Deliver a mindfulness programme managers take seriously — practical, research-backed and built for the working day.
Mindfulness for Managers is a 2-day programme on the PAUSE framework, turning attention and self-regulation into everyday leadership habits. Facilitator guide, slides, workbook, practices, case studies and assessments — written by Bodhih Training, ready to deliver.
- Five PAUSE pillars: Presence, Attention, Understanding Stress, Self-Regulation and Embedding practice
- Short, workplace-friendly practices: the mindfulness bell, STOP, 4-7-8 breath, body scan and the compassionate pause
- Grounded in MBSR, the neuroscience of meditation, affect labelling and psychological safety research
- Every participant leaves with a Personal Mindful Leadership Plan and an accountability partner
Mindfulness for Managers Trainer Toolkit by Bodhih Training — built on programmes delivered to 2,000+ companies since 2008.
The workshop is on the calendar. The material isn’t.
'Isn't this just breathing exercises?'
Managers arrive sceptical. Without a clear link between attention, stress and leadership behaviour, a mindfulness session is written off before lunch.
Practices that don't survive Monday
Long meditations are lovely in a training room and impossible in a packed calendar. You need micro-practices that fit between meetings, and a plan that keeps them going.
Building a credible evidence base takes time
Pulling together the research, the practices, the scripts and the team-level application for two full days is weeks of design work before you deliver a minute of it.
Picture the evening before your programme.
Imagine opening Day 1 with a simple question: where did your attention go in the last hour? Within minutes, your managers are noticing how rarely they choose it. You introduce Presence and Awareness, set up the mindfulness bell micro-practice, and by mid-morning they are scheduling it into their own calendars.
The afternoon moves to Attention Management — focused attention, open monitoring and the STOP technique — and then to Understanding Stress: what happens in the brain under pressure, and three regulation practices they can use at a desk, the 4-7-8 breath, the body scan and the compassionate pause. Every script is in the Facilitator Guide.
On Day 2 they work on the moment that matters most: the second before a reactive response. They practise the notice-name-choose sequence, explore how a leader's mood spreads through a team, design a mindful meeting opening and learn compassionate accountability. They close by writing a Personal Mindful Leadership Plan with a partner to keep them honest.
And you will likely notice the room itself becoming quieter and more attentive as the two days unfold.
What you will deliver
A complete design, sequenced and timed — so every session has a purpose and every activity lands.
- Framework
- PAUSE — Presence, Attention, Understand Stress, Self-Regulation, Embed
- Length
- 2 days · 14 contact hours
- Research basis
- MBSR, Davidson, Goleman, Lieberman, Edmondson, Neff
- Audience
- Junior leaders, all sectors
- Key output
- Personal Mindful Leadership Plan
- Formats
- Blended, in-person or virtual
P — Presence and AwarenessDay 1
Present-moment awareness, breath-based practice and the mindfulness bell micro-practice.
A — Attention ManagementDay 1
Attentional modes, focused attention, open monitoring and the STOP technique.
U — Understand Stress and the MindDay 1
The neuroscience of stress and three regulation practices: 4-7-8 breath, body scan and compassionate pause.
S — Self-Regulation and Emotional IntelligenceDay 2
The notice-name-choose sequence and emotional intelligence through mindfulness.
E — Embed Mindful Leadership PracticeDay 2
Leader mood effect, mindful meetings, check-ins, compassionate accountability and the Personal Mindful Leadership Plan.
Everything for the room. Nothing left to build.
Unlocks the moment you pay. Until then, here is exactly what you will be downloading.
To deliver
- Facilitator Guide — session plans, practice scripts, timings and debriefs
- Main Slide Deck plus a Simple Backup Deck
- Virtual Delivery Guide for guiding practices online
For participants
- Participant Workbook — reactive-pattern reflection and the Personal Mindful Leadership Plan
- Pre-Work Reading
- Role-Play Scenario Pack for self-regulation and compassionate accountability
- Case Studies, including the cost of chronic partial attention
- Quick Reference Cards for PAUSE and every micro-practice
To measure
- Assessment Instruments
- Participant Feedback Form
- Certificate Template
To design & sell
- Training Design Document — objectives, research basis and structure
- Marketing Toolkit — nomination email, programme summary and investment case
What your participants will be able to do
Designed for junior leaders who manage one or more people; managers under sustained pressure who want to handle it better and leaders who have had feedback about presence, reactivity or emotional impact.
- Establish and schedule a mindfulness bell micro-practice in the working day
- Direct attention deliberately using focused attention, open monitoring and STOP
- Explain the stress response and use three regulation practices under pressure
- Identify a personal reactive pattern and interrupt it with notice-name-choose
- Design and practise a mindful meeting opening for their own team
- Hold people accountable with compassion rather than reactivity
- Complete a five-element Personal Mindful Leadership Plan with an accountability partner
Walk in with data. Walk out with proof.
Trainers who measure before and after design sharper sessions — and get rebooked. AssessAll, our sister assessment platform, has assessments that sit naturally alongside this programme.
Walk in knowing where every participant starts.
Pair Mindfulness for Managers with an AssessAll assessment. Participants take it before the workshop, so you can tune the emphasis to the room; they retake it afterwards, so you can show the client what actually moved. Better-targeted sessions, and evidence that wins the next booking.
