Mindfulness Routine - Intro
Are you living in the present moment? That’s the goal of mindfulness. It’s not exactly about being relaxed or immune to stressful and challenging situations. It is about being in the present moment - fully aware of what is happening.
The opposite of mindfulness is automatically reacting to everything. If you react to everything in that way, you lose control, which is not helpful in building the best version of you. To take control of your life, mindfulness is essential.
Here is a complete routine for you to develop the ability to be in the present moment.
Habits
Morning
Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION - Mindfulness is a skill that will help you to pay attention to the present moment without feeling overwhelmed. When you focus on the present moment, it’s a lot less likely that your emotions will be very intense. By practicing mindfulness on a consistent basis, you develop an attitude of non-judgment, openness, and acceptance of the experience just the way it is at any moment. A simple way to practice mindfulness is single-tasking. Do one thing at a time, and focus only on it.
ACTION - Practice single-tasking on a regular basis.
5X / WEEK
Best Time of Day: Morning
Meditation
DESCRIPTION - Meditation is the most common way to practice mindfulness. Even though some people find it uncomfortable, it is a very simple and effective way to develop the skill of paying attention to the present moment. It has been found that long term meditation promotes neuronal plasticity and improves cognitive function, especially in attention and working memory. Don’t worry if you get distracted, it’s normal. By practicing regularly, your ability will improve.
ACTION - Practice mindfulness meditation at least 3 times per week for 10 minutes.
6X / WEEK
Best Time of Day: Morning
Why Core Habits are Important for Mindfulness
Plus Core habits
Sources
ExpandCollapse- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Nature-Based Mindfulness: Effects of Moving Mindfulness Training into an Outdoor Natural Setting. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6747393/
- Mindfulness Meditation Is Related to Long-Lasting Changes in Hippocampal Functional Topology during Resting State: A Magnetoencephalography Study. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312586/
- Mindful eating. https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/mindful-eating
- Mindful Eating: The Art of Presence While You Eat. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5556586/
- Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on employees’ mental health: A systematic review. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0191332
- What is behavioral activation? A review of the empirical literature. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20677369/
- Reducing worry and subjective health complaints: A randomized trial of an internet-delivered worry postponement intervention. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26511764/
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