{"id":6752,"date":"2021-12-24T14:36:55","date_gmt":"2021-12-24T06:36:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/?p=6752"},"modified":"2024-09-10T14:46:34","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T06:46:34","slug":"mindfulness-what-is-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/mindfulness-what-is-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness: What Is It And How Does It Help?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mindfulness can give you a sense of control, it can help you feel calm, it can bring you a sense of perspective, and it can prepare you for your next challenge.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Mindfulness can take many forms and includes a range of activities. Below is a recipe; the ingredients aren\u2019t easy to come by for everyone. They take a lot of practice to collect. Sometimes it\u2019s easier to focus on one element and slowly mix them for more comprehensive mindfulness practise.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ingredients:<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Attitude<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Open and Curious \u2013 This can be difficult, particularly if we\u2019re angry, overwhelmed or feeling hurt; however, these are the times where mindfulness can be the most effective. You\u2019re adopting an open and curious attitude about your surroundings, body, and thoughts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Being Present<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Allowing yourself to experience the here and now.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Not worrying about the present, not reflecting on the past.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ask yourself, \u201cWhat is happening right now?\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Simply Notice\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Notice your feet on the ground, your breath moving past your lips, your shoulders, then maybe the thoughts moving through your mind and the feelings moving through your body.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Your 5 senses:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Identify and say to yourself:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I can hear:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I can feel:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I can taste:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I can see:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">I can smell:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Self-Talk\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">During mindfulness, our minds can wander, our thoughts can drift to the future \u201cWhat will I make for dinner\u201d and drift to the past \u201cI can\u2019t believe I said that, how embarrassing\u201d.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">We can guide ourselves back towards mindfulness by saying to ourselves, \u201cI notice my mind drifting\u201d, then identify our senses, notice our breath or simply notice the feeling of the chair underneath our legs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Method<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">If you have never practised mindfulness before and feel like you want to give it a try, then make sure you\u2019re in a quiet, comfortable spot. Try it for the first time when you are calm and experiencing comfortable emotions. This will help you practice ahead of time, and you will likely feel more prepared when you\u2019re feeling stressed or overwhelmed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In the words of Russell Harris: \u201cYou are learning a valuable skill, so be gentle with yourself. If your attention wanders 1000 times, your aim is simply to bring it back 1000 times.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.14.2&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;]<h1>About the Author:<\/h1>\n<p>Brianne is a Registered Counsellor with the Australian Counselling Association. She spent most of her career working with children, youth and families. She currently works with adults experiencing symptoms of anxiety and depression. She has a particular interest in working with parents and caregivers who want to develop their emotional health and increase the emotional intelligence of their children.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/app.safespace.sg\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=resources\">Book a time with her today!<\/a><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mindfulness can give you a sense of control, it can help you feel calm, it can bring you a sense of perspective, and it can prepare you for your next challenge. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":6928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[74,153,157],"tags":[27,83,94,121,123,114,160],"class_list":["post-6752","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-self-development","category-self-help","category-talk-therapy-101","tag-mental-health","tag-mental-health-education","tag-mental-health-resilience","tag-mindfulness","tag-personal-development","tag-self-care","tag-self-development"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6752","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6752"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6752\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9365,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6752\/revisions\/9365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6752"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6752"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/innomaxprojects.com\/safespace\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6752"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}