Think of mindfulness meditation as a brain gym. It is literally training your brain to be in the present moment, by focusing on your anchor point, which, for most people, is their breath.

What is mindfulness, how do you practice it and what are the main benefits of doing so? Here's what you need to know, according to an expert health coach.

Mindfulness practice is a way to gently retrain the mind to settle into the present moment. It’s kind of like becoming a parent to your mind rather than letting it control you. In the end, the ...

Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction, explains how to begin a meditation practice — and how doing so can help you seize the present moment. Life Kit Tools To Help ...

How to Do Mind Mapping. Define your central topic. First, consider what the focus of your mind map should be and write it out in the center of the page.

When Himelstein explains mindfulness to young people he likes to use a metaphor coined by Larry Rosenberg the dog-mind versus the lion-mind. If a human waves a bone in front of a dog, the dog will ...

Mindfulness Mind-wandering and mindfulness If you haven't tried mindfulness meditation yet, you must. Posted January 31, 2012. Share. Tweet. Share. Email. THE BASICS.

To help heal addictions in 12-step meetings, the leader reads “the promises,” which say that, if we follow the recommended practices, “we are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness. … ...

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Mindfulness consists of two essential components, says Skrzynski. “One, being intentionally aware of what’s happening, and, two, non-judgmental acceptance of whatever that may be.” To bring more ...