Living mindfully is one of the very best ways that you can transform your life. When you think about performing meditation you might think about sitting in lotus pose and clearing your mind for extended periods of time. Mindfulness is awesome because it is about becoming fully present in this moment and becoming fully aware of your senses, thoughts, and emotions.
One of the most incredible parts of this practice is that you can make it a part of nearly everything you do in a normal day. When you fully become present you tap into what appears to others as super powers. You don’t miss the subtle happenings around you and can better anticipate future events.
Mindfulness improves well being
- Increasing your capacity for mindfulness supports many attitudes that contribute to a satisfied life.
- Being mindful makes it easier to savor the pleasures in life as they occur, helps you become fully engaged in activities, and creates a greater capacity to deal with adverse events.
- By focusing on the here and now, many people who practice mindfulness find that they are less likely to get caught up in worries about the future or regrets over the past, are less preoccupied with concerns about success and self-esteem, and are better able to form deep connections with others.
Mindfulness improves physical health
If greater well-being isn’t enough of an incentive, scientists have discovered the benefits of mindfulness techniques help improve physical health in a number of ways. Mindfulness can:
- help relieve stress
- treat heart disease
- lower blood pressure
- reduce chronic pain
- improve sleep
- alleviate gastrointestinal difficulties
Mindfulness improves mental health
In recent years, psychotherapists have turned to mindfulness meditation as an important element in the treatment of a number of problems, including:
- depression
- substance abuse
- eating disorders
- couples’ conflicts
- anxiety disorders
- obsessive-compulsive disorder
It’s become increasingly common for mindfulness meditation to be combined with psychotherapy, especially cognitive behavioral therapy. This development makes good sense, since both meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy share the common goal of helping people gain perspective on irrational, maladaptive, and self-defeating thoughts.
Tips on becoming mindful in your everyday life:
-The first step to really tap into mindfulness is to completely connect with your physical senses.
-Observe your breathing.
-Eat mindfully
-Listen with your ears and heart open.
-Observe your thoughts and emotions.
-Do the things you love and just get lost in them.
-Meditate daily.
-Find ways to meditate daily.
You are a powerful being, just remember that most of your power is contained in the present mindful moment. Right now you have the power you are looking for to find peace, change, or whatever your heart desires most.