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Mindfulness is focusing on ____________.
The "here and now".
People have three states of mind. What are they?
What is a WHAT skill?
"What" you do to take control of your mind.
What is something you can focus on during a mindfulness exercise?
Your breath, an object, or an activity.
Mindfulness is the opposite of what?
Automatic pilot mode.
The emotional mind is ruled by ___________.
Feelings and urges.
What are the WHAT skills?
Observing, describing, and participating.
What is observing?
Noticing one's thoughts, feelings, and/or bodily sensations.
Mindfulness is referred to as what?
"Being mode".
The reasonable mind is ruled by ________________.
Thinking, facts, and logic.
What is a HOW skill?
"How" we practice mindfulness.
What is describing?
Giving description of something without judgements.
The present moment.
The wise mind is made up of ___________.
Both reason/logic and emotion.
What are the HOW skills?
Nonjudgmentally, one-mindfully, and effectively.
What is participating?
Doing the exercise/activity at hand with full care and attention.
Name a benefit to practicing mindfulness.
Weakens old ways of thinking, reduces emotional suffering, helps focus your attention, and/or increases compassion for others.
What is the goal of the wise mind?
To acknowledge and respect one's own feelings while responding to those feelings in a rational manner.
How do WHAT and HOW skills help with mindfulness?
They make up mindfulness and show us mindfulness in action.
What does it mean to be non-judgmental?
Having an accepting stance toward your experience and accepting it for what it is rather than what you wish it could be.