Bodhana

Awakening, Awareness.


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Mindfulness

To pay attention,
with purpose,
in the present moment,
with openness and honesty,
with no blame, no judgement.

With its roots in Buddhist meditation, mindfulness is an invaluable resource, a skill for living. The practice of mindfulness is a gentle yet powerful ongoing process through which we can transform the way we think, feel, perceive, behave, live our lives.

In our daily lives mindfulness can help us:

  • ground and center ourselves in the present moment through awareness of body and breathing.
  • calm our thoughts and emotions.
  • cope better with anxiety, manage stress.
  • develop a more solid, resilient sense of self.
  • remain grounded and focused in challenging situations
  • improve physical, emotional, mental wellbeing.
  • be attentive to the interplay of thought, emotion, bodily sensation.
  • gain deeper insight into our inner experience, reality.
  • develop a more sensitive understanding of our interactions, our relationships with others and our responses to the world around us.
  • Open the way to ongoing self-healing, emotional, spiritual growth and wellbeing.

Through practice and experience, mindfulness can become a transformative skill for living.

Learn more about mindfulness and self-awareness.

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"Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgementally," Jon Kabat-Zinn.