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In today’s fast-paced world, it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life.

Our minds are constantly racing, jumping, from one thought to another, never truly present in the moment but, what if I told you there’s a way to break this cycle?

It is called : Mindfulness

Mindfulness is the practice of being fully present, engaged and aware of the current moment. It is about cultivating a non-judgmental attitude towards your experiences, observing thoughts, emotion and sensations without getting caught up in them.

While mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, it’s more readily available to us when we practice on a daily basis.

Whenever you bring awareness to what you’re directly experiencing via your senses, or to your state of mind via your thoughts and emotions, you’re being mindful. And there’s growing research showing that when you train your brain to be mindful, you’re actually remodeling the physical structure of your brain.

Here some of the main benefits:

• Reduce Stress and Anxiety:

Mindfulness practice has been shown to decrease stress hormones and anxiety levels

• Enhance Focus and Concentration:

By training your mind to stay in the present, mindfulness improves attention and productivity

• Improves emotional regulation:

Mindfulness helps to develop emotional awareness, allowing you to respond to situations more thoughtfully

• Boosts Self-awareness:

It increases understanding of your values, goals and motivations

• Improves relationships:

By being more present in interactions, mindfulness fosters deepened connection.

How to practice mindfulness on our daily life:

• Meditation:

Sit comfortably, focus on your breath and observe your thoughts without judgement (If you need some tips how to start your journey into meditation, find them here).

Mindfulness meditation asks us to suspend judgment and unleash our natural curiosity about the workings of the mind, approaching our experience with warmth and kindness, to ourselves and others.

• Mindful movements:

Engage in physical activities like Yoga (Or Thai Chi) with intention and dedication.

• Deep breathing exercises:

There are numerous breathwork techniques that help us to focus on our breaths and to feel calmer and more present. You can just start deepening your breath, slowly and with attention, inhaling from the nose and exhaling deeper from the nose, without to force it (I will go deeper on the breathwork techniques on one of my next Blog post, stay tuned!)

Sensory exploration:

Focus on sight, smells, sounds, tastes and textures.

Every time you are touching, or smelling or hearing a sound or while you are tasting something, pay an extra attention to it, use the senses to evoke the emotions, savor each bites, notice a sound or a background noise, observe deeper.

• Daily activities with intentions:

Pay attention without judgment also when you are walking, showering, cooking…any activity where you are involved can be performed with a calmer mind, focusing on what you are doing with a better intention and a deeper awareness.

I invite you to start practicing mindfulness starting small and being patient and gentle. Begin with short mindfulness exercises incorporating them into your daily routine and, very soon it will become an habit!.

Mindfulness is a beautiful tool for cultivating inner peace, clarity and fulfillment. Start today.

Namaste.