- Resilience & Stress ManagementView assessment ↗
- Emotional Intelligence ProfileView assessment ↗
- Behaviour Under Pressure Assessment for Working ProfessionalsView assessment ↗
Nothing quite fits? Create your own assessment on AssessAll, or ask the AssessAll team to build one around this programme’s objectives for you.
That is the design work already done for you — research, session plans, slides, activities and assessments. Spend it facilitating, selling your next programme, or simply switching off.
The honest comparison
| Building it yourself | This toolkit | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to a deliverable programme | 60–120 hours of design | Ready today |
| Session plan with timings | Built from scratch | Included, minute by minute |
| Activities, role plays, cases | Hunted down one by one | Written for this programme |
| Assessment and feedback | Often skipped | Instruments and forms included |
| Virtual delivery version | A second project | Guide included |
| Cost | Your weekends | One payment |
Made for people who stand at the front of the room
Mindfulness teachers and coaches
Bring your practice into organisations with a programme that speaks the language of leadership and performance.
Leadership development pathways
Add a two-day module on presence and self-regulation to a new-manager curriculum without designing it from scratch.
Wellbeing and culture initiatives
Give HR a practical, evidence-based programme that changes how leaders run meetings and respond under pressure.
18 years in real training rooms, packaged for yours.
Bodhih Training has designed and delivered corporate programmes since 2008 — for first-time managers, sales teams, leadership cohorts and whole organisations. These toolkits are that reach, distilled: the structures, activities and materials that hold up in front of real participants, written so another trainer can pick them up and deliver with confidence.
Three steps from here to the room
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- STEP 3
Brand it and deliver
Every file is editable Word or PowerPoint. Add your logo, your examples, and run it.
Lead with attention. Teach it too.
Two days of practical mindful leadership are ready to download. Brand it, prepare with the guide, and give managers a habit that lasts well beyond the workshop.
Licensed to the buyer to deliver this programme to their own participants and clients, in person or online, and to adapt and brand the material. Reselling or redistributing the files is not permitted.
The rest of the Bodhih family, when you need it
Make the workshop last beyond the room
A workshop is two days; the behaviour change takes months. Jobulary turns assessment evidence into a focused individual development plan (IDP) — a few quarterly objectives built on real work, re-measured honestly. Give every Mindfulness for Managers participant a plan to carry forward.
IDPs are launching soon — the working demo is free to explore now, no sign-up.
Rather have us deliver it?
If you want Mindfulness for Managers run for your organisation by Bodhih Training’s own facilitators — in person, live virtual or blended, customised to your context — we deliver it end to end.
solutions@bodhih.com · +91 99000 11601. Building your own facilitation skills? See Bodhih’s Train the Trainer certification.
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What is the PAUSE framework for mindful leadership?
PAUSE is the five-part structure of this programme: Presence and Awareness, Attention Management, Understand Stress and the Mind, Self-Regulation and Emotional Intelligence, and Embed Mindful Leadership Practice. Day 1 covers P, A and U; Day 2 covers S and E.
Is mindfulness training for managers backed by research?
The programme draws on Jon Kabat-Zinn's MBSR framework, Richard Davidson's neuroscience of meditation, Matthew Lieberman's affect labelling research, Killingsworth and Gilbert on mind wandering, Kristin Neff on self-compassion and Amy Edmondson on psychological safety.
Do I need to be a mindfulness teacher to deliver this?
You need to be a confident facilitator who is comfortable guiding short practices. The Facilitator Guide includes the practice scripts, timings and debrief questions, and the Training Design Document explains the reasoning behind each session.
What exactly do I get in the Mindfulness for Managers trainer toolkit?
14 editable files: Training Design Document, Facilitator Guide, Slide Deck — Simple Backup, Slide Deck — Main, Virtual Delivery Guide, Participant Workbook, Pre-Work Material, Case Studies, Role-Play Scenario Pack, Quick Reference Cards, Assessment Instruments, Participant Feedback Form, Certificate Template, Marketing Toolkit. Word and PowerPoint formats, so you can add your own branding and examples — and a single ZIP to download everything at once.
How much does the Mindfulness for Managers toolkit cost?
₹2,999 including 18% GST for buyers in India, or $29 for buyers outside India. One-time payment, no subscription, with an automatic invoice.
How and when do I receive the files?
Immediately. Your download page opens the moment payment succeeds, and a permanent download link is emailed to you. The link works from any device without a password.
Can I deliver this programme to my clients and put my own logo on it?
Licensed to the buyer to deliver this programme to their own participants and clients, in person or online, and to adapt and brand the material. Reselling or redistributing the files is not permitted.
How can I measure what participants learn in Mindfulness for Managers?
The toolkit includes its own assessment instruments and feedback form. For a scored pre- and post-workshop measure, pair it with an assessment from AssessAll, Bodhih's sister assessment platform — for example Resilience & Stress Management or Emotional Intelligence Profile. If nothing fits, you can build your own assessment on AssessAll or ask the AssessAll team to create one for you.
Can Bodhih Training deliver the Mindfulness for Managers programme for my organisation?
Yes. Bodhih Training (bodhih.com) can facilitate the programme in person, live virtual or blended, customised to your context. Contact solutions@bodhih.com or +91 99000 11601.
How long is the programme?
2 days · 14 contact hours · blended. The facilitator guide shows how to run it as designed, and the virtual delivery guide adapts it for online sessions.