What Is Mindfulness?
Mindfulness is all about being in the present moment; the here and now. Put simply, mindfulness is about paying attention! It’s noticing the things happening around you, as well as what’s happening in your mind and body. It helps you to notice what you need in order to be happy and feel better – which can only be a good thing, right?!
Mindfulness has so many amazing benefits. Evidence-based research over the last 40 years has discovered that mindfulness helps with:
- stress reduction
- reduced anxiety
- reduced severity of depression
- improvement in sleep
- ability to better regulate emotions
- boosted immunity
- improvement in memory and concentration
- increased ability to manage chronic pain
For children, the top 7 benefits of mindfulness are:
