- Mindfulness | Greater Good
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 mdash;without believing, for instance, that there rsquo;s a ldquo;right rdquo; or ldquo;wrong rdquo; way to
- Five Ways Mindfulness Meditation Is Good for Your Health
Mindfulness may also be good for hearts that are already relatively healthy Research suggests that meditating can increase respiratory sinus arrhythmia, the natural variations in heart rate that happen when we breathe that indicate better heart health and an increased chance of surviving a heart attack
- Mindfulness Definition | What Is Mindfulness - Greater Good
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 mdash;without believing, for instance, that there rsquo;s a ldquo;right rdquo; or ldquo;wrong rdquo; way to
- What Mindfulness Practices Can Look Like for… - Greater Good
Here's what we can learn from mindfulness programs that have aimed to serve Indigenous communities
- Can Mindfulness Help When You’re Depressed? - Greater Good
A new book explores how different mindfulness practices can change our relationship with depression
- Seven Ways Mindfulness Can Help Teachers - Greater Good
Mindfulness can also help us to be more effective at reducing conflict and developing more positive ways of relating in the classroom, which can help us feel more job satisfaction How does mindfulness do this? By training our minds consciously to become more aware of our inner and outer experience, and learning how to manage our emotions
- Mindfulness Quiz - Greater Good
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 cultivate it The quiz below draws on a mindfulness scale developed by researchers at La Salle University and Drexel University, led by psychology professor Lee Ann Cardaciotto
- The State of Mindfulness Science - Greater Good
During the past two decades, more and more scientists have studied mindfulness—a Buddhist-inspired collection of practices aimed at helping us to cultivate moment-to-moment awareness of ourselves and our environment Their early findings triggered an enormous amount of enthusiasm for meditation
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