Mindfulness:: Improve Your Life With Mindfulness

By Sara Gopal

This course is for anyone who would like to gain more clairty in their life and to increase their overall well-being and happiness. it does not require any previous knowledge of mindfulness or meditation, nor does it exclude those of you who do have such knowledge.

Mindfulness IS The Power of NOW.

It is the art of staying with what's happening now and seeing it with clarity and focus.

We cannot regret what's happened in the past or worry about what's going to happen in the future when we're in the present.

Jon Kabat Zinn describes mindfulness as the art of paying attention, on purpose, without judgement, to the present moment.

 It is the development of a life philosophy of "We are where we are. It is what it is. Now, how can we make it (even) better?" 

It is the development of compassion and kindness towards yourself and others. 

Mindfulness is not just meditation, it is a way of life that brings enjoyment, fulfillment and happiness.

• Language: English
• Publisher: 1kkbooks
• Release date: Dec 12, 2017

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Mindfulness

Sara Gopal

Published by james mugendi, 2017.

While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

MINDFULNESS

First edition. December 12, 2017.

Copyright © 2017 Sara Gopal.

Written by Sara Gopal.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

Mindfulness

WHAT IS MINDFULNESS

HOW TO START USING MINDFULNESS

INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING

HOW TO USE COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING IN THE REAL WORLD

STRESS AND FLOW STATES

TAPPING INTO HIDDEN POWERS

WHY YOU SHOULD VISUALIZE

THE POWER OF BELIEF

CONCLUSIONS

IMPROVE LIFE WITH MINDFULNESS

If there is one ability that you could learn that would make every single aspect of your life better what would it be?

Undoubtedly it would be the ability to control your emotions and to control the what you think. This might sound like a surprising claim but the ability to control your emotions and the way you respond to a situation is not only the secrets of happiness, but it's also the secret to being I would say get whatever you want from life.

Why? Because it's our interpretation of events more than the events themselves that dictate our happiness, mood and performance. Not only that but our emotions and the neurotransmitters that control them, alter our ability to focus, to remember information and be creative.

Let's imagine a scenario where you're trapped inside a lorry that's turned over and is now hanging over the edge of a precipice. The slightest movement could ruin the balance and send you plunging to your death.

Bad times. What happens to you in this situation? You freeze in place of course, but at the same time your body becomes very active. Your brain knows you're in danger and it causes certain neurons in the brains of fire and release neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters include the likes of

  dopamine

  cortisol and

  norepinephrine

Meanwhile the sympathetic nervous system responds to these cues and begins producing more chemicals of its own. Specifically a part called the adrenal medulla will secrete adrenaline and noradrenaline and this will result in numerous physiological changes to your body.

  your heart rate increases

  your muscles contract and

  your mind races

But here's the twist it turns out that a rescue crew has been working beneath you and has attached the lorry to the ground by a chain, you're completely Safe. The reaction of your body is in response to your belief and your perception, not the reality. And as you'll see in this course, there are many scenarios where we believe we're in more danger than we really are.

Resulting in the stress response, and we also see that stress response is capable of causing all kinds of psychological and health problems.

If you could gain control of your emotional responses then you could prevent that stress response and