Apr 1, 2014 · Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a …

Apr 1, 2025 · Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment, through a gentle, nurturing lens. Mindfulness also involves acceptance, meaning that we pay attention to our thoughts and feelings without judging them—without believing, for instance, that there’s a …

Feb 13, 2018 · As CHM found, mindful photography is a creative way to cultivate focus, deep seeing, and gratitude that both students and adults can carry with them into the rest of their lives. In the words of Dorothea Lange, whose iconic photographs put a human face on the Great Depression: “The camera is an instrument that teaches people how to see ...

Jun 20, 2024 · Two new studies suggest that mindful people have a lower risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease. Three Ways Mindfulness Reduces Depression June 2, 2014. Research says that Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy is an effective treatment for depression. A new study finds out why.

Feb 28, 2025 · Her work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, Mindful magazine, Social Media Monthly, and Tech.co. She is coauthor of the forthcoming The Science of Happiness Workbook (Norton, 2025) and coeditor of The Gratitude Project.

May 15, 2017 · The researchers found that although participants with low self-esteem had a greater fear of being rejected, being more mindful decreased those effects. Taken together, these studies suggest that mindfulness can decrease our emotional reactivity to negative events, potentially leading to less social friction in more uncertain, anxiety-producing ...

Do you savor life or let everyday stresses control you? In other words, how mindful are you? The practice of mindfulness has been linked to happiness, health, and psychological well-being, but many of us may not know exactly what it is, let alone how to …

Jun 27, 2012 · Promoting mindful eating for its own sake, as the Body Positive does, is a worthy goal. In fact, there is evidence that practicing mindfulness in general is associated with many positive health outcomes. Whether or not it correlates with weight loss, mindful eating does appear to help people become aware of their physical and emotional cues around

May 13, 2010 · As of the fall of 2009, Mindful Schools had brought our five-week in-class mindfulness training to over 7,000 children in 26 schools, 22 of which serve low-income children. The program is secular, extremely cost-effective, and uses short, interactive exercises that are tailored for children.

Mar 30, 2015 · In my new book, Mindfulness for Teachers, I outline several mindfulness practices—including focused breathing, open awareness, loving-kindness, and others—that teachers can use in the classroom, whether they want to invoke a sense of mindfulness in the classroom or to become a more mindful person, in general. These practices can help a ...