The desire to begin practising mindfulness is rising widely over the past couple of years. It’s a great way to reduce stress and anxiety, and it can help you live a more purposeful and focused life. Practising gratitude along with mindfulness is extremely common and can help your journey. 

If you struggle to get out of bed in the mornings you could try adding some mindfulness into your morning routine.

The concept of mindful living is not a new one, and it has been practised for thousands of years. Its goal is to help people end their suffering through a better train of thought and appreciation.

Practising mindful living involves paying attention to the present moment and not judging yourself. It can help us create a sense of curiosity about what is happening around us. It can also help us learn to acknowledge and be with the things that are happening in our lives.

Begin Practising Mindfulness

Practising mindfulness can help us turn our attention to the present moments and create a sense of gratitude and awareness. It can also help us notice how our negative thoughts and stress are affecting our perception of the world around us. As well as lower our stress levels and create a more positive mindset. It can additionally help us become more aware of the things in our lives that are happening to us.

Why do we need to be more mindful?

Practising mindfulness helps us by being present in our surroundings and thoughts, we can begin to notice the things that we have previously taken for granted. Practising mindfulness can also help us find pleasure in the small moments in life that we might not have otherwise.

Learning to enjoy the small moments in life can help us notice the things that we can take for granted. These can include the breeze on our skin, the warm weather outside, and the first bite of a doughnut. Having a consistent habit of repeating these small moments of happiness can help us feel happy and fulfilled in our lives.

How do I practise mindfulness?

Practising mindfulness can be done anywhere. It can be brought into different daily activities, and it can be fun to keep it up. For instance, try paying attention to what you are thinking at different times of the day and it is always great to journal it as a reminder.

It is all about focusing on the present moment. For instance, try paying attention to the sounds, smells, and thoughts that are happening around you.

One of the easiest ways to start practising mindfulness is by implementing it into your daily routine. Whether that be a morning or evening routine, make it so it suits your lifestyle.

One of the most challenging aspects of practising mindfulness is actually being intentional with the actions that are being performed. Try paying attention to the various details of brushing your hair for example. The way the brush feels against your head and how grateful you are that you have hair and are able to brush it yourself. Those small everyday activities you might not even consider to be mentionable are actually exactly what you can start appreciating. 

It is important that you pay attention to the present moment.

This will help you train your mind to focus on the present instead of the past. 

Try to do different activities that you usually do on autopilot, and then see what new things you can notice when you complete them being mindful of your actions.

Mindfulness activities to try

The most popular physical activity to help with practising mindfulness is yoga. Going to a yoga class has been a very popular form of exercise for many people for a long time. Yoga can be practised at home alone if going to group sessions isn’t for you. It helps with your breathing, concentration, awareness of your body and releasing tension.

For less physical activity, you could try being mindful through meditation. Just find yourself a quiet space, close your eyes and take a deep breath in and try and relax. Your thoughts will instinctively try to take your mind elsewhere but you just need to focus on your breathing, nothing else. If your mind wanders start the exercise again.

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