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Mindfulness For Beginners:

Mindfulness Exercises

By

Brittany Samons

Introduction

Mindfulness is the mental or psychological state and ability to focus the attention or get complete and total awareness on something of the present. It is defined as a state or being completely attentive on the present moment and present circumstances as well as really paying attention to something in a conscious manner. Mindfulness is also known as total awareness and recollection which leads to the retention of the reality of things displayed at the moment rather than on what has been and what is to come. It is often called as presence of mind and the opposite of absent-mindedness.

Mindfulness is a very popular term for Buddhists who follow Buddhas teachings since it is one of the core teachings of Buddha considered to be the path that will take a person to enlightenment. This mental state is advantageous, however, not only to Buddhists but to all people since it maintains or enhances communication especially at work and in relationships. In other words, it makes communication more effective. It also lets knowledge, whether academic, emotional, or spiritual knowledge, penetrate through the heart, mind and soul to achieve wisdom, peace, confidence and other positive things. Mindfulness can easily be achieved and mastered even by beginners as long as they know its purpose as well as follow some tips on how they can successfully achieve this state of mind.

Chapter 1. The Purpose of Mindfulness

There are several purposes of mindfulness and these purposes serve as reasons why attaining this psychological state is important. Here are the basic but essential purposes of mindfulness and how they can benefit a persons life.

To improve concentration . Being mindful is being able to focus and concentrate and when you are able to focus and concentrate, you are able to do all your activities, projects, etc. well and achieve great results. Mindfulness is aimed to achieve an improvement on your focus and concentration since it encourages a person to live by the present and to the reality displayed in front of you. For instance, if there is work to do and some projects, if you are mindful, you are able to concentrate on your projects and work because you focus on what you have to do at the moment.

To obtain wisdom easily . Mindfulness is also aimed for the achievement of wisdom and knowledge without obstacles. For instance, if you are inside a class or a seminar, you will not be able to absorb all the knowledge and the wisdom imparted by the instructor or the speaker if you are absent-minded and you do not focus on what is being discussed. However, if you are mindful, wisdom and knowledge can easily penetrate to your mind and this could benefit your work, your studies and your overall life in a positive way.

To relieve physical stress and prevent heath issues . Mindfulness is also aimed for the purpose of eradicating stress from your life. The world is full of stress-triggers but since mindfulness encourages you and helps you think of the present reality, stress can be reduced and relieved. Now, stress is one of the main causes of several diseases like high blood pressure, etc. When you are mindful, you eliminate stress and when you eliminate stress, you are also able to prevent serious health issues from arising, thereby keeping you healthy physically.

To eliminate worries . Mindfulness is aimed for the elimination of worry in your daily life. Worry is one great factor that can cause stress and jeopardize your health not only physically, but mentally. However, if you are mindful or if you know how to practice mindfulness, you are usually trained to focus on the present things and to view things as they are and without judgment. Since you wont have to think of other things from the past or future, there is nothing to worry about, so you can give your body a good rest, peace to your mind and happiness to your soul.

To eliminate depression and other mental disorders. Mindfulness is said to be a mental state of focus and concentration as well as awareness of the present realities. Since it deals mainly with the mind, it is also aimed for the elimination of mental disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders, etc. For instance, if you are depressed over something, ignoring that mental state could give worst results like nervous breakdowns. But since mindfulness encourages meditation and freeing the mind from worries that lead to depression, these mental disorders can successfully be eliminated allowing you to live a happier life.

To banish communication gaps . Communication gaps are usually the main causes of misunderstandings, etc. but mindfulness is a state that is aimed to bridge these gaps. Mindfulness can do this because it is the state of paying attention. Naturally, when you focus and pay attention to the person talking, whether it is your boss, your wife, your parents, etc. you will be able to understand what he or she is saying. Therefore, if it is a task you are supposed to do, you can perform it exactly how your boss wants it or how your parents want it, leading to harmonious relationships.

To banish relationship problems . While communication gaps can cause misunderstandings, misunderstanding are the main culprits of broken and strained relationships; whether with your boss, wife, parents, friends, etc. The state of being mindful can prevent problems and fix broken relationships because mindfulness not only encourages attentiveness and total awareness but also encourages viewing things as they are without passing judgment. This means you are able to absorb the circumstances and understand them. When you understand situations and circumstances despite their negative nature, you avoid misunderstanding and fights with your boss, wife, friends, parents, etc. leading to the avoidance of relationship strains and problems.

To be non-judgmental . It is actually human nature to be judgmental and to put meaning on everything around them. Whether it s an object, a situation or happening, people would usually judge and usually they judge the past and the even the future of that certain situation. However, mindfulness is aimed to focus on the present moment as it encourages the viewing of things as they are and not digging up the past and predicting the future and so, people are trained to be non-judgmental but accept and absorb everything without passing judgment.

To get a hold of yourself or your sanity . Many people who experience depression as well as other psychological problems usually are not able to maintain their sanity and get a hold of their emotions thats why they usually give up and break down. Reality will always have some things that could make a person depressed and worry too much but being mindful can help a person keep his or her sanity despite all the stressors and depression-triggers. This is because mindfulness is aimed to focus only on what is happening now, at present and not about future happenings. It is aimed to let you live one day at a time, solving problems for the day and not to worry about problems that have not arrived yet. With this, you are able to prevent a surge of problems that that can trigger too much depression allowing you to live and think well despite the not-so-good things happening around you.

To live a happy and contented life . Mindfulness is also aimed for people to achieve a happy and contented life. Nobody wants to be lonely and live a life of misery and discontentment but if you are practicing mindfulness in your daily life, you live for the present and this can train you to be contented with your life and what you have now as well as be happy since you can banish negative vibes and stressors that can disrupt your way of life.