I’m reading Dissociation, Mindfulness, and Creative Meditations.
This part is verbatim (page 2):
Mindfulness is an altered state of awareness and consciousness. It is a “thing,” it is a different way of being and it is as different as being awake than being asleep. The brain is different in a mindful state than ordinary consciousness; it is not just an act of the mind. […] Mindfulness is a grander brain task and is based on the maturity of the brain, not just an act of the mind.
I have reworded and remixed what follows as Mindfulness Targets.
Emotions that are felt (usually very):
- Self Connection
- Grounded
- Calm
- Insightful
- Blissful
- Wholeness
- Self-Compassion & compassion for others
The body feels like it is:
- Weighted
- Solid
- Comfortable
- Home
Intuitive Knowledge of:
- Feelings and what they are for
- Feelings as aspects and an extension of being (there is anger not “I am angry”)
A sense of being:
- Loved and loving
- Safe and in control of ourselves and the environment
- Balanced, stable and regulated
- Full bodied, and embodied
- Generous to ourselves and others
- In a state of loveliness
A sense of being connected to:
- Ourselves and others
- Something greater than ourselves
Acting with:
- Compassion
- Self-care & care for others
- Patience for ourselves and others
- Non-judgement and awareness of the whole self
Redirect: http://www.sitwithariadne.com/what-is-mindfulness
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