About Mindfulness

What is Mindfulness?

Mindfulness is the awareness that arises while paying attention on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgmentally with kindness. The awareness and skills of mindfulness gives us a way to respond to change and stressors in life and effectively manage a variety of stress-related conditions and reduce symptoms. Mindfulness teaches us how to live well and enjoy life regardless of the ups and downs.

Benefits

Over thirty-five years of scientific research suggests that training in Mindfulness supports overall health, resilience, and emotional well-being.

MBSR may benefit with:

• Ability to cope with stressful situations

• Emotional regulation 

• Anxiety and depression

• Chronic pain

• Headaches

• Chronic illness, high blood pressure, heart disease

• Gastro-intestinal distress, eating challenges

• Sleep disturbances

• Concentration, memory, and learning

• Immune system

• Learning self-care and compassion

• Ability to relax

• Interpersonal communication and relationships

• Enhanced vitality and well-being

Why does mindfulness matter?

• Cultivates our potential to experience the present moment, no matter how difficult or intense, with greater clarity and acceptance, creating space to respond, rather than react

• Cultivates calm observation for conscious decision-making​

• Enables us to be more aware of thoughts and feelings, less identified with them, and better able to manage them​

• Enables us to be nourished and sustained by ordinary moments we normally ignore out of habit

• Cultivates traits for resilient living: self-awareness, self-acceptance, greater confidence 

• Strengthens key components for happiness: resilience, calm, compassionate connections to others