How to achieve mindfulness in a busy optometry practice

Within any busy optometry practice there comes the daily pressure and stress of having to provide the best eye care to the patients, while acknowledging the need for the practice to be a viable business. The intersection between clinical excellence and retail nous ensures that members of a practice team are always experiencing pressure at some level.

During a busy day, time can seem to disappear (together with lunch breaks) as it is all hands on deck, with wave after wave
of patients and customers appearing relentlessly.

Sometimes just for the sake of health and wellbeing, it is good to take time out. You cannot really escape your duties, but you can pause to breathe. During these moments of pause, it is helpful to seek calm as the source of all stress and anxiety is a busy mind. It is this same busy mind which is frantically dealing with all the challenges and problems being thrown at you throughout the day. Even when the practice is momentarily quiet after a busy few hours, have you noticed that it can take you some time to relax and unwind?