Mindfulness and Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness is simply focusing completely on what you’re
doing, slowing down, and observing all of the physical and emotional sensations
you are experiencing in that moment. Mindfulness can be practiced when eating as
you take time to really chew your food and concentrate on its flavors and
texture. Anyone can practice mindfulness; there are no barriers of, age,
education, intelligence, or spiritual evolution. It doesn’t matter how old or young you are, if
you have a PhD degree or not, if you’re religious or not.
An important part of mindfulness is reconnecting with our
bodies and the sensations they experience. This means waking up to the sights,
sounds, smells and tastes of the present moment. It's about allowing ourselves to see the
present moment clearly.
Mindfulness is a basic human ability to be fully present, it’s
an awareness of where we are and what we’re doing, we should not be excessively
reactive or inundated or weighed down or overwhelmed by whatever is going on
around us.
Mindfulness is to maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness
of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment,
through gentle, nurturing observation.
Mindfulness also involves humbly accepting yourself totally,
completely and holistically, and also to pay attention to our thoughts and
feelings without judging them—without believing that this is “right” or “wrong”.
When we practice mindfulness, our
thoughts tune into what we’re sensing in the present moment rather than dreaming
of the past or imagining the future.
When you are aware to what you’re experiencing with your
senses, or are aware of your state of mind, your thoughts emotions both positive
and negative, you are being mindful.
Growing scientific research shows that when you train your brain to be
mindful you are changing and remodeling the structure of your brain. We all already have the capacity to be
present, no matter who we are.
Mindfulness Meditation
It’s always good to sit down not sleep during meditation. During
mindfulness meditation we focus on the breath, because the sense of breathing
is always there, and you can use it as an anchor to the present moment amidst
the wild storms of wandering thoughts, negative emotions and things going on around
you. During the practice of mindfulness
meditation you may get caught up in thoughts, emotions, sounds but you can
always come back to the next breath wherever you are always.
Always be kind to your wandering mind. You may find your
mind wandering constantly—which is normal. Instead of wrestling with your thoughts,
practice observing them without reacting. Just sit and pay attention. As hard as it is
to maintain, that’s all there is. Come back to your breath over and over again,
without judgment or expectation.
Observe the present moment as it is. Becoming more aware of the present moment can
help us enjoy the world around us more and understand ourselves better. When we become more aware of the present
moment, we begin to experience afresh things that we have been taking for
granted.
The aim of mindfulness is not quieting the mind, or
attempting to achieve a state of eternal calm. The goal is simple: we’re aiming
to pay attention to the present moment, without judgment. Easier said than done, we know.
Let your judgments go and drift by and disappear into time,
into space, into nothingness. When we
notice our judgments arise during our practice, we can make a mental note of
them, and let them pass into nothingness.
Return to observing the present moment as it is. Our minds often get carried away in wandering thoughts,
that’s why mindfulness is the practice of returning, again and again, to the
present moment.
Be kind to your wandering mind. Don’t judge yourself for
whatever thoughts pop up, just practice recognizing when your mind has wandered
off, and gently bring it back.
That’s the practice of mindfulness, it’s simple and practice
makes you perfect, if you keep doing it always, results will show in the long
term. Mindfulness boosts creativity, we
can also apply mindfulness to the creative process.
Mindfulness strengthens the neural connections. By training our brains in mindfulness, we can
build new neural pathways and networks in the brain, boosting concentration,
flexibility, and awareness.
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