Mindfulness for the body

“Notice sounds and smells, such as the birdsong in the trees or smoke in the winter air.”

The term mindfulness might suggest it’s solely about the mind, but mindfulness is also something physical. It’s about the benefits of moving more, preferably outside. In fact, I reckon mindfulness could be called ‘mind-and-bodyfulness’ (catchy, eh?), because one of the most important aspects of mindfulness is developing our ability to drop into our bodies, and our physical sensations.

The connection between mental and physical health, and how we store trauma in our body, is now widely recognised. This