What is Mindfulness Meditation?
Paying attention to what’s happening inside yourself, noticing thoughts and other mindstuff, emotions, body sensations or sensory perceptions; paying attention to external things, noticing what’s happening in your environment
Mindfulness is easiest or most natural for:
- curious, watchful people
- good listeners and/or quiet people
- people who learn from perception and paying attention
- people who gain insight from what is happening inside and around them
- people whose mind can be quiet and open enough to allow other, non-mental information to come through
Mindfulness is most challenging and most helpful:
- when we’re easily distracted due to fatigue, stress, etc.
- we’re prone to daydreaming
- for ADD/ ADHD
- for people who tend to avoid realities they’re not ready to face
- trauma suffers
How you’ll benefits from practicing mindfulness meditation:
- strengthen your awareness of whatever you direct it towards (environment, thoughts, breath, etc.)
- be more present
- bolsters your self-confidence
- you’ll feel more content even when life isn’t so great