Cultivating Mindfulness

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Mindfulness involves noticing your internal state (thoughts, physical feelings, emotions) and the world around you in the present moment, without judgement. It can be a useful tool to develop to feelings of calm, space around stressful circumstances, and choice around how we respond. 
Particularly when practised regularly, mindfulness has been associated with increased parasympathetic tone and executive function, and can also help in developing the ability to sustain focused attention.[1,2,3]

Mindfulness practices can take many forms. You can be mindful doing literally anything: eating your food, taking a shower, doing the washing up or scrubbing before an operation, or you can cultivate specific mindfulness practices, see below.

For more information on mindfulness, I really enjoyed this article.



[1] Jerath R et al. Front Hum Neurosci. 2012;6:1-4
[2] Lebares CC et al. Ann Surg. 2021;273(3):424-32
[3] Semple RJ. Mindfulness 2010;1:121-30

Mindfulness on the move

You can be mindful doing literally anything. Here are some prompts for being mindful, whatever you're up to.

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Seated mindfulness meditation

Seated or lying mindfulness meditation can be a good place to start with mindfulness practice. Find out more here...

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Mindful breathwork

Consciously modifying our breath is a powerful way to modify our autonomic state, and also lends itself to mindfulness practice. Find links here.

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Other guided mindfulness resources

Other activities which lend themselves to mindfulness practice include body scans, non-sleep deep rest and breathwork. I have attached some links and descriptions, below

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