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A Science-Based Practice for a Happy Mind
Your brief beginner’s guide to mindfulness.
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This “treatment” exists. It’s called mindfulness practice.
What is Mindfulness?
According to leading mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn:
Mindfulness is the awareness that arises from paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment and non-judgmentally.
As you’ve surely noticed, the human mind has a natural tendency to wander off into planning, remembering, and daydreaming.
So, you can easily get caught in a trap where you’re constantly lost in thoughts about the past and the future.
Mindfulness can help you break out of that trap so you can be fully present in the here and now.
