Mindfulness Techniques For Work and For Life
What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is rooted in meditation and buddhist practices and it has become a popular form of therapy and pain reduction program, especially in the recent decades. In 1979, mindfulness was popularized by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts to treat chronic pain. Based on his background in zen practice and his research, John Kabat-Zinn realised the potential of meditations practices in the medical field, hence his inspiring work emerged and started making a huge impact on people’s lives. But what is it, really? Mindfulness is the ability to stay fully present, aware of ourselves and our surroundings non-judgmentally. We may have experienced mindfulness accidentally, perhaps when enjoying a beautiful scenery, or when looking at a child playing, or a moment of total focus at work but many of us tend to stay in autopilot mode, not as aware and focused. Mindfulness teachings and practice help to bring the state of a consciou...