Wellness Minutes
Designed by an Indian Clinical-Community Psychologist in the US, this podcast is designed by -and- for people who know stress, burnout and overwhelm but also long for sustainable ways to cope and be well.
Short episodes, full of guided practices and short descriptions of why these wellness strategies work.
This podcast is designed to get you thinking about ways to make wellness strategies a part of your everyday life. Each episode is an invitation to pause and take a deep breath.
Wellness Minutes
What is mindfulness?
I occasionally use the term “mindfulness” and today I thought I would do an episode about what I mean when I talk about mindfulness. Mindfulness has its origins in different spiritual traditions. In Hindi we use the word “dhyaan” and there are other words for mindfulness in different languages. Mindfulness practices in the health research field have been influenced by a variety of Buddhist traditions but they have defined mindfulness in ways that are stripped of their spiritual connotations.
For my work as a therapist and for purposes of this podcast, I define mindfulnessness using as bringing attention to the reality of the present moment, without judgement. Dr. Jon Kabat Zinn (Founder of Mindfulness-based stress reduction) defines mindfulness as “paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally”
More resources:
MBSR: https://palousemindfulness.com/
https://www.tarabrach.com/
https://jackkornfield.com/
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Thank you for listening,
much metta,
Dr G