Your Guide to Health: Stress Management by Eve Adamson

Author:Eve Adamson [Adamson, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781605505930
Publisher: Adams Media
Published: 2007-07-15T00:00:00+00:00

How to Practice Mindfulness Meditation

Wherever you are, whatever you are doing, you can practice mindfulness meditation by consciously making the decision to be fully and completely aware of everything around you. Notice the impressions from all your senses—see, hear, feel, smell, taste. When your mind begins to think about something else, gently bring it back to the present moment. Don’t judge the impressions of your senses. Just observe. You may be amazed at what you notice about yourself and the world around you.

If practicing mindfulness anywhere sounds overwhelming, you can start out practicing it while doing something very specific, like eating. Pick a single thing to eat—not a fancy dish with lots of ingredients, but a vegetable, a piece of fruit, some simple broth, or a piece of bread.Eat it slowly, slowly, and notice everything about the process. How do you bring the food to your mouth? How do you put it in? How does it feel in your mouth? How does it taste and smell? How does the food look? What spurs you to take another bite? How does your body react to the food?

Practicing mindfulness meditation while eating is a good way to hone your mindfulness skills. It is also a way to help overcome mindless eating, a common problem especially among stressed-out Americans.

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