Mindfulness

Mindfulness Practice Mindfulness has been used as an ancient technique of meditation practiced by the followers of Buddhism. In essence, Buddhism offers a training of awareness through the right conduct and internal realizations. Mindfulness is one of the aspects of this training and allows a direct manipulation of one’s awareness. However, one doesn’t need to follow the Buddhist tradition in order to practice mindfulness and in fact, as the Eastern philosophies have spread to the Western…

of forgiveness you are focusing on and in my case I am focusing on forgiving others when they offend and/or hurt my feelings. The way I plan to cultivate forgiveness is to practice mindfulness and meditation. I will do this three times a week for about nine minutes, to a guide meditation recording called “Mindfulness Meditation to help relieve Anxiety and Stress” by WiseMindbody. Through doing this I will inwardly pause and become very aware of where I am emotionally and physically. I will do…

The client read the handout about how mindfulness is the ability to take control of your mind instead of having your mind controls you. The client shared her own experiences with mindfulness stating "I used to use it before, but I cannot do it now because every time I try to focus in present, I find myself thinking about the past and the negative thoughts especially the thoughts about cutting." The client was able to identify the components of the mindfulness processes which are observing,…

learning how to self-regulate through mindfulness practices that focus on using breathing exercises and positive thinking to stay focused. Mrs. Johnson shared, “Mindfulness is a way to regulate ourselves, both students and teachers so that we are in a place to learn and focus - it’s all about being present. It helps all children, but especially those who have trauma in their lives, learn how to stay in the present moment”. Mrs. Johnson first heard about using mindfulness practices in her…

Mindfulness is the act of focusing on the present and preventing your mind from drifting off or from worrying about the future. It is also about being fully aware and attentive to the “now,” which refers to what you are currently doing or what you are currently thinking about. I have a tremendously annoying tendency to let running thoughts occupied my mind whenever I am in the process of working on or completing a particular task. I would tell myself that I am indeed focused on the task at hand…

Mindfulness and positivity Positivity is a broad term which encompasses positive emotions and optimistic outlook (Fredrickson, 2009). Positivity is essential for students in their academic life. In fact, researchers found that students who experience more positive affect are more committed to their studies, are better at problem solving (Reschly, Huebner, Appleton and Antaramian, 2008), and they also behave better (Flook et al. 2015). Pekrun, Goetz, Titz and Perry (2002) looked at the function…

associated with mindfulness in the workplace. Job performance, for example has shown to be positively correlated with mindfulness. Narayanan and Moynihan (2006), conducted a study on call center customer service agents (N = 195) and shown that mindfulness reduced feelings of exhaustion, cynicism and inefficiency on the job. Researchers determined mindfulness was “positively related to reflection and negatively related to rumination” (Narayanan & Moynihan, 2006, p. 3). Mindfulness training…

Mindfulness There are both internal and external factors that affect mindfulness. Interpersonal variations refer to the internal differences in people and how they vary in likelihood. Intrapersonal variations refers to the external and environmental factors that affect mindfulness in part, due to the fact that it can be either enhanced or lessened by external experiences and stimuli. Both interpersonal and intrapersonal variations in mindfulness can affect psychological well-being (Brown, 2003).…

young age. It is equally important to know aspects of self-regulation when exposed to stressful occurrences. One way to help children and youth understand how to self-regulate and relieve stress is through introducing mindfulness practices. The basic principle of mindfulness is being in a state of awareness. Derived from Eastern contemplative…

The research question Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. sought out to answer was, "Can mindfulness meditation help reduce pain levels in chronic pain patients in a hospital setting?" Dr. Kabat-Zinn's purpose of this study may seem overly ambitious to many people since chronic pain patients are usually not relieved with medicinal therapies. To propose a meditation technique that uses no injections, pills, or much money may be seen as skeptical to some people, but do not underestimate the power of the mind.…