Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.
While mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, it’s more readily available to us when we practice on a daily basis.
Whenever you bring awareness to what you’re directly experiencing via your senses, or to your state of mind via your thoughts and emotions, you’re being mindful. And there’s growing research showing that when you train your brain to be mindful, you’re actually remodeling the physical structure of your brain.Mindfulness means being aware and being present. Over time we find that mindfulness reduces stress,reduces our anxiety,or depression. Mindfulness does this by making the fight, or flight part of our brain less reactive.Mindfulness also increases our self awareness. We begin to have choices about how we respond to a situation, rather than just reacting to it.Mindfulness increases our self acceptance.We experience feelings of genuine relaxation and being ok just as we are without needing to change or fix ourselves. Mindfulness works provides practical non religious and simple mindfulness courses for beginners.
Meditation
This meditation focuses on the breath, not because there is anything special about it, but because the physical sensation of breathing is always there and you can use it as an anchor to the present moment. Throughout the practice you may find yourself caught up in thoughts, emotions, sounds—wherever your mind goes, simply come back again to the next breath. Even if you only come back once, that’s okay.
Couple minutes meditation
