Mindfulness Practices
3 Benefits of Mindfulness Practices
The term "mindfulness" has been used to refer to a
psychological state of awareness, the practices that promote this
awareness, a mode of processing information and a character trait. It
can be seen as a moment-to-moment awareness of one's experience
without judgment. In this sense, mindfulness is a state and not a
trait.
Mindfulness can be achieved through activities such as yoga, tai-chi,
qi-gong and meditation. When one uses mindfulness
practices in daily lives, they can be sure to experience these
3 benefits:
Relationship satisfaction. Several studies find that
a person's ability to be mindful can help predict relationship
satisfaction — the ability to respond well to relationship stress and
the skill in communicating one's emotions to a partner. Mindfulness
can protect one from reacting to conflicts, instead it increases the
ability to express oneself positively in social situations, by
responding. This awareness provides the individual with more
confidence to engage in and build strong, healthy relationships.
Less emotional reactivity. Research also supports the
notion that mindfulness practices decreases emotional reactivity.
Mindfulness practices can help people disengage from emotionally
upsetting pictures and enable them to focus better on a cognitive task
as compared with people who saw the pictures but did not practice.
Stress reduction. Many studies show that practicing
mindfulness reduces stress. Mindfulness practices allows the
individual to slow down and focus on their breathes, and places
awareness on high-functioning nerves.
You will receive a few benefits by slowing down in this fast-paced
world. How often do you focus on your breathes, mind, and body?
Let today be the day you start on this journey into
yourself.