Our Mindfulness bookazine will enable you to explore the virtues of slowing down and digging in, and being aware, even as our lives grow busier and heavier with distraction. You will learn simple techniques to reliably bring yourself to a mindful state throughout, and also take charge over your mind and body to improve sleep, control your emotions, learn new, healthy habits and get rid of the old, unhealthy ones. The issue will help you learn mindful techniques to improve your relationships with friends and family, bosses and co-workers, and reach productive new heights.
Mindfulness Made Simple
Discover Mindfulness
[THE RAT RACE CAN’T BE WON] • Our stressed-out, hyper-wired culture is placing ever-increasing demands on us—leading to serious side effects that imperil our health and well-being.
[THE MYTH OF MULTITASKING] • Doing multiple things at once may seem super-efficient… but it doesn’t usually work out that way.
[IS MINDFULNESS PRACTICE RIGHT FOR YOU?] • If you’re not sure, try asking yourself a few quick questions.
[A BRIEF HISTORY] • Mindfulness may seem like a recent trend, but its origins are as ancient as civilization itself.
Find Your Focus
[HOW NEUROPLASTICITY REBOOTS YOUR BRAIN] • You’re not stuck with the brain you have. Practice can rewire your mind’s neural connections — and reshape your life.
[MINDFUL BREATHING] • This is a cornerstone of mindfulness practice—and you already own all the equipment. The key is to be aware of how the act of breathing feels, accept that your attention will wander, and when it does, gently return your focus to breathing.
[MINDFUL OBSERVATION] • Time to build on your mindful breathing exercises with some mindful observation, which will direct your attention outward from the self. This simple “noticing” exercise—which you can do from anywhere—will help you appreciate the present and connect you with your environment, helping develop your ability to stay in the moment and not “zone out.”
[MINDFUL AWARENESS] • Now it’s time to build new awareness of tiny acts we’ve taught ourselves to handle on autopilot. Think of something you do every day, preferably more than once. We’ll use opening the closet door, but feel free to swap an easy activity of your choice.
[MINDFUL LISTENING] • Next step: Stop your mind from wandering while talking with someone, and make every conversation a meaningful one.
[MINDFUL IMMERSION] • This exercise illustrates what happens when you slow life down and fully engage the senses. Completing the activity requires approximately five minutes. (And if you don’t like raisins, you can do this exercise with any bite-sized piece of food.)
[MINDFUL APPRECIATION] • This simple exercise is great for elevating your mood and taking time out for introspection in your daily life. Experiencing conscious gratitude activates the pleasure mechanisms of your brain, and reinforcing grateful behavior over time can help create positive mental associations that become useful tools for breaking patterns of negative thinking.
Rethink Yourself
[BREAK ALMOST ANY BAD HABIT IN HALF]
[SLEEP BETTER, STARTING TONIGHT] • We all know that we need to get more sleep to reap a range of help benefits—and that it may be the toughest health goal to reach. The good news: Mindfulness practice can be the key to finally unlocking peaceful rest.
[BE A BETTER ATHLETE]
[GET WELL SOONER] • Feeling sick? Mindfulness-inspired techniques can help you bounce back faster.
[REIMAGINE SUCCESS] • Mindfulness urges us to ask a simple question: Why?
[IMPROVE YOUR WORKING MEMORY]
Improve Your Influence
[MAKE A KILLER FIRST IMPRESSION]
[IS THIS YOUR DREAM JOB OR NOT?]
Change Your World
[START YOUR OWN MINDFULNESS...
