Can "Mindfulness" Help You?

[WillBrink]

To some, it may seen eastern hippie dippie stuff, but it's not. Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn is a western trained scientist who has brought the concepts of mindfulness (via meditation, lectures, and other modalities) to the mainstream, has published studies on its beneficial effects, and has the support of many within the medical community. Be you a vet, a housewife, or stressed out business man, this is information that could be very helpful. This vid does a nice job on the "big picture" of it and it's beginnings, and his first book Full Catastrophe Living is a good place to start for those interested. For some, this can be life changing info.

[Waylander]

I've tried mindfulness techniques and it definitely helps. It's hard for me to stick to (just as any routine like exercise can be) but when I do I'm less stressed out, sleep better and have more energy.

[WillBrink]

I've tried mindfulness techniques and it definitely helps. It's hard for me to stick to (just as any routine like exercise can be) but when I do I'm less stressed out, sleep better and have more energy.

It is hard, far more difficult than you appreciate until you try it, then you see just how much the mind resists it and how helpful it can be.

[ST911]

I'm a huge fan of mindfulness and EI/EQ concepts. Great topic.

[WillBrink]

I'm a huge fan of mindfulness and EI/EQ concepts. Great topic.

Been trying to "work" on this more myself, but as you know, it may be simple, but it's far from easy. What's your approach and what/who have you found useful? I like Zinn because he's a legit scientist who's made the concepts more approachable for science minded/objective thinkers like myself, and less mystical eastern swami stuff that many are turned off by. He's the guy (for me) who seems to have made that east meets west jump without mystical hoopla.

[Waylander]

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