​​

    • Awareness

    • Non-judgment

    • Being with what is

    • Attitude of kindness

  • A very practical template that allows participants to privately journal their own challenges and how they are going to apply the Key Traits to improve their own experience.

  • What 'Being with what is' means and how to powerfully use it.

  • Mindful awareness of the ego.

  • Experiential practices and simple take-aways that can be used immediately.​​

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How to not be consumed with the daily irritations of life, 

and enjoy your life more.

Audience:  Anyone who wants to lessen all those day-to-day irritations and create a better state of being. 

 

Outcome:  A good foundational understanding of mindfulness, the 5 Key Traits and a number of techniques to tone down the irritations of life.

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Duration:   Two-class series of 60 minutes each.  

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Agenda:

  • Mindfulness definition and evidence-based benefits (briefly).

  • Discuss the Key Traits of mindfulness and how to apply these practically into daily life:

    • Presence​​​

    • Awareness

    • Non-judgment

    • Being with what is

    • Attitude of kindness

  • A very practical framework and template to teach how to apply effective mindfulness in the moment. Private journaling.

  • Experiential practices and simple take-aways that can be used immediately.​​

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Strategies for Life's Daily Irritations

An non-embarrassing mindful movement class with meditation.

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Mindful Movement & Meditation

An easy, non-embarrassing, participatory movement class presented in a friendly, accessible way. Keep your camera off if you wish.  This aims to be a comfortable and fun experience to help incorporate mindful movement into your day.

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Audience:  Everyone.  Particularly good for those who need more movement in their day or those who find seated meditation challenging.  Participants who have minor mobility issues are welcome and options can be provided.

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Outcome:  Sparks people to add mindful movement and practical mindfulness into their lives for stress management, increased resiliency and well-being.

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Duration:  One or two class series of 60 minutes each.  

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Agenda:

  • Mindfulness and mindful movement definition and evidence-based benefits (briefly).

  • Many experiential seated and standing gentle mindful movements, suitable for the work or personal environment.

  • Tips on how to get the most out of your mindful movements.

  • Seated mindfulness meditation.

  • How to integrate mindfulness practices into your daily life without needing extra time in your day.

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The most common feedback is "Wendy is so talented in making this accessible to everyone!"

To check pricing and availability, please contact Wendy@TheCalmMonkey.com.  

 

Please describe which talk(s) you are interested in, the nature of the engagement, the type of audience and estimated number of attendees.

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If Wendy is unavailable for your event, a certified facilitator may 

be sought on your behalf.

Watch Wendy Quan speak:

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"3 Tips for Mindfulness Facilitators at work"

 

Talk given at the UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center's 'Mindfulness & Well-Being at Work' conference, Nov 2015.

"Meditation - a Powerful Change Management Tool"

 

View a video of Wendy Quan's presentation at the 2015 global Association of Change Management Professionals conference in Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas.  She was rated the top speaker, and also spoke at the 2016 conference in Dallas, Texas in May 2016.

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What clients say:

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"Wendy Quan is a master at explaining the benefits of mindfulness and sharing practical techniques in a way that is very accessible and non-threatening to reach many different audiences.  She offers helpful tips and dispels common myths that increase engagement and ultimately help people – even those who were initially skeptical – better manage stress and live healthier lives.

 

And her communication, responsiveness, and professionalism makes her wonderful to work with!"

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~Gabrielle Fisher, Branch Manager, Wellness and Resilience Branch, U.S. National Park Service.

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From attendees of a multi-class series:

  • "Wendy was fantastic! I found her relatable, funny, soothing and a great leader.  Her engagement with the class was great.  I've never taken a class where the instructor followed up with me via email for a comment I made in the chat. Very impressive.  I would take any class Wendy is a part of!"

  • "I went from having 20 pretty major panic attacks a day to just a few. I will continue the homework from this class to try and eliminate this completely."

  • "Finding a great instructor like Wendy really makes it a legitimate class."

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From superintendents:

  • "Loved the practical activities. "

  • "Would love to see this presentation either shared or provided to other workgroups. "

  • "Really liked this session and will try it with my teams."

  • "Once again, WOW!! These are excellent tools that I will work to implement and share with my team. I really liked the exercises and how she showed us how we can easily include these in our day to day and our meetings."

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“The session was well received and a few folks who have taken mindfulness courses said this was one of the best they have attended. I know it resonated as a coworker was talking about awareness and other topics you had taught, weeks after the session.”

~Erin Shanahan, Ecologist, U.S. National Park Service.

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Just a few of Wendy Quan's speaking engagements:

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  • University of California, Berkeley / Greater Good Science Center. Mindfulness & Well-Being at work conference.  California.

  • U.S. National Park Service, multiple audiences and workshops delivered across the United States over several years.

  • U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.

  • Mindful Leader in-person Washington DC conference & multiple online summits in 2019 and 2020.

  • Mindful Summits in-person conference 2018.

  • Association of Change Management Professionals multiple conferences & webinars, 2015 - 2017.  Las Vegas, Dallas, New Orleans, Vancouver.

  • 'Futures 2021' employment industry conference by FirstWork.org

  • The World Happiness Summit, Miami.

  • Being & Doing online summit.

  • Change & Innovation online summit.

  • Project World / Business Analyst World, Vancouver.

  • Conference Board of Canada.

  • TEDx EastVan.

  • Pershing (BNY Mellon) INSITE2016 financial management conference. Orlando.

  • Chartered Professionals in Human Resources, British Columbia & Yukon, conferences and webinars.

  • Energy Medicine, Body Wisdom online summit.

  • CBC Radio.

  • BC HEAP (Hospital Employees & Administrative Professionals Conference), Victoria, B.C.

  • Vancouver Coastal Health's Robert H. N. Ho Conference for nurses and allied professionals.

  • University of British Columbia. Vancouver.

  • Skretting North America (world leader in aquaculture feeds)

  • Woolworth's, South Africa.

  • Immigration & Refugee Board of Canada.

  • E-comm 9-1-1 (emergency call dispatch for British Columbia).

  • Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver.

  • Justice Institute of British Columbia.

  • Administrative Professionals Conference.

  • Engineering HR Association.

  • Canadian Health and Life Institute conference.

  • City of Vancouver, British Columbia.

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... and many more conferences, organizations, podcasts and interviews.

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