Mindfulness
Namaste All!
Do you all know what mindfulness is? According to Cambridge Dictionary, it is defined as the following: “The practice of being aware of your body, mind, and feelings in the present moment, thought to create a feeling of calm.” When I first heard about mindfulness from friends and family, who recommended I meditate, I thought it was a bunch of baloney. I tried it a few times and found my meditation practices and I felt frustrated, because I felt more stressed out with my to-do list than relaxed from meditation.
Then in therapy, one day I asked, how to remain happy, eternally. What are the tools and strategies to remain happy? He said to meditate, and he said it’s a state of dissociating from your subconscious from your conscious mind. I felt frustrated again. However, when he explained the principles again, I thought I’d try it again, and it really struck a chord for me then.
I’ve been practicing meditating 5 minutes a day in a quiet room with no sound and my eyes closed. These are the principles I’ve been following per my therapist:
- Observe
- Describe
- Participate
- Non Judgment
- One Mindfully
When I’m meditating, I’m observing my breath and how my body is feeling in the present moment. I also observe if I’m thinking about something besides focusing on my breath like things I have to do, and I’m describing that in my mind. I participate in the moment by allowing myself to be completely lost in the moment. I also don’t judge myself if my minder wanders as I’m focusing on my breadth. I do this one-mindfully, meaning that I focus on my objective of paying attention to my breathing and how my mind is separating from my body.
I plan on increasing my meditation process from 5-10-15 minutes a day and onward, as I get better and better at this exercise.
Thoughts? I’m new to this! Let me know what you think!
Also, now that you’ve learned about mindfulness, how cute are my leggings? I’ve been wearing them around the house and for stretching exercises! They are from a company called JoriKi, and they focus on giving a portion of their sales to different organizations. For the leggings that I have, they give a portion of their sales to SPINNA. This organization brings traditional skills mainstream to empower women working in fashion. I just love their message and their leggings! My leggings are linked!