Mindfulness is being aware or conscious of your present moment. You are not judging, reflecting or thinking. You are simply observing the moment where you are.
How much time do you spend be unaware?

See if you recognize any of them from a questionnaire sent to the University of Rochester developed

1. I find it hard to know what happened to focus in the present.
2. I snack without much attention to what I do.
3. It seems that I am “on automatic” without much awareness of what I do.
4. I tend to quickly get to walk everywhere I go, regardless of what I saw on the street.
5. I do hear me, someone with one ear and do something else simultaneously.
6. I tend not to notice physical tension or discomfort until they really grab my attention.
7. I rush through activities without being really attentive to them.

While some of these sound familiar, there is much room for increasing attention to your everyday life. can learn to concentrate the mind a wholesome antidote to the stresses and strains of be our on-the-go life. Be aware that attention to how you feel at any moment.

It is a challenge to mind in our hectic world to keep.

Mindfulness approaches to treat anxiety, panic attacks, depression and other emotional and behavioral disorders, including integrated bulimia, obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression relapse.

Studies at the University of Wisconsin showed that the attention after training showed brain waves recorded a pattern of greater activity in the left prefrontal cortex, which is associated with happiness and optimism. Mindfulness also affects the immune system of people in the study. The students produced more antibodies than the controls consciousness.


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What can you do to increase your attention?

* The Mind / Body Medical Institute recommend that you slow down gradually and activities every day doing one thing at a time and bring your full awareness, both the activity and experience.
* Note the times when your thoughts create stress or distracting you from the moment.
* If you are in a time of stress (perhaps you are speaking in public, or will soon undergo a medical examination), observe your thoughts and feelings and how to your body.
* Do something that occurs several times during your day, like answering the phone or buckling your seat belt, a reminder of the presence of back and think about what you do and do you see it.
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* It does not mean you'll never in a hurry, but at least hurry you know.
* Although upsetting thoughts or emotions will not disappear, you’ll have a better idea to have and be aware of your choice to respond. Resources: Harvard Medical School Health Watch, Institute of Mind / Body Medical

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Hopefully the audience a part of this research and teaching opportunities, your consciousness move in the direction of increasing of being more aware that you go through the day. It is worth trying.


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