Practicing Mindfulness
💆Mindfulness is you catching yourself in the moment, not drifting into the past, not stressing about the future, just being right here, right now. It's awareness, but soft. Attention, but not forceful. No judgment. No fixing. Just noticing. It’s when I stop running and actually feel my breath. When I don’t push my feelings down, I sit with them. When I let things be what they are, even me. ☺What does it mean? 💬Mindfulness is the practice of paying full attention to the present moment with nonjudgmental awareness. It’s about noticing your thoughts, feelings, and sensations as they are, without trying to change or avoid them. It’s not zoning out, it’s zoning in. “Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way, on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” (Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1994) 💬 The art of mindfulness has roots in ancient Eastern spiritual traditions, especially Buddhism, where it’s called s...