When most people hear the term “mindfulness” what comes to mind is meditation or maybe monk’s?

But we like to describe mindfulness as an observation or a surrender to our five senses.

Sight, sound, taste, smell, and touch.

Mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety.

Think about how we are always busy, always on the move; it’s either you are working, caring for your family, or your version of downtime, i.e., social media.

It’s not always easy to set aside time for mindfulness, but here’s what you can do: integrate cognizance into your hustle and bustle.

What’s the point of living if we actually don’t observe and savor it?

Mindfulness practices

Meditation

To expand on our earlier point, meditation is all about setting intentional time to connect with yourself and the world around you.

Walking meditation

If traditional meditation is a lot for your liking, walking whilst being present is a beautiful way to remain grounded.

Learn to engage your senses

We recommend that you learn how to slow down at any point of your day and savor a meal, listen to sounds, and touch your smooth desk.

Engage your senses, you will feel more relaxed.

Read or journal

Both reading and journaling engage the mind enabling you to be present.

Exercise

Another activity that requires your engagement and not your wandering mind.

While these are a few mindful practices, it’s possible to integrate this into everything, even washing dishes.

Practice makes you more mindful.

From today onwards we can only hope that you will embrace mindful living.