1. Mindfulness
What is it? 

2. Mindfulness
When you wake up in the morning, do you immediately start running through today’s mental to-do-list?
Shower
Eat breakfast
Brush your teeth
Go to school
If this sounds like you, you’ve just experience the stress of mindlessness.

3. Mindfulness Is simply being present in a given moment
Rather than thinking about what happened 2 minutes ago or what you’re going to do in 5 minutes
You are right here right now physically and mentally
It means living in the present moment, not stuck on the past or worried about the future.

4. Mindfulness
It sounds relatively simple, but with the hustle and bustle of everyday life, our minds can often be everywhere but here
Mindfulness involves both awareness and acceptance
Pay attention to what you are doing
Observe your thoughts
Listen to your emotions
Accept all that you observe non-judgmentally (don’t judge what you think is a good or bad feeling)
You have control over how you react to your thoughts, observations and circumstances.
 IT SUGGESTS THAT THE MIND IS FULLY ATTENDING TO WHAT’S HAPPENING, TO WHAT YOU’RE DOING, TO THE SPACE YOU’RE MOVING THROUGH. THAT MIGHT SEEM TRIVIAL, EXCEPT FOR THE ANNOYING FACT THAT WE SO OFTEN VEER FROM THE MATTER AT HAND. OUR MIND TAKES FLIGHT, WE LOSE TOUCH WITH OUR BODY, AND PRETTY SOON WE’RE ENGROSSED IN OBSESSIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT SOMETHING THAT JUST HAPPENED OR FRETTING ABOUT THE FUTURE. AND THAT MAKES US ANXIOUS.

5. Mindfulness
Overtime, mindfulness can help increase your understanding of yourself and the world around you.
Help you learn to have more control over your thoughts and actions

6. Benefits Spirit Mind Body Improve relaxation Better Mood
Improve learning
Increase mental clarity
Boost memory
Body
Improve sleep
Boost immune function
Improve chronic conditions and complications
Spirit
Improve relaxation
Better Mood
Less stress and tension
Reduce depression and anxiety
Increase happiness and satisfaction

7. Still not convinced? Mindfulness has be used to promote
Healthy eating habits
Exercise habits
Weight loss
Improves overall health

8. A Mindful Moment Lets take a moment to practice
Allow thoughts to enter your mind
Don’t label them as “good” or “bad”
Don’t judge your thoughts
Simply dismiss them
As each thought enters your mind, take a moment to process it, accept it and then let it go.

9. Mindful Eating Pay attention to what you eat
How are the foods you eating making you feel
Mentally
Emotionally
Physically
Be present when eating and engage all your senses
Pay close attention to:
The food you are eating
The environment you are in
The thoughts you encounter
The Senses you experience

10. Mindful Eating Step-by-step Mindful eating Sit down
Remove distractions
Slow down
Engage your senses
Listen to your hunger
After each bite, how do you feel, still hungry, full, satisfied

11. Mastering Mindfulness
It does not come easy to most us
Takes time and effort
Focus on your breath
Tune into your senses
Start small
Move slowly
Go with the flow
Be persistent
Get creative
Practice

12. The raisin meditation WHY IT WORKS
By increasing awareness of internal mental and physical states, mindfulness can help people gain a greater sense of control over their thoughts, feelings, and behavior in the present moment. Paying closer attention to the sensations of eating can increase our enjoyment of our food and deepen our appreciation for the opportunity to satisfy our hunger. Mindfulness can also help people become more attuned to hunger and fullness signals and therefore avoid overeating or “emotional eating.” In the words of mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn, "When we taste with attention, even the simplest foods provide a universe of sensory experience."