A introduction to mindfulness meditation and how to use it in everyday life.

1. Mindfulness meditation
A practice that has brought me a greater sense of peace,
happiness and appreciation towards life
Omri Ben Simon
bensimonomri1@gmail.com

2. Key insights
• When was the last time you took just 10 minutes
To do nothing?
Short explenation -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=To1wAkYjnHU
• Mind wandering – research shows that our mind is
wandering on average 47% of the time.
• Mindfulness meditation helps me to connect to the present
moment and become less distracted by thoughts
• Mind training – the way your brain can change

3. The research
• The science of mindfulness – jon kabat zinn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJ2kbOPbrNI
• Research on meditation (tal ben shahar) - http://youtu.be/5-
RVECUWOGQ?t=44m20s

4. The effects and benefits
• Meditation is essentially a tool that enables me to practice mindfulness. The
essence of mindfulness is becoming more aware, more present in the world that
we live in. By becoming more aware, I am less distracted by random thoughts and
this has made a great impact on my life.
• Personal benefits:
• Greater sense of peace and serenity
• Happiness
• Focus
• More gratitude
• Better at dealing with stress and difficult emotions

5. The effects and benefits
• Professional benefits (many of them come from the personal):
• Greater concentration
• Better at listening
• More positive and optimistic
• Better at connecting with people
• A useful tool for dealing with stress and conflicts

6. My presentation at Global Village
• I gave a lecture on the subject of positive thinking and mindfulness
meditation in the program Global Village at Lehigh university to about
50 students and faculty members. This is a subject that made a very
big difference in my life and hopefully it can improve the life of others
as well
• Here are some of the slides that I used to explain these subjects:

7. The basics
• Thought leads to action – action creats habit – habit creates
personality – which creates destiny
• The conscious mind – auto suggestion
• You have a choice – one thought
• Everything happens in order to....
• Positive vs. Negative thoughts – the effects!!
• How to deal with negitive emotions

8. Tips for increasing positivity
• 3 gratitudes a day
• Journaling – scanning the world for the positive
• Exercise (many studies on the brain)
• Smile – our brain can change our minds (Amy Cuddy research)
• Breathing – stress cycle
• Meditation
• Social support network
• Random acts of kindness (a cup of coffee)

9. Thank you!!
For any questions or more information please contact me
bensimonomri1@gmail.com