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Intentionally living with awareness in the present moment without judging or rejecting the moment
What is Mindfulness
Reasonable Mind, Wise Mind, Emotion Mind
What are States of Mind
What we do when practicing mindfulness
What is Observe, Describe and Participate
To see without evaluating as good or bad- sticking to the facts. Acknowledging the difference between helpful and harmful, the safe and the dangerous.
What is Nonjudgemental stance
Can help us from developing and holding on to judgementalness, ill will, and hostile feelings towards ourselves and others
What is Love and Kindness
Reduce suffering and increase happiness; Increase control of your mind; Experience reality as it is.
What are goals of Mindfulness
Inherent wisdom each person has within.
What is Wise Mind
Putting words to experiences, labeling what is observed. Sticking with the facts
What is Describe
Skills we use to help us observe, describe and participate
What is acting nonjudgmentally, one-mindfully, and effectively
Illness, Sleep deprivation/tiredness, drugs and/or alcohol, hunger, overeating, poor nutrition, environmental stress and environmental threats
What are vulnerabilities to Emotion Mind
Stone flake on a lake, awareness while making tea, and dancing are all examples of...
What is mindfulness practice
Emotions control thoughts and behaviors; Ruled by mood, feelings, and urges to do or say things
What is Emotion Mind
Entering wholly with awareness into life itself, nonjudgmentally, in the present moment.
What is Participating
Letting go of being "right" and doing what is actually needed or called for in a particular situation.
What is Effectively
Mindfulness as a psychological practice is a derivative of mindfulness as this type of practice.
What is spiritual
Increased in emotion regulation, decrease in distractive and ruminating thoughts and behaviors, decrease in depression/anxiety; reduction of pain symptoms, decrease in psychological distress, increase in sense of well being
What are the benefits of regular mindfulness practice
Emotions are irrelevant; Completely ruled by facts, reason, logic, and pragmatics.
What is Reasonable Mind
Type of observing that allows emotions, thoughts, images and sensations to come and go without holding on to them
What is Teflon (nonstick) Mind
Discriminate (Discern or analyze whether two things are the same or different, meets a standard and fits the facts) and Evaluating (to judge someone or something as good or bad, worthwhile or not, valuable or not)
What are types of judgements
In mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, this state of mind focuses on multi-tasking, task-oriented and driven. In Contrast, the other state of mind focuses on experiencing rather than doing.
What is "doing mind" and "being mind"
Mindlessness; Emptiness; being out of touch with self and others; judgmentalness
What are behaviors to decrease with mindfulness
What occurs when emotions are in control at expense of reason versus having intense emotions without losing control
What are differences between strong emotion and Emotion Mind
Singing along with music, throw yourself into what another person is saying, Focus your attention on your feet touching the ground
What are examples of participating
Concentrating your mind, letting go of distractions, rivet yourself to the now
What is One-Mindfully
Type of Wise Mind practice that finds a synthesis between opposites
What is Middle Path