WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?

Paying more attention to the present moment - to your own thoughts and feelings, and to the world around you - can improve your mental wellbeing. Some people call this awareness 'mindfulness'. Mindfulness can help us enjoy life more and understand ourselves better. You can take steps to develop it in your own life.

NHS Website

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Mindfulness is a technique you can learn which involves making a special effort to notice what's happening in the present moment - in your mind, body and surroundings - without judging anything.

MIND - the mental health charity

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At its most basic level, mindfulness helps train your attention to be more aware of what is actually happening, rather than worrying about what has happened or might happen. We learn to bring greater curiosity to whatever it is we experience.

Mindfulness in Schools Project

Mindfulness is awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally.

Professor Jon Kabat-Zinn

Mindfulness means knowing directly what is going on inside and outside ourselves, moment by moment. 

Professor Mark Williams