What is Mindfulness?Mindfulness is focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations. It is a different kind of paying attention; softer and broader, open and non-judging, and fully present. Mindfulness is cultivated through the practice of meditation.
What is Meditation? Meditation is a practice and process for transforming the mind. Meditation practices are techniques that encourage and develop concentration, clarity, emotional positivity, and a calm seeing of the true nature of things – helping us see a broader perspective and develop wisdom and compassion. By engaging with a particular meditation practice you learn the patterns and habits of your mind, and a way cultivate new, more positive ways of being; with yourself, with others, and with the world around you. |
The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. |