Taking time to stop and be aware of what you are doing, instead of just going about your day is important. Being mindful will not only help you in your day to day life, but can help improve relationships. Another important benefit of mindfulness is being able to be more compassionate, empathetic and Intune with others.
The book I chose was 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present
Moment by S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport. I first chose this book because I thought I have ten minutes a day to spare. I wanted to choose the book that would make the biggest impact on my life. We live in a world where we spend more time trying to take a photo then actually enjoying the moment. I really wanted some guidance on living for the moment. …show more content…
There are many benefits to mindfulness. There is evidence that mindfulness helps develop effective emotion regulation in the brain. Even just eight weeks of mindfulness practice can alter the way in which emotions are regulated and processed in the brain (William, 2010).
Mindfulness is also important in relationships. Being able to communicate effectively and being able to be in better tune with relationship stressors. “Mindfulness protects against the emotionally stressful effects of a relationship” (William, 2010).
I can also use mindfulness in a healthcare setting. It will better help me enhance being compassionate and having empathy. Both very important qualities in nursing. Two components of mindfulness are non- judging and non-reacting, these strongly corelate with compassion and empathy. (Kingsbury, 2009). People who have participated in mindfulness -based interventions have reported significant increase in self-awareness, insights about their professional identity.
This information will affect me by allowing me to create my own inner peace. I am going to really try to live in the moment and enjoy what I am doing free of worrying about other
The book I chose was 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present
Moment by S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport. I first chose this book because I thought I have ten minutes a day to spare. I wanted to choose the book that would make the biggest impact on my life. We live in a world where we spend more time trying to take a photo then actually enjoying the moment. I really wanted some guidance on living for the moment. …show more content…
There are many benefits to mindfulness. There is evidence that mindfulness helps develop effective emotion regulation in the brain. Even just eight weeks of mindfulness practice can alter the way in which emotions are regulated and processed in the brain (William, 2010).
Mindfulness is also important in relationships. Being able to communicate effectively and being able to be in better tune with relationship stressors. “Mindfulness protects against the emotionally stressful effects of a relationship” (William, 2010).
I can also use mindfulness in a healthcare setting. It will better help me enhance being compassionate and having empathy. Both very important qualities in nursing. Two components of mindfulness are non- judging and non-reacting, these strongly corelate with compassion and empathy. (Kingsbury, 2009). People who have participated in mindfulness -based interventions have reported significant increase in self-awareness, insights about their professional identity.
This information will affect me by allowing me to create my own inner peace. I am going to really try to live in the moment and enjoy what I am doing free of worrying about other