February 26, 2014

Why Is Mindfuless is the Master Key to Change?

The Mindfulness RevolutionYou might have seen the recent cover story on “The Mindfulness Revolution” in Time magazine. It gives a nice introduction to the practice as well as why it can be so helpful. Mindfulness is simply being in the present moment non-judgmentally.  I’ve blogged about mindfulness countless times over the years. Here’s a blog about what mindfulness is and another about self-liberation through mindfulness.

 

The Benefits of Mindfulness
A recent article in the Monitor on Psychology of the American Psychological Association reviews the research findings on the benefits of mindfulness. There are plenty! Mindfulness benefits include, and are not limited to, the following:

 

Why is Mindfulness the Master Key?
When it comes down to it, mindfulness is really just about learning to focus our attention. Here is why mindfulness is the “master” key to change:

In essence, mindfulness is just a way for us to practice focusing our attention. Simply put, anything we accomplish in life requires focused attention – the better the focus, the more we can do. Since, in many respects, the brain is like a muscle, our brains get better at sustaining attention the more we practice doing so. With all of the texting, emailing, push notifications, and social networking from our endless tech devices, we need to practice focusing attention now more than ever!

I’m going to do several more blogs on this topic – so stay tuned!

 

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