A MINDFULGym REST-Shop was help as part of the KL Mental Health Conference (KLMHC) on 25/8/2014 at Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC). This is the first time that a full-day mindfulness workshop was conducted in a mainstream psychology conference in Malaysia. It was the most participated pre-conference workshop with about 20 participants; psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, counselors, nurses, Buddhist monk, etc. from all over the country. The rest-shop was conducted by Dr. Phang Cheng Kar, a consultant psychiatrist and mindfulness-based therapist from UPM; and the developer of Mindful-Gym (a local mindfulness-based stress reduction & wellness program). Among the MINDFULGym tools introduced were NOW-ing I (anchoring attention by labeling actions), NOW-ing II [anchoring attention by 'H.T.C.' (hearing, touching, seeing], beginner's mind, mindful stretching, mindful breathing, paying attention to WWW (What Went Well).
They particularly enjoyed the session on playing with bubbles to cultivate beginner's mind. After the rest-shop, the participants were reminded and supported on daily mindfulness practice through a WhatsApp group.
