Mindfulness is about being more aware of each moment – of yourself, others and the world around you – with a sense of openness and curiosity.
When we become more aware of the present moment, we begin to experience afresh things that we have been taking for granted. We start to experience the vitality of life.
“Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives.
It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment”
John Kabat-Zinn, creator of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
As we strengthen our capacity to become more aware, it helps us to understand ourselves better. We start to see our patterns of reaction and the possibilities of stepping out of these if we find they are not serving us. This frees us to navigate life with more ease.
Mindfulness draws on thousands of years of meditative traditions. There is also a considerable body of research that speaks of the effectiveness of mindfulness training in a wide variety of contexts.
Mindfulness is taught in corporations, schools, law courts, prisons, government agencies and the UK Houses of Parliament. Mindfulness is also recommended by NICE, the UK’s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, to support mental well being.
“Now is the future that you promised yourself last year, last month, last week.
Now is the only moment you’ll ever really have.
Mindfulness is about waking up to this.”
Professor Mark Williams, one of the creators of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
Mindfulness is best learnt experientially.
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