{"id":696,"date":"2017-09-21T13:57:12","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T03:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/?page_id=696"},"modified":"2023-01-16T13:54:04","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T18:54:04","slug":"what-is-mindfulness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/blog\/what-is-mindfulness\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Mindfulness?"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Paul Jozsef<\/a><\/p>\n ‘Mindfulness’ has become somewhat of a buzz word of late. Companies including Google and Facebook regularly hold mindfulness sessions for their employees.<\/p>\n However mindfulness dates back to ancient times – its roots lie in the teachings of the Eastern philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism. In today\u2019s world, mindfulness is just as relevant. Through the practice of mindfulness, we are better able deal with the emotional struggles we face on a day-to-day basis.<\/p>\n The founder of the modern mindfulness movement, Jon Kabat-Zinn, defines mindfulness as “paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” That is, maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and the surrounding environment \u2013 all without internal criticism.<\/p>\n Essentially, mindfulness is the practice of intentionally being aware of the present moment.<\/p>\n One of the most sought benefits of mindfulness is learning to respond better to negative emotional states such as anxiety, stress, anger and regret. However, the benefits of mindfulness extend both more broadly and fundamentally.<\/p>\n Through the skilful use of mindfulness, we can learn to interrupt habits, such as getting lost in our thoughts and rumination. It are these thoughts, often focusing on the future or past events, which can add stress or anxiety to the ever present pressures of everyday life.<\/p>\n With a consistent mindfulness practice, we can learn to better understand our mind, its activity and the thought processes that shape and condition our lives. Most importantly, we can learn to recognise and interrupt these unhelpful processes.<\/p>\n By being mindful, we take our life off ‘autopilot’ and start taking a more active control of our emotions, rather than being driven by them. As a result, we become able to cultivate states of positive psychological and physical wellbeing.<\/p>\n Mindfulness can be practiced anywhere, at any time. Your next meal is a good opportunity to practice mindfulness. As you eat, try to eat very slowly, consciously chewing your food. Notice how you feel in the moment. Pay attention to how the food tastes and feels in your mouth and the sensation of swallowing. Be aware of your level of enjoyment. Notice how you feel. This is the practice of mindfulness. Paying attention to, and accepting the present moment for what it is, nothing more, nothing less.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n For more information on how workplace mindfulness training can help your organization, call (514) 360-7205<\/a> or contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By Paul Jozsef ‘Mindfulness’ has become somewhat of a buzz word of late. Companies including Google and Facebook regularly hold mindfulness sessions for their employees. However mindfulness dates back to ancient times – its roots lie in the teachings of the Eastern philosophies of Buddhism and Taoism. In today\u2019s world, mindfulness is just as relevant….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":689,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"folder":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/696"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=696"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/696\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1253,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/696\/revisions\/1253"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/689"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=696"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=696"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=696"},{"taxonomy":"folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulnessspace.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/folder?post=696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}What is Mindfulness?<\/h3>\n
Benefits of Mindfulness<\/h3>\n
How to Practice Mindfulness<\/h3>\n
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When should I practice mindfulness?<\/h3>\n
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