The word mindfulness is live streaming everywhere, on the internet, TED talks, your YouTube ads, etc. If you are a person who does yoga, meditation, etc. and if you search similar stuff on Google chances are high that you might have some sneak peek into Mindfulness. the SIMPLE sense you are mindful if you are constantly paying attention to the flow of air at the tip of your nose and you are bringing back your attention to the flow of air whenever your attention wanders away. But being SIMPLE is not accurate.
So…
What really is mindfulness?
Being accurate we can coin the term mindfulness as this.
- Mindfulness is an awareness that is cultivated by paying attention to the present moment and experience s without judgement. Mindfulness is purely a brain based technique. It is proven that mindfulness increases the activity of mirror neurons, which are responsible for the quality empathy in human beings.
Mindfulness is also proven to increase the activity of insula, a part of the brain. Perks after a systematic mindfulness practice for the suggested time from a well trained health professional include increased attention, clarity in thinking and increased self awareness. Anchors are used in mindfulness practice to bring back attention whenever mind wanders. Anchors include body, breath, emotions, thought s , surroundings. Certain neural pathways are activated in the brain when you do mindfulness practice.
- Mindfulness is an awareness that is cultivated by paying attention to the present moment and experience s without judgement.
Mindfulness is purely a brain based technique. It is proven that mindfulness increase s the activity of mirror neurons, which are responsible for the quality empathy in human beings.
Mindfulness is also proven to increase the activity of insula ,a part of the brain. Perks after a systematic mindfulness practice for the suggested time from a well trained health professional include increased attention, clarity in thinking and increased self awareness. Anchors are used in mindfulness practice to bring back attention whenever mind wanders.
Anchors include body, breath, emotions, thoughts, surroundings. Certain neural pathways are activated in the brain when you do mindfulness practice.
About the Author.
Ms. Arjun, is a physics Tutor, I have done my life coach certification, he is passionate about sharing my knowledge in mindfulness with people as a way of improving their quality of life.
