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“How mindfulness helps me” by Robert Marx
Quite often we promote mindfulness as a way of feeling less stressed, less depressed, less anxious, less self-punishing. We gather ourselves around the breath, pause and let our parasympathetic nervous system activate, returning to being the self that we like being, the one that can be more grounded, calmer, kinder. I can breathe into that gnarly little knot I have become in that moment of aggravation and open to a bigger space – and feel better. But actually, I also appreciate the practice for opening up a space that lets me feel worse. In my haze of avoidance and reactivity,…
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Take refuge from the storm: try mindfulness
Mindfulness can help us find balance through life’s ups and downs. It helps us learn to respond more skilfully when difficulties arise. Mindfulness training can help us to learn to pay attention in the present moment, and therefore spend less time dwelling on the past or worrying about the future. We can begin to notice habits of the mind that might not be helpful to us. The more we can spot these habits and patterns the more we have a choice about how to respond, and find more stability. How can mindfulness help me? Research has shown that mindfulness can…