, or awareness of the present moment, means ensuring that you
are aware of the here and now. Part of the Buddhist and Indian
Yoga traditions, mindfulness has become more and more popular in
the West. Mindfulness can be achieved through practicing
meditation , and indeed, many people practice mindfulness during
meditation sessions or other mental exercises. According to a
recent study, mindfulness can combat everyday stress by helping
to clear the mind and body. Reap the Many Benefits of
Mindfulness In the latest issue of the journal Perspectives on
Psychological Science, Britta Hölzel of Justus Liebig University
and Harvard Medical School describes the many positive aspects
of mindfulness, which she discovered through extensive research.
Some of these benefits include attention regulation, body
awareness, emotion regulation, and increased sense of self.
Mindfulness can be very useful for achieving attention
regulation, since focusing on the present moment helps with
removing distractions. Furthermore, previou