What Types of Mindfulness Practice Could Fit Your Life?
Mindfulness is a mental state characterized by being fully present and engaged in the current moment, acknowledging and accepting one's thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and the surrounding environment without judgment. It involves intentionally directing attention to the present experience without getting caught up in past regrets or worries about the future.
What are mindfulness principles?
At its core, mindfulness emphasizes awareness and acceptance of the present moment, fostering a non-reactive and non-judgmental attitude toward one's experiences. It's about observing thoughts and emotions as they arise, acknowledging them without attaching undue significance or reacting to them impulsively.
How to do mindfullness?
Practicing mindfulness involves various techniques, such as meditation, breathing exercises, and mindful activities, aimed at cultivating this heightened awareness and non-judgmental acceptance. Over time, mindfulness can help individuals reduce stress, enhance focus and concentration, manage emotions more effectively, and improve overall well-being by fostering a greater sense of presence and contentment in daily life.
What are Some Mindfulness Options I Could Adopt?
Here are ten types of mindfulness practices you can add to your repertoire:
Breath Awareness: Focusing on your breath, observing its rhythm and sensations, can help anchor your attention to the present moment.
Body Scan: This involves paying attention to different parts of your body, starting from your toes and moving upward, noticing any sensations or tensions without judgment.
Mindful Eating: Being fully present while eating, noticing the flavors, textures, and sensations of each bite, without distractions.
Walking Meditation: Practicing mindfulness while walking, paying attention to each step, the movement of your body, and the sensations you experience.
Guided Imagery: Engaging in mental exercises where you visualize calming or pleasant scenes to promote relaxation and focus.
Loving-Kindness Meditation: Cultivating feelings of compassion and kindness towards oneself and others through meditation and affirmations.
Mindful Journaling: Writing down thoughts, feelings, or experiences in a journal while staying present and aware of what you're expressing.
Body Movement Practices: Activities like yoga, tai chi, or qigong can incorporate mindfulness through deliberate, focused movements and breath awareness.
Mindful Listening: Actively listening to sounds around you without judgment or reaction, simply acknowledging and accepting them.
Daily Routine Mindfulness: Infusing mindfulness into everyday tasks like brushing your teeth, washing dishes, or taking a shower by paying full attention to each action and sensation involved.
Each of these practices aims to cultivate mindfulness by bringing awareness to the present moment, promoting relaxation, and reducing stress. Experimenting with different types can help find what resonates best with you!
Is there too much mindfulness?
Mindfulness is very popular and it can feel like there are no other opinions. If you would like to learn another point of view, I deconstruct mindfulness here.
If you enjoyed that and would like to learn and benefit from the more powerful stress relief techniques please read on.
Introductions
Hi, I am Hurudza, the founder of the Feeling Fitness. I want you to know that I feel your pain- I have worked in high performance roles and in success and failure I struggled with crippling stress and anxiety.
The Feeling Fitness System was a labour of love aimed at building calm and freedom into my life. It’s taken 10 years to get to this point, that is 9,500 hours of effort and counting.
To get started on your journey to a calmer lower stress life …
Benefits of Feeling Fitness
so you will quickly - feel lighter, calmer, less pressure, more clarity, more focus and enter flow states more easily.
Enjoy better, deeper sleep, Get your motivation back, handle challenges every time, let setbacks go.
Independence
Feeling Fitness is skills based so your growth is under your control & you don’t need share your feelings or secrets.
Testimonials
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The Process
It is a 3 step process to relieve stress and teach you the skills so you can apply it yourself. It is designed so that relief comes as soon as possible. It all starts with:
Step 1 - Create a personalised plan
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Step 3 - Enjoy the feeling of calmer, lower stress life
What do you get?
Step 1 - Create a Personalised Plan
Your Free Stress Assessment of what are the main causes of stress and areas for potential improvement in your stress reduction practices,
A Personalised Roadmap to your goals, where we get to know each other and I can your goals for stress management and we can discuss potential solutions that work with you, and
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Step 2 - Enjoy Learning & Feeling Your New Skills and Tools Working for You
Personalised 1:1s for specific areas of focus identified in your plan,
In person 1 day Workshop in:
Stress defence techniques,
Stress removal techniques
Natural supplements for stress reduction
How to change your sensory environment for stress reduction
Supporting reading materials
Supporting tools
and we offer ongoing support, accountability, tools and coaching to ensure you stay in control and address the causes of stress.
Next Steps
To get started on your journey to a calmer lower stress life …
