WHAT IS MINDFULNESS PRACTICE? HOW CAN WE USE MINDFULNESS TECHNIQUES IN OUR DAILY LIFE?
Mindfulness or bare attention refers to a practice which helps people to experience directly the present moment without being trapped by worries.
Frequently, we ruminate about something that we have done or said. Also, we can be ansorved in thoughts about plans and future actions.
Sometimes, this natural tendency to live in our minds can affect our ability to be focused on a task, having negative consequences for ourselves and others.
Imaging that you were driving to home after work. You had planeed to stop in a store to buy something that you needed, however, you were upset about an experience that happened at workplace. When you realize, it is too late, you are far away from the store, so you must come back again later.
There are many studies that show that we feel better when we can directly experience our dailylife activities without being worried about the past or the future. Mindfulness comprises a group of techniques that are helpful to achieve this goal.