Mindfulness is "the intentional, accepting and non-judgmental focus of one's attention on the emotions, thoughts and sensations occurring in the present moment." This practice is a simple (but not necessarily easy) way to cultivate awareness, decrease anxiety and increase your mood and ability to sit with discomfort.
If you are like me, making time for "non-doing" is difficult. It can be helpful to have a guide. Below is a link to The Mindfulness Solution, a website that offers many different guided exercises for practicing mindfulness. I suggest starting with the mountain meditation (there is a disclaimer at the beginning of each meditation so you'll want to skip ahead 20-30 seconds). To check in out, click here. Quote taken from Wikipedia Comments are closed.
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