9 Quick and Easy Mindfulness Practices to Beat Worry and Anxiety
What is Mindfulness?
9 Quick and Easy Mindfulness Practices to Beat Worry and Anxiety – What is Mindfulness? – As per Dr Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness is: “A particular way of paying attention in the present moment, on purpose and non judgmentally. “
Mindfulness is what arises out of paying attention in this particular fashion. And it is nothing else but awareness. Awareness is something you are intimately familiar with.
When you pay attention to something, you become aware of that. In fact, there is a more technical definition of attention, which is awareness stretched outwards and onto the object.
If I were to summarize mindfulness using one word, it is: Awareness.
Mindfulness means awareness.
How can awareness or paying attention help reduce worry, anxiety and depression?
Lets dig deeper into the definition. As you can see mindfulness definition has 4 factors.
1. Mindfulness is about paying attention.
2. It is about paying attention in the present moment.
3. It is done on purpose. There is intentionality.
4. It is done in a non-judgmental fashion.
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Behavioral Health Rehabilitative Specialist & Addiction Counselor
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