Have you heard about Mindfullness and being Mindfull for your mental wellbeing and wondered what it is referring to?

It can be easy to rush through life without stopping to notice much. Paying more attention to the present moment – to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you – can improve your mental wellbeing. Some people call this awareness ‘mindfulness’, and you can take steps to develop it in your own life.

Mindfullness is a form of meditation that uses breath as form of concentration. By focusing on breathing practicing mindfulness helps bring the individual back to focus on the present moment and enables people to focus on all of the experiences it contains.

Mindfullness is a way of becoming more aware of our thoughts and feelings, this may not sound like an obviously helpful thing to do, however learning to do this in a way that suspends judgement and self-criticism can have an incredibly positive impact on our lives. Mindfullness helps us to do this. Mindfullness cannot eliminate life’s pressures but it can affect how we respond to these pressures by enabling us to be calmer – this benefits the brain and the body. Practicing Mindfullness can help us to be fully present in our life and work and can help improve both.

Go to Live It Well’s Mindfullness information with links to free downloads by following the link.