MB Mindfulness

By Ria Sankar Listening to Angela Lee Duckworth’s wonderful TED talk on “Grit: The power of passion and perseverance”, I was reminded of my own workshops on enhancing creativity and determination. Ms. Duckworth talks about how the best predictor of success in any situation is “grit”, a trait that is increasingly advocated as “growth mindset” in top tech companies. I have discovered that the best way to cultivate and sustain a growth mindset over the longer term lies in daily acts of creativity and resilience. Creativity enhances our love for learning new things, while resilience boosts personal power and the will to carry on through challenges. Awakening the Creativity Center The Creativity Center is found three inches below our diaphragm. We hold our passions here, our dreams, fantasies, and latent ambitions. It governs our sense of self-worth, as well as our ability to be open and friendly toward others and try new things. When the Creativity Center is in balance, w...

By Lauren Wallenfels There are benefits to maintaining an overall healthy lifestyle. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is a combination of eating right, working out and mindfulness.  Eating healthy means having a balanced diet. This includes consuming foods from all food groups and unhealthy foods in moderation. It is encouraged that people eat food low in sodium, sugar and saturated fats — including beverages.  When working out, consistency with the amount that one is exercising. It is also important to do workouts that are enjoyable, such as Zumba or spinning.  Working out with a friend can be more motivating.  Mindfulness is “ the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us.” The combination of eating right, working out, and mindfulness not only makes one feel good physically but also mentally.  Physical...

By Moris Beracha .-  In our world various disorders such as anxiety and depression are usually very common and go unseen. By the time they can be detected, people feel they are in a blind alley. Many seek out professional help and certain psychiatrists end up prescribing pills that in certain cases can only worsen the problem or trigger substance dependence in the patient. However, nowadays, there are more psychologists and psychiatrists who decide to use mindfulness-based techniques to treat different psychological problems, thus leading to a positive impact and a change in people who consider that their problems have no solution. Mindfulness is a Buddhist practice that involves staying in the present, in the here and in the now through techniques and exercises such as meditation and yoga. It is a time when you connect with yourself and listen to your body and mind. The benefits of this practice can be felt in the first session. Exposure to medita...

Maybe you're skeptical of mindfulness: I was too, until I found that it helped me be a more focused CTO By Thomas Lørup Duun     With the demands and potential stress that can come with being CIO or CTO, many tech executives are taking steps to strengthen their mental fitness and reduce their stress levels. One example is mindfulness. Mindfulness has been around for many years, often in the form of meditation. For those artful tech executives who embark on the mindful journey, the rewards are generally plentiful: better health, stronger focus, more energy, and greater peace of mind. Better yet, these outcomes can translate to heightened performance on the job for CIOs and CTOs. I use mindfulness as a method to regain energy, stay focused, and release stress and tension. Like most C-level tech executives, I need to manage multiple activities in my job and practicing mindfulness helps me stay in mental shape – just like exercising helps the athlet...

  Cambridge- Asharq Al Awsat    Of all the recommendations for preventing heart disease, maintaining a healthy weight tops the list. Excess weight can raise your blood pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol values, all of which harm the heart. But with about one in three Americans now overweight or obese, weight loss clearly remains a stubbornly elusive goal for many people. One strategy that's gained traction in recent years is to focus less on what you eat and more on how and why you eat. How? By practicing mindfulness, which teaches you to focus on the present moment, while peacefully acknowledging and accepting your feelings and thoughts and the sensations in your body. Granted, that may sound a bit touchy-feely. But a review of a dozen studies, published in the March 2018 Current Obesity Reports, concluded that there is strong support for including mindful eating practices in weight management programs. Why mindfulness matters ...

  By MeiMei Fox /Forbes  “Mindfulness” has entered our lexicon in the past decade as an effective solution to stress and expectations of round-the-clock work availability, as well as the constant distractions of modern life, including social media, texting, and a relentless news cycle. Studies suggest that practicing meditation, breathing, or simple awareness of the present moment while on the job can not only help us feel more relaxed, but also increase focus and attention span, expand working memory, and enhance our connection to others. As the founder and CEO of Simple Habit, a platform dedicated to mental wellness, Yunha Kim is on a mission to help bring mindfulness into people’s everyday working lives. Simple Habit gathers the world’s leading professionals in meditation, therapy, and coaching into one place in order to provide bitesize audio content to help individuals cope with work stress and the rest of life’s challenges. Her dream...

By Jane Burnett Ever feel like you’re just going through the motions at a million miles an hour, all day, every day? Wake up, go to work, go home, rinse and repeat. Using mindfulness meditation can help you slow down in a variety of ways — you’ll physically sit still while easing your racing mind. Here are four ways to fit this practice into a packed work day. Find a quiet space to sit in the office Although it might be difficult, you’ll want to find a place where you can’t be interrupted by others for a few minutes. So do what you can to get away from your nagging boss and/or obnoxious coworkers who get under your skin. Otherwise, you’ll probably be bombarded by a wave of the usual requests as you try to get clarity at the moment. So give yourself the space you need instead. Use your headphones and set phone reminders Headphones can really come in handy, especially when using a program with instructions during a guided meditation. This way, you wo...

A new study says that the meditative practice of mindfulness can increase tolerance to pain. Mindfulness — a meditative practice that focusses on paying attention to the present moment — can increase person’s tolerance to pain, a study has found. Researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine in the US analysed data obtained from a study published in 2015 that compared mindfulness meditation to placebo analgesia. They sought to determine if dispositional mindfulness, an individual’s innate or natural level of mindfulness, was associated with lower pain sensitivity, and to identify what brain mechanisms were involved. “Mindfulness is related to being aware of the present moment without too much emotional reaction or judgment,” said Fadel Zeidan, assistant professor at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.   “We now know that some people are more mindful than others, and those people seemingly feel less pain,” said Zeidan, lead author of the study publish...

By Deepika Rathod Mindful means the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something and in another way it is a mental state which is achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, happily acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, emotions and thoughts. We all know that life is not without its obstacles which are needed for our growth. Similarly, engaging in a mindful life is not too different. Throughout the process wherein you start practicing mindfulness there are times when we get too tired to practice the same and this can be due to various reasons. We think we need to give up and avoid being mindful. But if we look the other way round we come to understand that these are not signs of failing at being mindful. Instead they are opportunities to learn about the hindrances of life and tackling it mindfully. It is a way to live in the present and to enjoy it well. We also need to stay healthy. This is why mindfulness is important when it comes to eati...