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MINDFULNESS MONDAY for this week:

As we have already learned- mindfulness is the attention to and moment-by-moment awareness of our environment, thoughts, feelings and experiences. It is simply being present in whatever you are doing. Today we are going to look at meditation. Amongst other things meditation is a tool that can be used to assist with cultivating that awareness (mindfulness).

People often feel that these are one in the same, however mindfulness is a quality or a state of being and meditation is a practice. I am intentionally keeping this very simple for understanding but in actuality it is quite a complex discussion. For simplicity’s sake they both involve focus, intentionality, awareness, being in the present moment, concentration and discipline. The difference is that meditation is often practiced in a protected environment with an intentional focus, controlled posture and is often time-structured; while mindfulness can be done informally …

Mindfulness Monday

Our focus with mindfulness so far has been in the moment-by-moment awareness of our environment, thoughts, feelings and maybe even experiences. This can be very difficult when our lives are very full and chaotic. Many of us multi-task to be able to complete all of the things that we need to do on a daily basis. We also tend to worry about multiple things simultaneously which contributes to our growing stress and tensions. In our multi-tasking we tend to function on auto-pilot- checking out mentally and to some extent being mindless rather than focusing on the present moment and being aware. If this is describing you-you are not alone. So we are going to take a simpler step this week for a more personal approach with mindfulness.

A suggestion for this week: Try to find some time in your chaotic schedule to turn inwards with mindful breathing. Wi…

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MINDFULNESS MONDAY

“Awareness of awareness and Attention to intention”

Last week we discussed the ‘Awareness of awareness’ and began an exercise of taking time to be aware of various things throughout our day. Today I want to expand on the ‘Attention to intention’ aspect of this phrase.

With the notion of attention to intention- we are looking at holding our own intention in the front of our minds. Keep in mind an intention is what we are determining mentally upon, an aim or a plan. So, what we are focused on (i.e. our goal) needs to be what we are paying attention to. A big picture example of this: in a quote from Gandhi “You must be the change you wish to see in the world” where for example, if we want peace among men- we need to live peaceful…

This week's MINDFULNESS MONDAY

Mindfulness is a state of awareness at the present moment of:

· What is occurring in and around us.

· How and what we are feeling in that moment.

· What we are thinking during that moment.