So before giving up on mindfulness, or feeling ashamed that mindfulness isn't producing the results you wanted, make sure you've considered the following things: What does mindfulness even mean? Mindfulness has multiple definitions and those can look different depending on your teacher, or whether...
What's mindfulness, and what does it mean to be mindful? Mindfulness is a skill with roots in Buddhism. It increases our awareness of the present moment and allows us to make informed decisions about dealing with thing...
Mindfulness training in schools does not improve children's mental health School culture is more important than universal intervention, finds the eight years long MYRIAD study. Emma Wilkinson reports Teaching children mindfulness in schools seems like such a good idea. Surveys repeatedly show that menta...
Mindfulness-based interventions are increasingly being used to reduce aggressive behavior; however, the mechanisms through which increases in mindfulness are associated with reductions in aggression are not well understood. Based on research suggesting that mindfulness-induced alterations to inhibitory control ...
How do Yoga and Mindfulness Work Together? “Mindfulness is paying attention to your life here and now, with kindness and curiosity.” AMY SALTZMAN Kids need to move, and connecting with sensation in the body is a particularly effective way to explore mindfulness. When yoga + mindfulness are ...
How Does Mindfulness Relate to Work? As you can probably imagine, mindfulness at work has a host of benefits. Research from multiple companies has shown that mindfulness helpsprevent chronic stress in practitioners. While meditation, yoga, and other Eastern tradit...
Although thinking is undoubtedly useful, past a certain point thinking is likely to be circular, if not potentially negative – certainly of little benefit. So, where does Mindfulness fit in? Here are ten reasons why I believe that Mindfulness is helpful: ...
As per Ravi Kumar, people leader, Roche Diabetes Care, India, Middle East and Africa, if this research is accurate, it will impact the employee behaviour at the workplace, but the changes may not be seen immediately. “It takes time to master the practice of mindfulness. Th...
What does mindfulness actually mean? The original translation of the Pali wordsatiis "remembering". It was about remembering your ethics, the right way to behave in each moment. It's shifted within the modern context and is usually translated as "being conscious and aware of the present moment...
Modem culture has fallen away from these traditions, but with mindfulness and a willingness to shift our behaviors to play to the power of memory, we can create our own rituals to bring more intimacy to our closest relationships.If your lover just gets home from stressful work, you’d ...