The Benefits Of Mindfulness
Habitually, many of us walk through our everyday life unaware; some of us even feel like a work zombie. Maybe it is a time for us to learn more about the psychology of deeper living. Which is a psychology with many applications that teaches us about the depths of enjoyment, contentment and the meaningfulness that can be achieved through engagement with everyday life.
Mindfulness is a state of conscious awareness following from living in the moment (Brown & Ryan, 2003: Kabat-Zinn, 1994), drawing more attention in recent years from researchers as well as practitioners. Reasons behind can be attributed to the beneficial effects mindfulness has on emotion regulation as well as interpersonal and cognitive abilities.
Typically, mindfulness associates with improved stress regulation, empathy, positive affect, self-esteem, well-being and reduced fear of being judged by others. Mindfulness has also been linked to improve cognitive functioning, including enhanced task concentration, working memory capacity and intelligence as well as the ability to switch perspectives, the inhibition of distracting and irrelevant thoughts and feelings.
Mindfulness is a state of conscious awareness following from living in the moment (Brown & Ryan, 2003: Kabat-Zinn, 1994), drawing more attention in recent years from researchers as well as practitioners. Reasons behind can be attributed to the beneficial effects mindfulness has on emotion regulation as well as interpersonal and cognitive abilities.
Typically, mindfulness associates with improved stress regulation, empathy, positive affect, self-esteem, well-being and reduced fear of being judged by others. Mindfulness has also been linked to improve cognitive functioning, including enhanced task concentration, working memory capacity and intelligence as well as the ability to switch perspectives, the inhibition of distracting and irrelevant thoughts and feelings.