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Human Potential and Happiness Series

Are you hearing about the benefits of mindfulness and not sure where to start? Or maybe you are looking to introduce something new into your current routine. Well take a deep breath and relax because there are lots of different ways to be mindful and it is easy to find something that will work for you.

 The Eastern approach to mindfulness is highly meditative with meditation considered the most useful skill to master. Regular meditation practice seeks to build enhanced awareness of your experiences, and a non-judgemental reaction to those experiences. This is believed to ground the mind and increase focus on the present moment in a way that reduces mental suffering or dukkha, and increases wellbeing. Most beginner Eastern practices involve focusing on a neutral object like the sensation of the breath, a word or a mantra, or the feeling of the belly or chest inflating or deflating. This builds an easily accessible, cost-free practice and a method to redirect attention from unhelpful internal monologue or rumination. BEING MINDFUL BY BRIGID HARDY ‘’Mindfulness isn’t difficult, we just need to remember to do it” Sharon Salzberg HUMAN POTENTIAL AND HAPPINESS SERIES As a result of the West’s embracement of mindfulness, there is no shortage of resources available. In the interests of inspiration, here are some of my favourite mindfulness tools.