Mindfulness
Most of us know that it is important to be more aware in our daily life, to be hypervigilant about those things around us. But, somehow, we get caught up in the stress of the day and before you know it, the week goes by and things start to pile up bringing consequences that we could have changed.
What does practicing mindfulness provide? Mindfulness has been shown to: help relieve stress, treat heart disease, lower blood pressure, reduce chronic pain, improve sleep, and alleviate gastrointestinal difficulties. Mindfulness has also been shown to improve mental health.
It is the act of consciously focusing your mind in the present moment without judgment and without attachment to the moment (Linehan, 2015). It can be used to become more aware of what is going on for us internally and externally. We become more present to the “right now”. Mindfulness is about maintaining calmness, even in the face of a tough situation caused by the stressors of the day.
So, if it offers all of those benefits, why are so few practicing it?
Mindfulness is also attempting to achieve a lack of distinction between being and doing. To achieve this level of self, I suggest you practice my 4 P’s – Be Positive, Stay in the Present Tense, Make it Personal and Practice it. No one thinks they could lift weights once and build muscles, but seldom do we think how long it can take to break a habit or a limiting belief that we have held for almost our entire life.
They say that all of Budda’s teachings are summed up in one sentence: “Nothing is to be clung too as I, Me or Mine.” Clung to, doesn‘t connote nothing of you – it is what you do with your self-ID. To bring your state of mind and senses closer to awareness – provides more clarity in all of your senses and experiencing wisdom.
So how can we start operating in the conscious present rather operate in the 90+% in the past with our subconscious? Here are three of my nine steps?
Learn proper breathing techniques.
Learn to control your Guard Duty and emotions.
Stop the Trash Talk – Critical speak that prevents us from achieving our best selves.
Contact me for the other six steps and more on mindfulness and start achieving a calmer life.
