PRACTICE MINDFULNESS

Practicing mindfulness means intentionally focusing your attention on the present moment and your thoughts and feelings, without judgment. Examples of mindfulness practices include meditation, yoga, mindful walking, eating, mindful listening, and journalling.

 

BENEFITS

Practicing mindfulness can lead to a range of benefits, such as reducing stress and anxiety, promoting relaxation, increasing focus and concentration, improving body awareness, enhancing physical activity, and improving overall well-being. Additionally, it can promote feelings of kindness, empathy, and compassion towards oneself and others, improve digestion and eating habits, increase enjoyment and appreciation of food, improve flexibility, strength, and balance, deepen relationships, improve communication, increase empathy and understanding, promote self-reflection, and increase self-awareness, ultimately reducing stress and anxiety.

 

TO IMPLEMENT THIS TIP IN DAILY LIFE

Start your day with a brief meditation or mindfulness exercise. You can also incorporate mindfulness into daily activities, such as paying attention to the sensations of eating or taking a few deep breaths before responding to a stressful situation. Practicing yoga is also a great way to incorporate mindfulness into physical activity. There are many resources available online or through mobile apps that offer guided meditations and mindfulness exercises to help you get started.