…weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another.” Mindfulness is a practice of, not necessarily choosing our thoughts, but choosing how we react to our thoughts and not letting them take over. Mindfulness meditation, for example, teaches us to focus on our breath and tune in with our bodies. As we do this, we can notice individual thoughts as if they are train cars passing on a track. We can acknowledge each one without ch…
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…g it. This practice is known as mindfulness meditation. Through practicing mindfulness – or being able to stay in the moment without judgment – the mind develops strength of attention and the power of focus. By loosening one’s mental hold on a constructed ideal and becoming curious rather than controlling, a person actually has the chance to “wake up,” or become enlightened, in this lifetime. Just as an athlete’s physical regime allows for peak pe…
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…st importantly, by not acting on its directives. 4. Practice mindfulness A mindfulness practice has been shown to help people healing from loss and dealing with grief. So many of us are grieving the loss of time with loved ones. By embracing mindfulness, you acknowledge your thoughts and feelings without judgment, and you let them pass like clouds over a mountaintop. Most of us have minds racing in this uncertain time. Taking time to sit and focus…
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…ntial to treat depression is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy. Learning mindfulness skills, through meditation and breathing exercises, helps people develop a different relationship with their feelings, allowing them to better regulate and tolerate their emotions. Mindfulness can help people achieve a calm and integrated state, in which they are less likely to be overtaken by their emotions. These practices also allow them to be more present to…
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…nce your eating with the help of easy-to-follow guidelines and incorporate mindfulness based eating practices that are shown to reduce habitual emotional and mindless eating. Now, let’s turn to your second health goal – making peace with your body. It may seem counterintuitive but self-criticism is not a helpful form of motivation when it comes to making changes to your physical health. Therefore, this webinar will prompt you to challenge and chan…
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…integration helps us calm down and feel more balanced. Wheel of Awareness Mindfulness practice can be a life-changing tool for people who experience anxiety. Dr. Siegel created the Wheel of Awareness as an excellent practice for helping us calm down and actually integrate our brain. The exercise helps us to slow down our minds and nonjudgmentally look at any sensations, images, feelings, and thoughts before we choose to express them in our action…
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…They are finding each other through meetup.com, through courses or in the mindfulness field they’ll be integrating together deeply in A Course in Mindful Living. The Bottom line Just think, if you had a clan of people around you who were interested in making the same changes you’re interested in and you had frequent contact with them, would making those changes be easier? The answer is undoubtedly yes and experience shows it. The point here is if…
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…s, fight depression and lead to overall benefits in health and well-being. Mindfulness meditation can help us to acknowledge these thoughts as momentary feelings that will pass like clouds over a mountain. Learn more about mindfulness. Conquer your critical inner voice – Voice Therapy is a method developed by Dr. Robert Firestone. The five steps of this therapeutic process allow people to identify, respond to and challenge their critical inner voi…
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…connected when it comes to our future. Mindfulness vs over-identification: Mindfulness is a practice of focusing our awareness on the present moment, learning to sit with a thought or experience without judgment. In addition to having almost countless mental and physical health benefits, mindfulness helps us to avoid over-identifying with painful thoughts and feelings that arise. We can feel our feelings without allowing our negative thoughts to t…
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…because of the hectic pace of our lives. Consider building a new habit of mindfulness, noticing the present moment. Use your newfound time to be deliberate about noticing the sights, smells, tastes, sounds and touch you experience. While we often brush past these aspects of experience, slowing down to notice these things becomes a resource to rely on. Practicing mindfulness can keep us grounded in the present, rather than getting lost in memories…
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