Have you ever heard the words mindfulness and meditation and wondered what exactly they mean and what the difference is between the two?
Mindfulness can be practiced anywhere, at any time, and in just a moment. It can be as short as a breath, an acknowledgement, or a glance.
Meditation is usually for a longer amount of time and is a practice that often incorporates mindfulness, breath work, postures of the body, and perhaps visualization. It can be a means of connecting with how we are feeling and learn about ourselves and our experiences.
“Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us…
Meditation is exploring. It’s not a fixed destination. Mindfulness meditation asks us to suspend judgment and unleash our natural curiosity about the workings of the mind, approaching our experience with warmth and kindness, to ourselves and others.”
Learn more at Mindful: Healthy Mind, Healthy Life
source: www.mindful.org