HGS-HIRe Mindfulness-based Resilience Training - Winter 2025

Please note: This training event is offered as an online course. It has been organized in cooperation with the HGS-HIRe Doctoral Representatives.

Dates

January 16, 2025 (orientation session / 30 minutes)
January 23, 2025 (kick-off workshop / 120 minutes)
January 30 - March 27, 2025 (weekly sessions, twice per week / 30 minutes each)

HGS-HIRe Resilience Training Course: Boost your resilience for your personal growth (online)

Boost your resilience by attending a practical, eight-week mindfulness-based program offered by HGS HIRe to all doctoral researchers interested in this mental health topic.

Starting with a non-binding 30-minute orientation session on Thursday, January 16, 2025, from 10:00 till 10:30, the trainer will introduce herself, the concept of the course, and clarify expectations. After the orientation session, you can decide whether you want to continue with the training course or not.

The training course starts with a dynamic and practical 120-minute kick-off workshop on Thursday, January 23, 2025, from 10:00 till 12:00, unpacking the foundations of resilience and delivering useful tools you can start using immediately in your everyday work.

Then the core 'Sprint' workshops focus on embedding resilience practices into your professional life with two 30-minute sessions per week. Each session includes a warm-up, brief insights, practice exercises, and a take-home activity for easy integration into daily routines.

Missed a session? Weekly email summaries keep you up to speed.

Each week, you dive into themes that foster your resilience - ideal for your personal growth and leadership preparation.
The addressed topics are:

Relaxation
Recharge
Perspective-Taking
Focus
Stress & Needs
Dealing with Difficulty
Emotions and Emotion Regulation
Connection

Take the opportunity to enhance your skills that support well-being and career success. Join the weekly 'Sprint' workshops between January 30 to March 27, 2025, every Monday and Thursday from 11:30 till 12:00.

For registration, please send a brief email to info[at]hgs-hire.de as soon as possible.

Trainer

Sonja Noss (Training and Coaching)

Sonja is a certified mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) trainer and systemic coach, specialising in resilience and stress management within international academic organisations. A graduate of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre and a partner with Techniker Krankenkasse, she brings over 20 years of experience in training and coaching. Her work spans from individual career and burnout prevention coaching to training within the Edu:Social Resilience Project at the Max Planck Laboratory for Social Neurosciences. Sonja equips professionals with effective techniques to manage workplace pressure and maintain health, focus, and resilience.

Coordinator

Gerhard Burau (HGS-HIRe)

Practical Information

Begin/End

This online seminar starts with a 30-minute orientation session on Thursday, January 16, at 10:00. After this orientation session, the training course starts with a 120-minute kick-off workshop on Thursday, January 23, at 10:00, followed by 30-minute sessions twice per week (see above for more details including dates).

IT / Internet

This online course will be offered via Zoom. Hence you need stable internet access in order to follow the online course. Detailed information about the meeting ID / Zoom link and further access data will be announced in due time before the course starts.

Expenses

For HGS-HIRe members, all basic course expenses are covered by HGS-HIRe.

Participants

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