Mindfulness for Stress & Wellbeing - Mindfulness & Emotional Intelligence

About course

Course objectives

While many people are able to manage external stressors, difficult emotions such as persistent anxiety, frustration, or self-doubt often continue to affect mental health, relationships, and overall well-being. This session adopts a person-centred, mindfulness-based approach to emotional health, supporting participants to understand and respond to emotions with greater clarity, compassion, and choice.

Through guided teaching, experiential learning, and reflective dialogue, participants explore how emotions arise, what they communicate, and how habitual emotional patterns influence behaviour and decision-making. Emphasising collaborative learning and real-life application, the programme encourages participants to consider how emotional awareness supports healthier relationships, professional practice, and shared well-being across personal and organisational contexts.

Rather than avoiding or suppressing emotions, participants learn evidence-based mindfulness strategies to work skillfully with emotional experiences. The session supports the development of emotional resilience, inner balance, and sustainable practices that contribute to long-term health and wellness.

Course description

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the relationship between mindfulness, emotional processes, and habitual emotional patterns within a health and wellness framework
• Demonstrate person-centred emotional awareness by recognising emotions as they arise and understanding their function, meaning, and impact
• Apply practical mindfulness-based techniques to respond skillfully to difficult emotions in daily life and professional settings
• Cultivate a compassionate, non-avoidant relationship with challenging emotions, supporting emotional resilience and psychological well-being
• Engage in reflective and collaborative learning, recognising how emotional awareness can enhance communication and shared understanding with others
• Develop a personalised mindfulness practice that integrates emotional awareness with meditation, supporting sustainable learning, self-care, and holistic health

Target audiences

Social worker, caregiver or anyone who is in person-centred care work with stakeholders (e.g. colleagues, clients, families, or communities) and interested in the development of emotional resilience, inner balance, and sustainable practices that contribute to long-term health and wellness.

Course completion requirements
Achieve at least 75% attendance and pass the required assessments.