POST #10 of the Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Series. Give yourself more time to be mindful. Be patient with yourself. Mindfulness is not something you can pick up right away in most cases. If you have ever tried meditating, you know how easy it is for your mind to wander. This same difficulty comes with Read More
Month: March 2020
Journaling in the Moment
POST #9 of the Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Series. Learn about using a journal as a tool to help you center your mind and focus more on the present. If you want to journal for mindfulness, it does help to have one journal dedicated for this purpose, though of course it is not required. Don’t Read More
Forgive Yourself
POST #8 of The Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Series.Forgive Yourself. It is time to get into the more serious (and often difficult) parts of mindfulness. This includes learning how to forgive yourself. It might not seem like a big deal, but forgiving yourself is one of the hardest things for people to do, and one Read More
Judge Less- Accept More
POST #7 of the Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Series Judge Less, accept more. Today is about developing a non-judgmental attitude, not only toward yourself, but to others as well. Part of being more mindful in your life isn’t just about accepting things as they are in your own life, but accepting other people, including their Read More
Embrace Negative Emotions
POST #6 of the Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness series! Acceptance, a big part of mindfulness. Embrace Negative Emotions and Move on From Them. When you accept things during mindfulness, you are allowing the negative thoughts and feelings to come in, and instead of dwelling on them, just embracing them. By doing so, you are able Read More
Meditation and Mindfulness
POST # 5 of the Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness Series.Meditation and Mindfulness. Meditation and mindfulness truly go hand in hand. When you learn how to do one, the other becomes much easier to master. Here are some steps required for a good mindfulness meditation session: Find a comfortable spot to sit – Just like any Read More
Eating Without Distractions
Post #4 of the Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness. Focusing on Eating Without Distractions. Eating a meal is one of the most common ways you might zone out and focus on other things during the activity. This can cause you to overeat and really distracts you from being fully mindful of what you are doing. This is Read More
Bring Awareness to Certain Activities
Post # 3 of The Beginner’s Guide to MindfulnessBringing Awareness to Certain Activities. Yesterday, you learned how to pick one thing and focus on it. Today, we want to explore this further by thinking about activities where you tend to zone out. This is how you know where you need to be more mindful. Find Read More
Focus on one thing at a time
Post #2 of the Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness.Focus on one thing at a time. Today, you are going to learn an important technique used in mindfulness: trying to focus on just one thing at a time. Why is this helpful? Mindfulness is similar to meditation, in that you are really trying to re-focus your mind Read More
Beginners Guide to Mindfulness
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a state of being more aware and living in the moment. It allows you to live more fully and peacefully by always trying to be present, instead of regretting the past or stressing about the future. Being in a mindful state does take practice, but once you get used to Read More