Apr 1, 2014 · Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to ...

Apr 15, 2025 · Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a “right” or “wrong” way to ...

Jun 20, 2024 · Two new studies suggest that mindful people have a lower risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease. Three Ways Mindfulness Reduces Depression June 2, 2014. Research says that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is an effective treatment for depression. A new study finds out why.

Feb 13, 2018 · As CHM found, mindful photography is a creative way to cultivate focus, deep seeing, and gratitude that both students and adults can carry with them into the rest of their lives. In the words of Dorothea Lange, whose iconic photographs put a human face on the Great Depression: “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see ...

May 13, 2010 · As of the fall of 2009, Mindful Schools had brought our five-week in-class mindfulness training to over 7,000 children in 26 schools, 22 of which serve low-income children. The program is secular, extremely cost-effective, and uses short, interactive exercises that are tailored for children.

Do you savor life or let everyday stresses control you? In other words, how mindful are you? The practice of mindfulness has been linked to happiness, health, and psychological well-being, but many of us may not know exactly what it is, let alone how to …

May 15, 2017 · The researchers found that although participants with low self-esteem had a greater fear of being rejected, being more mindful decreased those effects. Taken together, these studies suggest that mindfulness can decrease our emotional reactivity to negative events, potentially leading to less social friction in more uncertain, anxiety-producing ...

Mar 30, 2015 · In my new book, Mindfulness for Teachers, I outline several mindfulness practices—including focused breathing, open awareness, loving-kindness, and others—that teachers can use in the classroom, whether they want to invoke a sense of mindfulness in the classroom or to become a more mindful person, in general. These practices can help a ...

Feb 7, 2025 · Mindful crafting offers a break from ruminating. Just 10 minutes of regular mindful coloring—at least three times a week for two weeks—can reduce stress, anxiety, and feelings of low mood, alongside improving quality of life. Creative hobbies can also significantly lower levels of our stress hormone, cortisol, which promotes a sense of ...

Feb 27, 2013 · How mindful are you? Take our quiz! In this way, I began to cultivate kindness toward myself, as well as a sense of interest and curiosity for my lived experience. I started to practice infusing my attention with care and compassion, similar to a parent attending to a young child, saying to myself, “I care about you. I’m interested.