April

Mindfulness is a practice involved in various religious and secular traditions—from Hinduism and Buddhism to yoga and, more recently, non-religious meditation. People have been practicing mindfulness for thousands of years.

In general, mindfulness was popularized in the East by religious and spiritual institutions, while in the West its popularity can be traced to particular people and secular institutions.

(Article Author-Positive Psychology)

Definition of Mindfulness

1. the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.
   

2. 2.
   a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.

Look at the drawing to the left and think about this question-Do your find your brain mind full of mindful?

When our mind is full, we tend to have dozens of thoughts running a marathon through our brain. We become overwhelmed by the exhaustion of keeping track of all those thoughts and it lowers our ability to make calm, positive decisions.

Instead of suffering a mind full, you can learn how to become Mindful. When we are mindful, we are able to slow down our thoughts, feelings and body. We give focus to the 'here and now' by releasing the past and not looking at the future. Instead, we concentrate on one single moment in time, our present being.

By being present instead of scattered, we are able to give space to consider decisions and difficult feelings we are facing. Mindfulness does not erase problems but, it does provide a calm and peaceful way to move forward with a decision.