What is Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to what you are experiencing in this moment, and doing so in a particular way. It’s a method of simply observing what you are experiencing, right now, and developing a set of positive responses to your environment without judgement or feeling there is a "right" or "wrong" way to feel. The practice of mindfulness is not about ‘switching off’ from the world, but rather finding ways of positively engaging with it in the moment rather than reflecting on the past or worrying about the future.
Though it has its roots in Buddhist traditions secular mindfulness has now found a place in western culture.
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Why practice Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is good for our minds: within a few weeks it's possible to see improvements in concentration, focus and our ability to manage our positive and negative emotions
Mindfulness is good for our ways of thinking: positive benefits include increased levels of compassion and altruism towards others - and just as importantly, towards ourselves. Mindfulness is good for relationships: increased feelings of positivity spill over into our relationships with those closest to us. There are myriad other benefits to mindfulness, many of which are listed on the Greater Good in Action website developed and hosted at the University of Berkeley. |
How to practice Mindfulness
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