Dr Reena Kotecha

https://mindfulmedics.teachable.com/p/mindfulmedics1 Hi, I'm Reena, a medical doctor who believes that 'Healthcare starts with Self Care'.

I now work in the areas of Employee Health and Wellbeing through Mindfulness, Positive Psychology and Emotional Intelligence training. For more info visit my website: drreenakotecha.com

08/08/2023

Quick question 🙋‍♀️

05/08/2023

This sums up the practice, over and over and over again

10/07/2023

So I went through a rather interesting 🤔 inner dialogue 💬 yesterday. You could say it was a mental match of 🎾

there’s a pretty big tournament 🏟️ 🎾 going on in my neighbourhood currently.

My Sunday plans however involved getting away from the buzz of it all. The past week marked Guru Purnima - a day to celebrate and offer thanks to one’s teacher. I went to satsang to do this.

(side note: Satsanga is derived from Sanskrit, where ‘sat’ means “purity or truth” and ‘sanga’ meaning “in group or association”. Participating in any satsanga is considered pious in Yogic sciences due to its benefits in spiritual upliftment of an aspirant).

LIFE being my biggest teacher, I meditated upon the lessons, challenges, gifts and blessings LIFE has given me 🙇‍♀️
An insight that emerged through my meditation - was to ‘be open to whatever life offers’.

I came out renewed and energised, and as I was walking home, I detoured to the park (where the queues for Wimbledon are known to be nortoriusly long) - but not today - it was completely empty!!

I looked at the attire 👗 of all the others walking in - Women in beautiful long flowing dresses and hats 👒 and jewellery 💎 to match. Men in suits and jackets 🕴🏾

Here I was in my very basic meditation attire ‘kurta pyjama’ and my home sandals 'ghar ke chapal', and so my mental tennis match started.
My inner critic said things like,
"Reena no one goes to Wimbledon dressed like this! You're underdressed, without hair and makeup"
"what if you see someone you know?"
"You don't fit in"
"You just can't..."

Then a softer, kinder, more compassionate voice served up it's gentle wisdom ✨ "be open to whatever life offers".

And there it was - with a deep bow to both inner voices, and a deep bow to the insight that emerged through my meditation practice just a short while before, I strolled towards centre court.

Did I get odd looks? Hell yea.
Did people 'slow down their speech to speak to me in English in a way that someone dressed like me might understand" Hell yea.

But at this point, I had won the match in my mind. 🏆 Match point!

Lesson: "life is not asking you to fit in with it, it's asking you to engage with it".

29/06/2023

💫💙 The Mindful in Healthcare course is designed to optimise the well-being of healthcare staff 💙🌟

I had some lovely feedback at the today and many and staff asked for more information on the new course!

Scroll ⏩through to see the module themes! Along with this you’ll also hear from the Humans of Healthcare - clinicians who used the tools in the course to navigate grief, anxiety, addiction and more.

I hope you’ll consider joining the course. Link in bio. Let’s go! 🙌

https://drreenakotecha.com/mindful-in-healthcare-course/

28/06/2023

I was invited to the REBA Wellbeing Congress in London last week and I came away inspired 💫and motivated 🌟 by the depth of care 💚 and the breadth of offerings (products and services) 📲 being offered to staff across organisations.

Here are some key 🔑 insights based on a) my own experience as an organisation well-being consultant and b) takeaways I gathered from the Congress

👩‍💼🧑‍💼employees are looking for more than just a salary 💵. To attract and retain the best, you need to provide the best in terms of e.g. Workplace culture, personalised health and well-being benefits, scope for growth and skill development, flexible working, a space of psychological safety/belonging and inclusion, social and environmental responsibility and more.

💡 know your demographic and know that life happens! Staff within your organisation will go through different life stages. You need to provide support at and through these stages. (This takes me back to something a lecturer in medicine once said to me, "provide personalised care at mthe point of need").
At any given point your workforce will be going through life stages and events e.g. family planning, childcare, gender transition, menopause, bereavement, financial education, advice and planning, retirement planning and more. Be there for your people.

📧Communicating the products/services and benefits available in an accessible, practical and timely manner will make a difference to uptake and engagement. Let your people know what’s available and remind them at regular intervals.
E.g. fertility benefits are mainly accessed by female employees. But men or women with female partners need to know that the benefit is for them as well. Or e.g. financial education isn't just for those who are nearing retirement, it can help across all stages to budget, spend, invest, save etc.

20/06/2023

A reminder to Cultivate the of your to bloom. Exercise, meditate, drink water, be kind to yourself and others. None of these suggestions require money, they require and a willingness to . You’re worth it

18/05/2023

Had the pleasure of keynoting at L'Oréal Headquarters UK yesterday to mark 💚 Mental Health Awareness Week 💚.

We had over 200 staff members join the live session - to reflect 🤔 upon their mental health, learn some neuroscience 🧠 and takeaway lifestyle tools to optimise their well-being at work (and in life).

Bonus - I also came away with a beautiful goody bag with cosmetics which was offered to all staff who joined the session!

📣If you’re interested in bringing evidence backed well-being keynotes, sessions or workshops into your workplace - feel free to reach out! ✅

20/04/2023

Dr Reena Kotecha 👋 is collaborating with to bring the new
"Mindful in Healthcare Digital Course" to MedShr’s global medical community of 2.5 million doctors and healthcare professionals. 👨‍⚕️ 👩‍⚕️ 🌎

I’ve been quiet 🤫 for a few months- did you notice❓
That’s because I’ve been working on something meaningful 🫶🏽 and important❗ and I’m so excited to finally tell you about it!

💫Through 7 modules, 4+ hours of core content (videos/guided meditations/handouts & reflective exercises), plus bonus clinician interviews, healthcare professionals will now have access to clinician centric mindfulness, self-compassion, positive psychology and lifestyle medicine tools all aimed at skilling up healthcare staff to prioritise their own well-being as they navigate their unique challenges in healthcare. 🌟

Do you know a doctor/nurse or allied health professional who will benefit from optimising their mental/emotional health? Tag them below and I'll get in touch with them very soon as soon as the course is live!

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