Emotional Intelligence Fundamentals
Topics Covered
Week 1: Understanding the Inner Weather
Dr. Yahya Noori
Week 2: Naming What You Feel
Dr. Saadia Tahir
Week 3: Mapping Your Emotional Triggers
Dr. Maryam Rashid
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Recognising emotions as changing internal states rather than permanent realities
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Understanding how emotions influence thoughts, behaviour, and decisions
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Developing the habit of observing emotions without immediately reacting
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Expanding your emotional vocabulary beyond basic labels such as happy, sad, or angry
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Distinguishing between similar emotions, such as disappointment, rejection, frustration, and hurt
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Using accurate emotional language to improve self-understanding and communication
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Identifying people, situations, thoughts, and unmet needs that activate strong emotions
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Recognising recurring emotional patterns and sensitive areas
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Separating the immediate trigger from the deeper emotional wound or belief
Week 4: The Pause Before Response
Ms. Ambreen Asad
Week 5: Expressing Without Exploding
Dr. Saadia Tahir
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Creating space between an emotional reaction and a considered response
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Using breathing, grounding, and self-questioning techniques during intense moments
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Choosing responses that reflect your values rather than temporary emotions
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Communicating difficult emotions clearly without blaming, attacking, or withdrawing
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Using “I feel,” “I need,” and “I request” statements effectively
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Regulating emotional intensity before beginning an important conversation
Week 6: Listening Beneath the Words
Dr. Maryam Rashid
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Listening for the feelings and needs behind another person’s words
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Recognising tone, body language, silence, and other emotional signals
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Responding with empathy without necessarily agreeing or taking responsibility for everything
Week 7: Building Emotionally Safe Relationships
Ms. Nighat Hussain
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Creating relationships where people feel heard, respected, and accepted
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Developing trust through consistency, emotional availability, and healthy boundaries
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Avoiding criticism, contempt, defensiveness, and emotional manipulation
Week 8: Difficult Conversations with Dignity
Dr. Naila Nizami
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Preparing emotionally and practically for sensitive conversations
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Addressing difficult issues directly while protecting the other person’s dignity
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Managing disagreement without escalating conflict or damaging the relationship
Week 9: Values, Motivation and Emotional Energy
Dr. Atiba Alvi
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Understanding how personal values shape emotional reactions and choices
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Identifying activities and relationships that energise or emotionally drain you
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Using meaning, purpose, and values to sustain healthy motivation
Week 10: Designing Your Emotional Maturity Plan
Dr. Rabia Anis/Dr. Yahya Noori
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Reviewing personal emotional strengths, patterns, and areas for growth
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Setting specific goals for emotional regulation, expression, and relationships
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Creating practical habits, reflection practices, and accountability systems for continued growth
Learning Objective
By the end of this course, participants will be able to:
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Explain what emotional intelligence is and how it shapes behavior and responses
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Identify and name their emotions with greater clarity
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Recognize personal emotional triggers and recurring emotional patterns
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Use practical strategies to pause and respond rather than react impulsively
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Express emotions honestly and responsibly without exploding or suppressing them
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Listen with empathy and seek to understand others before responding
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Apply practical strategies to build and repair emotionally safer relationships
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Handle conflict and difficult conversations with greater emotional maturity and dignity
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Connect motivation and emotional energy to personal values rather than relying solely on mood
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Create a personal emotional maturity plan for ongoing practice and development
Learning Investment
Expert Online Sessions:
Duration: 2.5 months, 10 sessions, each of 60-90 minutes, with one weekly synchronous Zoom session every Friday from 8:30 PM to 10 PM (Pakistan Standard Time). You should expect to spend about 1–2 hours/week on your own, working on the reflective assignments and participating in discussions through the Learning Managment System .
Course Start: First Week of September 2026
Standard Course Fee: Rs. 40,000 only.
Early Bird Fee: Rs. 30,000 only. Last date to avail the offer: 15 August 2026.
Complete the Wishlist Form to express your interest. Participants will be selected and contacted in the second week of August 2026, in the order their forms are received, and will receive the full course details and registration form. Seats are limited—register early to secure your place and avail the Early Bird Discount.
Program Lead
Dr. Muhammad Yahya Noori
PhD (Infection & Immunity) , MBA (Marketing), MSc (Org Psych), MBBS, Adv Diploma in (HPE), Dip App Psych, Certified Islamic Scholar
Founder, Numood Institute for Leadership Development
Professor, Director Digital Learning Center & Emerging Leadership Academy, Dow University of Health Sciences
Certified NLP, Hypnosis Practitioner & Life Coach
JC Maxwell Certified Leadership Trainer, Coach & Public Speaker
Program Faculty
Prof. Dr. Maryam Rashid
PhD, MPhil, MBBS
Professor, Head of Department, Pharmacology
Certified in Medical Teaching, Medical Editing, Medical Journalism, AI in Education & Research, Leadership Excellence and Emotional Intelligence
Ms. Rabia Anis
BDS, BEd, MHPE
Assistant Professor , Department of Medical Education , LUMHS Jamshoro
Ms. Nighat Hussain
MSc physics , M. Ed ,
Life Coach , NLP Practitioner, Unschooling Coach
Basic Teachers Training diploma, Early childhood education certification . NLP practitioner certification from ABNL , Timeline practitioner from TLT
Dr. Saadia Tahir
MBBS, Dip IBLM, LMPC, SWIPE Certified Lifestyle Medicine Specialist.
Founder and CEO Islamabad Lifestyle Medicine Clinic, Visiting faculty for Lifestyle Medicine postgraduate certificate course.
Certified Emotional Intelligence practitioner, Certificates in Leadership Excellence, Workshop Design, Educational Leadership and Management & in Face Yoga.
Graduation, PGD
Health Coach - Fitness inn / Founder of Saazezindai
Master prectioner of NLP and Timeline Therapy,,Hypnotherapist NGH USA
Ambreen Asad
Dr. Naila Nizami
MBBS, FCPS (Paeds), FCPS (Neonatology)
Consultant Neonatologist
Dr. Atiba Alvi
MBBS, MBA
Medical Manager, Hoechst Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Maryam Rashid
PhD, MPhil, MBBS
Professor, Head of Department, Pharmacology
Certified in Medical Teaching, Medical Editing, Medical Journalism, AI in Education & Research, Leadership Excellence and Emotional Intelligence
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