It is quite common to find ourselves caught up in the whirlwind of everyday life, work, family, chores, etc. Surely more than once you have said to yourself, " Tomorrow I have to hand in a paper for college", "How much money do I have left in my account?", "How is Juancito doing in practice?", "Today is Camila's birthday, last year I forgot to congratulate her, what a bad memory I have, but it doesn't surprise me with the pace of life I lead."
This conversation with ourselves is very common, since the ability to anticipate the future allows us to resolve events in advance, or also, taking the past into account allows us to learn from previous experiences.
Both situations are really useful, but if we focus on the past and/or the future, what happens to the present? How many things do we miss in the present because we are thinking about events from the past?
Well, that is why experts have taken it upon themselves to transform and popularize the practice of mindfulness , which consists of becoming aware of the present moment, focusing attention on one's own thoughts, emotions, bodily sensations, breathing or the environment around us.
What does Mindfulness mean?
Before going into detail, it is important to know what mindfulness means. This word has been translated into Spanish in different ways, all of them compound forms in the absence of a word that conveys the original meaning.
The most common translations are mindfulness, full awareness, mental presence, full presence, and open awareness, among others.
However, the term that is most often used is Mindfulness, or, as it is generally known, mindfulness , by its word in English.
What is the purpose of practicing Mindfulness?
The main objective of this practice is to achieve a deep state of consciousness free of judgments about our sensations, feelings or thoughts. Paying attention to what happens inside us at every moment.
Mindfulness helps people separate themselves from their thoughts in order to recognize them and question mental patterns, giving great importance to the here and now through total attention to the present moment through meditation.
In short, the main goal is for the person to be able to observe their thoughts with perspective, without immersing themselves in their content.
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Importance
According to a study conducted by the American journal Journal of Internal Medicine , practicing half an hour of mindfulness a day can improve the symptoms of disorders such as depression or anxiety. In addition, they discovered that meditation could have positive effects on the perception of pain.
Therefore, it can improve memory, concentration, self-awareness and emotional intelligence . It is also associated with the optimization of immune system resources, as well as with the improvement in the perception of loneliness in elderly people.
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Benefits
Mindfulness techniques have been applied as a support for psychotherapies used to solve various mental health problems, such as stress, anxiety, sleep disorders or pain tolerance, among others.
While it is true that the exercise of this practice implies a level of elevation of consciousness in the here and now without any judgment, this leads to certain benefits such as improvement of insomnia, control of stress and anxiety, improvement of concentration, development of emotional intelligence, etc.
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For these reasons, mindfulness has managed to transform and be implemented in other areas, such as work and education.
If you want to learn more about this topic, stay tuned for our upcoming courses that we have to specialize in this practice.
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