More on Mindfulness...................

Mindfulness practices use the immediate experiences of the moment, including the movement of the breath, sensations in the body, physical movements, sounds, smells         and tastes as anchors for our nonjudgmental attention in order to facilitate a more         stabilized way of relating to our inner and outer experiences. 

Most of us, to some degree or another, are frequently carried away by or consumed     with the ever present flow of thoughts, feelings, criticisms, worries and private stories     that present themselves moment by moment through out our day. We constantly judge     and evaluate what is happening within us and around us, often comparing it to our     idea of how things “should be” thereby creating additional layers of dissatisfaction         and anger that do not necessarily lead to any actual effort on our part to respond             creatively to the challenges we are faced with. 

Cultivating mindful awareness can help us to work directly with these challenges,         turning towards them instead of reacting against them. In this way we can discover         opportunities or solutions that become more visible and available to us once we allow     our perspective to open and shift away from the “busyness” of our every day mind.