Mindfulness for Everyday People: EVERYDAY MINDFULNESS IN PRACTICE: Simple and Practical Ways for Everyday Mindfulness by Anna Fox

Author:Anna Fox
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Reference
ISBN: 9781549630156
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2017-07-30T07:00:00+00:00

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Just do your best to incorporate mindful eating into your every meal. Remember to slow down, pay attention to your body and its signals and needs, do one thing at the time and enjoy your every meal with all your senses.

“Mindful eating is a way to become reacquainted with the guidance of our internal nutritionist.”

~ Jan Chozen Bays

Mindful communication

By practicing mindfulness, you can deepen your relationships.

People are often somewhere else in their mind and not with the person they are talking to. More often than not, while the other person is talking, they are thinking about what they are going to say next, or they are checking their phone, and they are not fully present in the conversation.

When you bring your awareness in the conversation and when you are fully present, you can actually hear what the other person is saying to you. You can then engage and contribute to the conversation in a meaningful and deeper way. Try to be fully open to the other person and his or her words and perspective and allow it to be different to yours. Observe it openly and maybe you will notice something that will broaden your beliefs and opinions.

Try to fully listen and pay attention to the conversation. Observe the other person, their body language, and the energy behind their words. People are not talking to each other just with words. When you are aware and present in the moment, you will be able to notice that subtle messages beyond the words.

When you are talking, also be present in the moment. The interesting thing is that when you step out of that mind loop of thinking and storytelling, your conversations can become more fluid, more real and more from the heart. Words will come out of your mouth regardless of the thinking process. When you are practicing mindful conversations, your relationships become mindful and more meaningful.

Another benefit of mindfulness in relationships is that when you are fully present and when you observe your emotions, thoughts, and feelings that appear when you are engaging with someone, you can very quickly notice how someone is resonating with you. You can more easily sense their intentions but, also, you can sense your response to that person and whether you want to spend your time and energy on them or not. You can sense with more ease if a person is toxic or if they are someone who will enrich your life with their presence.

You are also more aware of your core values, needs and wants and can express them to the other person in that moment, rather than having any regrets later. You are becoming more and more authentic in your everyday life.

By being mindful, you can also let go of things with more ease and your emotional reactivity can decrease, so you can resolve conflict and forgive more quickly, or not even hold a grudge about insignificant things. When you are not attaching any additional story to someone’s actions, and when you are

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