Focusing on your wellbeing is essential for maintaining a healthy work-life balance and overall productivity.
Students and staff at the University of Stirling have free access to LinkedIn Learning to support your personal and professional development, as well as a wide-range of content focussed on wellbeing and mental heath.
Browse the following learning path, and courses to get you started – and of course there’s so much more available on LinkedIn Learning, just log on and explore! To access LinkedIn Learning click on the link on the portal or access LinkedIn Learning.
Learning Path
Support your wellbeing during times of change and uncertainty – in this learning path, you can gain immediately applicable skills to support your well-being during times of change and uncertainty. Twenty curated courses cover topics such as practicing mindfulness and meditation; managing anxiety, depression, and stress; calming your mind; and restoring your body.
Courses
Building Resilience – learn how to build mindsets, skills and strategies to build your resilience, helping you to turn challenges into opportunities for growth, transformation, and innovation.
Wellbeing as a Habit: Tips and Best Practices – take a holistic journey to enhance your wellbeing. This course offers a treasure trove of wellness tips and strategies, from reframing thoughts to embracing nature.
Happiness Habits – in this course you will be shown a series of repeatable, powerful, research-backed experiences designed to help you create habits for happiness.
Building Better Digital Habits for Focus and Well-being – in today’s world we are constantly surrounded by screens and devices. For all their benefits, they can also have a negative effect on your focus, work, and general wellbeing. This course gives you an opportunity to audit your digital habits to determine what habits are serving you and what habits are leaving you feeling distracted and drained.
Work-Life Balance: Tips to End Your Workday – achieve a healthier work-life balance with this course. In just 25 minutes, you’ll learn practical strategies to manage end-of-day tasks, set boundaries, declutter your workspace, and incorporate mindfulness techniques.
Sleep Is Your Superpower – sleep is mandatory. You can’t outsource it and you can’t negotiate it – it has a powerful impact on everything you do while you’re awake. In this course, build habits to optimise your sleep and live your best life. Learn how to make sleep a priority and take steps to sleep wellness.
Boost Resilience with Mindfulness – in this audio-only (listen on the go) course enhance your ability to navigate the workday using mindfulness techniques. Underneath the surface of your turbulent thoughts and habitual judgements lies a silent awareness capable of limitless compassion.
Mindful Moments Learner Challenge
Take the Mindfulness Moments LinkedIn Learning Learner Challenge. Participating in the Mindful Moments Learner Challenge is easy. Simply click on the links above to visit the LinkedIn Learning platform and follow the daily lessons. Don’t worry if you miss a day – you can always catch up tomorrow. Discover new lessons every day, each taking 5-10 minutes to complete.
| Day 1 Use Feelings as a Compass (2m 55s) | Day 2 Mindfulness Practices Improve Effectiveness (3m 58s) | Day 3 Activity: Set one goal or intention for this challenge | Day 4 Somatic Awareness Listening to Your Body (4m 32s) | Day 5 Activity: Build three short breaks per week into your schedule for the rest of the month |
| Day 6 Mindful Information Gathering Make Great Decisions (1m 52s) | Day 7 Activity: Think of one thing you appreciate at this moment | Day 8 Feeling Emotions (10m 19s) | Day 9 Activity: Take four mindful breaths. – Sit up straight – Relax your shoulders – Hands on your belly – Breathe in for four seconds – Breathe out for four seconds | Day 10 Building Your Awareness Focus Loop (2m 44s) |
| Day 11 Activity: Think of one thing you’re looking forward to this week | Day 12 Foster Compassion (7m 15s) | Day 13 Give Up Petty Control (1m 55s) | Day 14 Reframing Thoughts For Wellbeing (3m 22s) | Day 15 Favouring Humility to Strengthen Relationships (1m 03s) |
| Day 16 Challenge: Set aside time to write down how you will implement your learning. | Day 17 Leverage Your Brain’s Rhythms (2m 39s) | Day 18 Be Mindful of Your Words (4m 09s) | Day 19 Healthy Thinking (3m 30s) | Day 20 Reflection: What were your biggest takeaways from the Mindful Moments challenge? |
The Mindful Moments Learner Challenge offers staff and students the chance to enhance their well-being through mindfulness, meditation, and stress management courses. These skills can improve focus, manage stress, and promote personal growth. Additionally, the challenge supports academic and professional success.