During a webinar on ‘Explorations into Mindfulness’, Patrick Kozakiewicz, Design Thinking and Story-Telling Leader - The present Show made the virtual attendees to decide their intentions and purpose of being present in the session. “If I can make difference for even one person today, my job is complete. And we need to focus on our mental and emotional well-being,” said Patrick. He spoke about the new challenges being faced by students that include anxiety, trauma, distraction and isolation. He shared how people are constantly distracted these days in every scenario. He averred that one needs to plan for the future and reflect on the past, but it depends on how much are we involved in both these scenarios that was one of the major problem these days plaguing the populace. He stated how mindfulness was an integral solution to this scenario that is even being followed by business leaders around the globe.
“Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. ... When we practice mindfulness, our thoughts tune into what we're sensing in the present moment rather than rehashing the past or imagining the future,” stated Patrick. Instances of mindfulness being practiced in healthcare, sports and even education are on the rise shared Patrick.
A lecture by Dr. Padma Srivastava - Chief, Neurosciences Center - AIIMS, New Delhi was delivered on ‘Brain & Covid’ who said that Coronavirus is a new phenomenon which is now the part of whole. “This pandemic is resulting in growth of science with many different theories. In more severe cases, infections causing viral pneumonia may lead to severe acute respiratory syndrome and even death. Viral infections have determined impacts on neurological functions and even caused severe neurological damage. Severely affected patients are more likely to develop neurological symptoms than patients who have mild or moderate disease,” said Dr. Srivastava. She further averred how fever with headache may occur early in COVID 19 patients.