WHAT IS MINDFULNESS ANYWAY?
Are you new to meditation, and interested in finding out how to start a practice? We'll walk you through the basics!
Mindfulness is: The ability to to know what's happening in your head at any given moment without getting carried away by it.
Mindfulness allows us to see our thoughts and feelings as they really are, freeing us from old ways of thinking.
When is the last time you did absolutely nothing for 10 whole minutes? Not texting, talking or even thinking? Mindfulness expert Andy Puddicombe describes the transformative power of doing just that: Refreshing your mind for 10 minutes a day, simply by being mindful and experiencing the present moment. (No need for incense or sitting in strange positions.)
Why would I want to practice mindfulness .... because it teaches you the skills that create distance between stimulus and response, and in that space is CHOICE. Listen to Matthew McConaughey explain how to use that space to connect you to who and what matters most to you.
Practice Exercises
Deepak Chopra, physician, educator and author leads a short meditation to help you focus.
In just 5 minutes you can reset your day in a positive way.
Take a moment and let this guided meditation relieve your anxiety.
If you are feeling stressed or overwhelmed, listen to this guided meditation to re-center yourself.
Tamara Levitt guides this 10 minute Daily Calm mindfulness meditation to powerfully restore and re-connect with the present.
If you are feeling restless, listen to this guided meditation to ease your mind and body into falling asleep.
Step after step, breath after breath. Let this 15-minute meditation guide you on your walks.