Training - “Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence”

CIU Life-Long Learning and Career Development Service / Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, organized a training on the topic “Mental Health and Emotional Intelligence” at Caucasus International University.  The event aimed to strengthen mental health and emotional intelligence.

The training was led by Tamar Janiashvili - member of the International Coaching Federation ICF Georgia, certified coach of Ericsson International University, founder of the physical and mental recovery studio “Happy Place”, certified Soft Skills trainer and Pilates trainer.

The meeting was opened by Guram Liluashvili, Head of the Life-Long Learning and Career Development Service, who addressed the audience and highlighted the significance of systematically organizing such practical and educational trainings in the process of both personal and professional development of students.

The guest and the audience were also welcomed by Alika Guchua, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, and noted that caring for mental health and emotional intelligence is one of the main priorities in the modern educational sphere.

The meeting consisted of two main parts, in the first half of the session the speaker discussed the main components of mental health and the role of emotional intelligence in everyday life, which included recognizing and managing one’s own emotions and transforming impulsive reactions into thoughtful responses.

In parallel with the theoretical material, emphasis was placed on such effective stress management tools as special breathing techniques, which helped the audience gain the first practical experience of self-regulation.

The second part of the meeting mainly focused on holistic approaches, a synthesis of physical and mental well-being. Participants completed mini-tasks, as well as engaged in light Pilates exercises and meditation practices.

The training also included the development of the “STOP” technique, which promotes practical awareness of emotions. At the end of the session, the audience was given mental health cards as a symbolic gift and the so-called “72-hour principle” was defined. Its purpose is the participants to turn the knowledge they have gained into practical action in the near future.