Awareness of what is happening…
“Our life is shaped by our mind, for we become what we think.”
Buddha
The easiest and briefest way to describe Mindfulness is a practice that helps us be aware of what is actually happening in the present moment, with peace and without judgements, rather than be lost in our imaginations, ruminations or assumptions of things that have already happened or never will do.
These days it is taught and practiced for the many emotional and physical benefits that come from being mindful.
It is described as a practice as it is something you do, a way of being, rather than something you learn to achieve a result.
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Becoming Mindful Brings Benefits
Mindfulness can be described as formal or informal. Formal mindfulness being a focussed activity such as meditation and informal, which is about the way everyday activities are performed e.g. you can take a mindful shower, notice all the sensory information of the sights, sounds smells and sensations or you can think about your to do list!
Learning to become more mindful brings many benefits, not just in the way you experience each day, but in the physiological changes that take place in the brain and nervous systems during and for the long term as a result of formal practice.
Here are some of the good things mindfulness can bring to your life:
- Mindfulness helps us focus
- Mindfulness can make us feel better emotionally and physically
- Decreased stress and anxiety
- Improved health
- Better sleep
- Improved focus and awareness
- Better problem solving,
- Improved impulse control
- Increased compassion and kindness
- Stronger relationships
- Higher life satisfaction