Mindfulness in a Rushing World
The world is rushing by at an alarming rate. The development of science, technology, medicine seems to have no limits. This includes self-development and health care. ‘Be the best version of yourself’ is what we can constantly hear. But don’t you feel that sometimes it… overwhelms you? As a result, instead of enjoying the here and now, you constantly think about what’s going to happen…?
If your answer is yes, it’s time to explore MINDFULNESS.
The present-moment experience
The mindfulness approach has been known for years. It involves acceptance and non judgment of present-moment experience. A lot of scientific evidence has shown that mindfulness-based interventions are effective in reducing harmful behaviors and improving physical and mental health.
The father of mindfulness, John Kabat-Zinn (who created an eight-week course named Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in 1977) said: ‘The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing.’
If you want to start, one of the easiest ways are guided meditations, part of which is working with the breath and body sensations. With experience, you may find that you begin to practice mindfulness on your own, even during everyday activities such as eating or taking a mindful walk.
Why is it worth trying?
If you have doubts whether mindfulness is for you, you may be convinced by the benefits you can achieve:
- stress reduction,
- ability to manage stress effectively,
- better sleep quality and falling asleep easier,
- improved concentration and memory,
- life satisfaction.
Everyday balance with mobile apps
As a company, we always believe taking care of health needs a holistic approach. According to the WHO health definition, ‘Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.’
In our apps, alongside diet and workouts, we create a range of tools to help you take care of your mental well-being and sleep quality. Guided meditations, breathing exercises, relaxing sounds of nature and music to enable tranquility, as well as sleep stories are just some of them. Try them and feel the joy of simply being.
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