Mindfulness

Introduction Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an intervention program used to benefit the subjective well-being of its participants. Mindfulness is the key element of the MBSR program and involves paying attention and being aware in the present moment without taking an evaluative or judgmental attitude to one’s experience (Birnie, Speca, and Carlson). I will discuss a brief overview of previous research in mindfulness practice among different populations, settings, and the many…

What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is focused on awareness or being able to realize an object or event. The practice is to help calm and make ourselves happy. Practicing mindfulness is listening quietly to the birds chirping, listening to the wind blowing, and picturing finding yourself flying with the bird. Thich Nhat Hanh, a Vietnamese monk that prolongs his focus on Buddhism. He reflects on his personal experience and philosophy from meditating with the practice of mindfulness and concentrating…

Activity 1 Five strategies for mindfulness of food and eating that would be workable for me to practice in college are: Taking small bites and chewing well Putting my fork down between each bite Thinking about why I’m eating a portion of food Setting a timer for twenty minutes to eat a meal Sitting at a table I chose these strategies because I feel like they are doable. I can take a few extra seconds to chew my food, instead of wolfing it down. Putting my fork down between each bite also seems…

S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport’s, 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Simple Habits for Living in the Present Moment presents techniques to promote stress reduction and improve overall wellbeing. There are many different strategies presented in the book, and incorporating them into one’s schedule can result in a variety of benefits. I chose to read this book because I felt it could help me with some of the challenges I face in my life, as well as improving my overall lifestyle. I will discuss why I chose…

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may be more helpful than other treatments; "When mindfulness is combined with cognitive therapy, one of the things we see is people being trained to regard their thoughts as just thoughts and not to get ensnared by them," said Richard Davidson, of the Center for Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He also makes this statement, "Relapse is a very significant problem with depression, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy…

In an article “When Mindfulness Meets the Classroom,” by Lauren Cassani Davis” (August 31, 2015) states the perfect effect of mindfulness. Various instructor is explaining meditation into the classroom as a means rising kids’ attention and emotional regulation. In past, they noticed that in the classroom of the New York City where younger students are being taught mindfulness, most of whom came from one of the broken areas of the city. Mindful schools had recorded that most of their professors…

10-Minutes of Mindfulness by S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport. I was immediately drawn to the title because I do not have a lot of time on my hands and thought there could be some actual useful information on things that I could…

The Neurobiological Effects of Long-term Mindfulness Meditation In the recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the utilization of meditation and mindfulness as alternate treatments and management of stress and anxiety. Mindfulness has increasingly been incorporated in psychotherapy and great amount of research is being dedicated to finding its effects and treatment outcomes. Kabat-Zinn (2003, p.145) defines mindfulness as “the awareness that emerges through paying attention on…

Before starting the mindfulness practices in class, I had little to no knowledge about what mindfulness was and what benefits it could bring to a person. My interest in mindfulness grew when we discussed the results of various scientific studies and the benefits mindfulness brings such as changing the structure of the brain, reduce anxiety, and stop fight or flight response in stressful situations. During our first mindfulness session in class, it was difficult for me to concentrate as my mind…

The book 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Habits for Living in the Present Moment, by S.J. Scott and Barrie Davenport, contain practices that teach people to practice conscious living and advocates being present in the moment when performing every day, mundane tasks (2017). This book gives emphasis to the common phrase ‘mind over matter’ that has always eluded to the positive effects your thinking can have over your physical self (while the practices of meditation and visualization have always been…