Mindfulness is a powerful technique that allows us to bring our attention to the present moment. By focusing on the here and now, we can experience the incredible richness of life in a way that is impossible when our minds are distracted or preoccupied. One of the key benefits of mindfulness is the ability to experience awe. According to Lani
MBRC helps people with behavioral or substance misuse to find relief from the stresses and triggers that have them “act out” – as a coping mechanism – and mindfulness is used to reduce relapse. Ongoing mindfulness training programs incorporate both formal and informal practice into everyday activities to generate a higher level of consciousness (focus, awareness, sense of being) to
https://workmindfulness.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/ripl_video_1493467108386.mp4 Mindfulness involves two key components: Awareness and acceptance. You may not be aware of your feelings, your thoughts and not want to examine them or accept them. You might further find that drugs, alcohol, food, gambling, binge-watching TV or surfing the Internet become your way to find comfort and escape. At first, it’s great but then turns into problems
If you are like the millions of Americans that are struggling with behavior or substance misuses, addictions, compulsions, then you are also fighting a battle to regain control of your life. You are going through an ongoing battle, day by day to make a fresh start, and stay on a path that avoids a relapse into a cycle of
We increasingly hear, read, and see Mindless Internet Activity (MIA). It has kids, individuals, couples, and families MIA in relationships. Caring and loving relationships need support and care. But what if they are MIA? Can issues that need to be addressed be fixed if you don’t know they are broken? Adapted from the first validated measure of Internet Addiction,
I was thinking about travel and how when we go to another country, where we don’t speak the language, we can get “Lost in Translation”. There was a movie a few years ago, starring Bill Murray. While I liked the film, I googled the term and found this definition. “Of a word or words, having lost or lacking the full
Mindfulness is awareness, cultivated by paying attention in a sustained and particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally. This post is about how to develop a formal and informal practice. More so, it’s about understanding the differences. You struggle, I struggle, and we can all give up, as life takes over. Mindfulness can feel like a task,
The opioid epidemic killed more than 33,000 people in 2015. It has swept across the USA and is a national affliction that has hit cities on the West Coast to bedroom communities in the Northeast. In November 2016, the Surgeon General’s report indicated that 1 in 7 in the USA would face substance addiction. The economic impact of drug and alcohol misuse and
Keith Fiveson, Work Mindfulness, Interview https://workmindfulness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Keith-Fiveson-Interview-Work-Mindfulness.mp4
Check out this amazing short video on how Mindfulness can help reduce stress. https://workmindfulness.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Mindfulness-Based-Stress-Reduction-Medium-Quality.mp4