MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
Doing a familiar activity repeatedly, like driving a car or eating a meal, you will notice that your mind if often several distance away thinking about something else. You may be worrying about domestic issues at home or thinking about where you’re heading to or the person you want to go and meet. In either case, you are not paying attention to the current task and you are not really in touch to the here and now. Therefore, we can say you’re not been mindful of your driving.
Mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to your current experience, rather than dwelling on the past or anticipating the future. It is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you carefully observe your …show more content…
We have the unique capacity to pay attention to our internal and external worlds and the interactions between the two. We can attend to the breath, the body, thoughts, emotions, tastes, smells, sights, sounds, and our impulses and actions and their effects on others and our environment. This ability to pay attention is a natural, innate human capacity.
Features of Mindfulness
Observation – One of the major features of mindfulness is observing your experience in a direct and sensual manner rather than being in a thinking mode. Mindfulness helps in shifting our focus of attention away from thinking to simply observing thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations (touch, taste, sight, sound, smell).
Description –.This element of mindfulness speaks about noticing and putting in details what you are observing. A mindful person should be able to describe his current experience
Full participation – Another aim of mindfulness is to allow yourself to consider the whole of your experience, without excluding anything. Notice and participate in all aspects of whatever task or activity you are doing, and do it with your full care and …show more content…
It takes time and consistent practice to learning how to do mindfulness meditation.
1. Preparing for meditation
Choose a place where you will not be interrupted or have distractions, a place that feels peaceful and detached you from your everyday life. It can be a secluded part of your home or next to a tree outside.
It is very important to be comfortable while undergoing mindful meditation because you may be stationary for several minutes at a time. Wear comfortable clothing that won’t distract or bother you. Ensure the temperature of the room is adequate and conducive.
Start gradually with just five to ten minutes meditation and work up from there. Don’t start with long period of mindfulness meditation, this can seem overwhelming. Instead, commit yourself to small increment of time. Get a timer so that you will not be tempted to check the time during your meditation.
Try and play around with different sitting positions with or without cushion or pillows to find what feels natural for you. Sitting in lotus position (sitting on the floor with crossed leg) is not the only way to meditate. You can also sit in a chair, walk or lie
Doing a familiar activity repeatedly, like driving a car or eating a meal, you will notice that your mind if often several distance away thinking about something else. You may be worrying about domestic issues at home or thinking about where you’re heading to or the person you want to go and meet. In either case, you are not paying attention to the current task and you are not really in touch to the here and now. Therefore, we can say you’re not been mindful of your driving.
Mindfulness means living in the moment and awakening to your current experience, rather than dwelling on the past or anticipating the future. It is a state of active, open attention on the present. When you're mindful, you carefully observe your …show more content…
We have the unique capacity to pay attention to our internal and external worlds and the interactions between the two. We can attend to the breath, the body, thoughts, emotions, tastes, smells, sights, sounds, and our impulses and actions and their effects on others and our environment. This ability to pay attention is a natural, innate human capacity.
Features of Mindfulness
Observation – One of the major features of mindfulness is observing your experience in a direct and sensual manner rather than being in a thinking mode. Mindfulness helps in shifting our focus of attention away from thinking to simply observing thoughts, feelings, and bodily sensations (touch, taste, sight, sound, smell).
Description –.This element of mindfulness speaks about noticing and putting in details what you are observing. A mindful person should be able to describe his current experience
Full participation – Another aim of mindfulness is to allow yourself to consider the whole of your experience, without excluding anything. Notice and participate in all aspects of whatever task or activity you are doing, and do it with your full care and …show more content…
It takes time and consistent practice to learning how to do mindfulness meditation.
1. Preparing for meditation
Choose a place where you will not be interrupted or have distractions, a place that feels peaceful and detached you from your everyday life. It can be a secluded part of your home or next to a tree outside.
It is very important to be comfortable while undergoing mindful meditation because you may be stationary for several minutes at a time. Wear comfortable clothing that won’t distract or bother you. Ensure the temperature of the room is adequate and conducive.
Start gradually with just five to ten minutes meditation and work up from there. Don’t start with long period of mindfulness meditation, this can seem overwhelming. Instead, commit yourself to small increment of time. Get a timer so that you will not be tempted to check the time during your meditation.
Try and play around with different sitting positions with or without cushion or pillows to find what feels natural for you. Sitting in lotus position (sitting on the floor with crossed leg) is not the only way to meditate. You can also sit in a chair, walk or lie