Triplem's Mindful Activities

Annotated Bibliography Chiesa, A., & Malinowski, P. Mindful Based Approaches: Are they all the Same? Retrieved April 18, 2017, from https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/338d/109a4fc37ea74734c6e13ce59ae1925ea78c.pdf This source discusses various mindful based approaches that are used today. It gives a brief overview of the different approaches and provides examples for each of the approaches. I plan

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When I think of mindfulness I contemplate of ones empathetic to interpret a situation. For two weeks every night before I went to bed, I wrote down three items I was grateful for. Some of the words were “Health”,” Family”,” Friends”,” Food”, and” Childhood”. This list goes on, what I grasped is whatever I did that day predisposed what I wrote down. On days I lifted I would appreciate my health, when I went away with my family I recognized how much I appreciated my family, when I was home for a day I realized how much I adored my bed. The new custom I obtained made me appreciate how indebted I am in my life to points I didn’t fathom before. This taught me to feel empathy for people who can’t say the same good things as me which gave me very good insight on to be grateful for the life I have.

Mindfulness should be taught in schools because it has been found to have a positive impact on the students ' mental well-being as mentioned above, as well as having positive impacts on a wide range of physical and mental health conditions, on learning and cognition, and on emotional and social skills and wellbeing among adults, according to Katherin (2012). Very little research has been done about mindfulness among the young people as compared to among the adults, with studies carried out so far having some methodological limitations such as limited use of control groups or randomization and small numbers, which result in tentative conclusions. Nevertheless, work is growing rapidly and the results are promising which suggests that mindfulness in schools is well worth doing.

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The prolific success rates of mindfulness-based therapeutic techniques among the body of evidence only highlights how we can further incorporate mindfulness into not only psychological treatments, but also into our daily lives as preventative measures against unnecessary distress. The cognitive perceptual and interpretive control afforded via mindfulness practices seems to influence the appraisal of the situation at hand affects our reaction and response to it. The advantageous ability to objectively reflect on an issue before responding is not confined only to the realm of treating psychological symptoms.

Previously discussed was a study centered on professionals using yoga as a technique for improving relationships with their patients, but this study emphasizes the importance of having compassion for yourself. In Newsome et. al (2012) study, thirty-one college students about to enter helping professions, including counseling, nursing, teaching, etc., attended a 6 week long mindfulness group which included mindful yoga. This research showed that after 6 weeks, the students' perceived stress levels had decreased and their mindfulness and self-compassion significantly increased. After the intervention, participants' feelings and thoughts pertaining to the impact of mindful yoga were recorded. One student claimed, "I am beginning to have more

These two studies are the first to specifically examine the effects of a mindfulness-based program on students and professional caregivers’ emotional competencies. We found that the Peace Program is a feasible and acceptable intervention and that it could achieve an important clinical signal, particularly in a vulnerable population, namely professional

Mindfulness has slowly crept into modern day America and has become commonly thought as unattached from its Buddhist origin. In order to attract customers and adherents, writers and teachers of mindfulness separated it from Buddhism. Secular practitioners still benefit from mindfulness, not as a religious meditative ritual, but as a

A practice of mindfulness meditation focuses deliberate attention to breathe, feeling or experiencing the body without judgment, and removes the idea of attempting to change any of the thoughts or feelings (Atkinson, 2013). This type of focus allows for more openness, acceptance, compassion and empathy of the self and others (Siegel, 2007).

Mindfulness Session with Lissa Balisson Lissa Balisson came into class to discuss the significance of mindfulness. She described mindfulness as being in tune with yourself, but most importantly being in the present. One of the benefits being presently mindful and aware was to lessen the likelihood of being turbulent and agitated throughout the day. Often, we do things without thinking much about it, and we lose appreciation of the experience.

In accordance with Cullen’s definition, to act, mindful requires a clear comprehension (sampajanna) and heedfulness (appamada), to avoid altering mental states of emotions. Together with, the mental capacity to monitor inherent attention. The mind then explores conscious awareness. In relation to the Buddha’s teachings, these eight-week MBSR programs, teach ethics through direct insight, placing emphasis on exploring behaviors that lead to suffering and those which lead to happiness. Through the application of the four foundations of mindfulness, teachers encourage practitioners to delve into deeper exploration and how to pay attention in cohort groups that inspire bonding and empathy. Nonetheless, the integrity of the ethics taught in mindfulness-based stress reduction programs is questioned. Cullen disputes these ethical concerns. Similarly, calls attention to, the challenges faced by said programs, much like teacher qualifications and the requirements needed to establish the legitimacy of an MBI. In addition, the emergence of support for the implementation of cohort contemplative programs in hospitals, business, and school

　　 Mindfulness-Meditation and Working Memory 　　 Mindfulness meditation is a mental exercise that emphasises on the sensations of breathing while in a relaxed state of mind. The participants in mindfulness meditation by closing eyes and remained focused on the circulation of their breath, participants begins to identify the

Mindfulness awareness has only been paid attention to with detail in the past few decades, even though this concept has been rigorously practiced in certain parts, religions, and in different philosophies of the world for thousands of years. In its naked form, mindfulness is second-to-second awareness of the present

Before taking the class, and before really understanding the benefits of mindfulness, I must admit, I did not really take mindfulness exercises seriously. I tried a few exercises, led by a phone application, but I constantly wondered what these exercises were supposed to achieve. I always thought to myself, “I know what happens around me, being mindful is great, but specific exercises for this seemed exaggerated.”