Summary of Laurie J. Cameron's The Mindful Day

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#1 Mindfulness is about learning how to train your attention to stay in the present instead of ruminating over the past or racing into the future. The more you practice, the more mindful you become, and the more you see the world as it really is.

#2 Mindfulness is the awareness that arises when we deliberately direct our attention toward our inner experience, others, and the environment around us. It is about your mindset, and it reinforces a mindset of being open, receptive, accepting, and compassionate.

#3 Your brain and nervous system are designed to keep you alive. Your brain’s own alarm system is scanning for threats and triggering the flight-fight-freeze stress response to escape what you interpret as danger.

#4 Mindfulness helps you navigate the complex world, and it also helps you with the inevitable challenges that life brings – both the joy and the pain. You have the choice of how to relate to the experience, and how to respond to it.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822523340

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Contents

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#1

mindfulness is about learning how to train your attention to stay in the present instead of ruminating over the past or racing into the future. The more you practice, the more mindful you become, and the more you see the world as it really is.

#2

Mindfulness is the awareness that arises when we deliberately direct our attention toward our inner experience, others, and the environment around us. It is about your mindset, and it reinforces a mindset of being open, receptive, accepting, and compassionate.

#3

Your brain and nervous system are designed to keep you alive. Your brain’s own alarm system is scanning for threats and triggering the flight-fight-freeze stress response to escape what you interpret as danger.

#4

Mindfulness helps you navigate the complex world, and it also helps you with the inevitable challenges that life brings – both the joy and the pain. You have the choice of how to relate to the experience, and how to respond to it.

#5

The science of mindfulness and compassion has grown exponentially over the past few decades. It has been shown that you can change your default mental patterns through repeated practice, and that you can become more mindful without meditating.

#6

The benefits of a consistent mindfulness practice are widespread. You can learn to radically shift how you relate to your daily experiences and others, and experience more vivid detail for knowing yourself.

#7

Mindfulness is about cultivating these vivid moments more consistently into your life - to find joy and wonder in the ordinary instead of waiting for special occasions. It is about paying attention with kindness and compassion, instead of judging or self-disparaging.

#8

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