In this update of the Toolkit, we created 10 new science-based tools on a diverse range of topics, including social connections, mindfulness, crea, ivity and strengths.
In this video, I highlight a few of these tools:
Would love to hear your thoughts on the tools, so feel free to leave comments under the tools!
All the best,
Hugo Alberts, Ph.D
Team Positive Psychology Program
Here are the 10 new tools:
- Fast Friends
- Diaphragmatic breathing (belly breathing)
- Eye of the Hurricane Meditation
- Acting Opposite to Urges
- Crowdsourcing Moments of Meaning
- Extracting Strengths from Problems
- Strategies for developing divergent and pathways thinking
- Energy Management Audit
- Innovation Planning Process
- Wise Mind Chair Work
Hi Hugo. Where can we find the meditations that you mentioned in this video? Thanks in advance.
Hi Raihanah,
I’m talking about the “Eye of the Hurricane Meditation” and “Diaphragmatic breathing (belly breathing)”. They are part of the Positive Psychology Toolkit:
https://pro.positivepsychology.com/toolkit/
and the MP3 can be downloaded in the left menu of the tool at hand: there is a download function called “download MP3”. I hope this helps!
Hi Mel,
Most of the tools we publish have been directly tested in research, and/or have been used by the author of the tool in either coaching or group sessions. I work as a coach myself and the tools we include in the toolkit are often those tools that I or other experts have found to work effectively with clients. Please note that not all tools work for all clients. I try to match the tools with the client’s needs. I introduce the tools in many different ways, mostly depending on the intellectual abilities of clients, their understanding of psychology and their “connection” with positive psychology. Regarding the last point; some clients don’t like the term “meditation” or “compassion”. For those clients, I use different descriptions. They do the same thing of course, but I try to match the wording with their own “comfort zone”. Every client is different and so are the tools 🙂
Wow I’m excited to use the tools! Thanks for the update. I’m curious to know though, Seph, have you used any of these in coaching sessions? And how have you introduced them if you have? Thanks!