- Mindfulness Definition | What Is Mindfulness - Greater Good
Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them mdash;without believing, for instance, that there rsquo;s a ldquo;right rdquo; or ldquo;wrong rdquo; way to
- Mindfulness | Greater Good
Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them mdash;without believing, for instance, that there rsquo;s a ldquo;right rdquo; or ldquo;wrong rdquo; way to
- Five Ways Mindfulness Meditation Is Good for Your Health
Mindfulness may also be good for hearts that are already relatively healthy Research suggests that meditating can increase respiratory sinus arrhythmia, the natural variations in heart rate that happen when we breathe that indicate better heart health and an increased chance of surviving a heart attack
- The State of Mindfulness Science - Greater Good
During the past two decades, more and more scientists have studied mindfulness—a Buddhist-inspired collection of practices aimed at helping us to cultivate moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our environment Their early findings triggered an enormous amount of enthusiasm for meditation
- How to Teach Mindfulness in a More Social Way - Greater Good
Relational mindfulness practices help students cultivate awareness and connect with each other to facilitate learning and belonging
- Which Mindfulness Skills Can Benefit You? - Greater Good
Which Mindfulness Skills Can Benefit You? A new study examines how different aspects of mindfulness influence our emotional well-being
- Teens Need Compassion to Go with Mindfulness - Greater Good
When we intertwine mindfulness and compassion, we shift away from simply telling teens to “pause and breathe” to manage stress and, instead, acknowledge the human needs that evoked the stress to begin with In fact, if we start with “I see you, and what you say matters,” we might find that pausing and breathing becomes even easier
- What Mindfulness Practices Can Look Like for… - Greater Good
Here's what we can learn from mindfulness programs that have aimed to serve Indigenous communities
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