Mindfulness meditation training in
awareness of present moment experience, such as body and breath sensations, prevents depression and reduces distress in chronic pain.
«What makes us miserable is not
awareness of our present moment experience, but an aversion to it.
Not exact matches
In the
present moment of experience, there is no knowledge
of the cogito, because
awareness of the cogito is strictly prereflective and nonthetic.
Tantra is the practice
of being in a full relationship with life — a living connection with what is: opening yourself — your senses, your
awareness, your emotions — to the
present moment and
experiencing reality from that place
of openness.
Such
present moment awareness creates a favorable healing environment, which in turn alleviates the
experience of stress — and breaks the cycle that creates more stress.
And you limit mental activity, by continually returning the focus
of your
awareness back to the
present moment, and to an inquiry
of who, exactly, is
experiencing that
present moment.
The term «mindfulness» can be described as an intentional
awareness, paying attention to your thoughts and feelings, being in the
present moment, being open - minded and accepting towards the
experiences and sensations
of your mind and body, and understanding why you feel the way you feel or why you are having certain thoughts (Burke, 2010; Weare, 2013).
The sculptures immerse the viewer in an
awareness of the
present that shifts from one
moment to the next and provokes an
experience that unfolds not only in time and space, but also in the viewer's associations.
Through the training and practice
of mindfulness meditation we can apply
present -
moment awareness not only to
experience art, but to all aspects
of life.
Mindfulness is a whole body - mind state
of awareness that involves «tuning in'to the
present moment, with openness and curiosity, instead
of «tuning out» from
experience.
Connection with the
present moment:
Awareness of the here and now,
experienced not with judging but with openness, interest and receptiveness.
Mindfulness is not a uni-dimensional construct; it consists
of several behavioral tendencies which include observing (attending to internal and external stimuli, such as emotions, sights, or sounds), describing (having the ability to label, define, and express thoughts toward
present -
moment experiences), acting with
awareness (focusing attention on only one thing in the
present -
moment, whether this is a feeling, a sight, a sound, or any other internal or external cue), and withholding judgment (abstaining from evaluating the
present moment, particularly in a negative fashion).
Finally, because «[s] ome
of the characteristics
of mindfulness are self - regulation
of attention, non-judgmental
awareness, adoption
of an orientation
of curiosity, openness, acceptance
of one's
experience in the
present moment and cultivating familiarity with the workings
of one's mind» (Evans et al., 2011, p. 553), our last question centered on whether individuals with higher levels
of mindfulness would report using such openness, curiosity, and withholding
of judgment in their efforts to solve conflict.