When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long-lasting benefits into our lives: We lower our stress levels, we get to know our pain, we connect better, we improve our focus, and we're kinder to ourselves. Let us walk you through the basics in our new mindful guide on how to meditate.
When we meditate, we inject far-reaching and long-lasting benefits into our lives: We lower our stress levels, we get to know our pain, we connect better, we improve our focus, and we're kinder to ourselves. Let us walk you through the basics in our new mindful guide on how to meditate.
FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING Using the Wisdom of Your Bod.docxbudbarber38650
FULL
CATASTROPHE
LIVING
Using the Wisdom
of Your Body and
Mind to Face Stress,
Pain, and Illness
THE PROGRAM OF THE STRESS
REDUCTION CLINIC AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
MEDICAL CENTER
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
rt•
De It a
Trad e Pape rba c ks
6
Cultivating Strength,
Balance, and Flexibility:
Yoga Is Meditation
As you have probably gathered by now, -~nging mindfulnes~o
any activity transforms it into a kind of meditation. Mindfulness
dramatically amplifies the probability that any activity in which you
are engaged will result in an expansion of your perspective and of
your understanding of who you are. Much of the practice is simply
a remembering, a reminding yourself to be fully awake, not lost in
waking sleep or enshrouded in the veils of your thinking mind.
Intentional practice is crucial to this process because the automatic-
pilot mode takes over so quickly when we forget to remember.
I like the words remember and remind because they imply
connections that already exist but need to be acknowledged anew.
To remember, then, can be thought of as reconnecting with mem-
bership, with the set to which what one already knows belongs. That
which we have forgotten is still here, somewhere within us. It is
access to it that is temporarily veiled. What has been forgotten needs
to renew its membership in consciousness. For instance, when we
"re-member" to pay attention, to be in the present, to be in our
body, we are already awake right in that moment of remembering.
The membership completes itself as we remember our wholeness.
The same can be said for reminding ourselves. It reconnects us
with what some people call "big mind," with a mind of wholeness, a
mind that sees the whole forest as well as individual trees. Since we
are always whole anyway, it's not that we have to do anything. We
just have to "re-mind" ourself of it.
I believe that a major reason why the people in the stress clinic
take so quickly to the meditation and find it healing is that the
94
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practice of mindfulness reminds them of what they already knew
but somehow didn't know they knew or weren't able to make use of,
namely that they are already whole.
We remember wholeness so readily because we don't have far
to look for it. It is always within us, usually as a vague feeling or
memory left over from when we were children. But it is a deeply
familiar memory, one you recognize immediately as soon as you feel
it again, like coming home after being away a long time. When you
are immersed in doing without being centered, it feels like being
away from home. And when you reconnect with being, even for a
few moments, you know it immediately. You feel like you are at
home no matter where you are and what problems you face.
Part of the feeling in such moments is that you are at home in
your body too. So it is a little peculiar that the English language
doesn't allow us to "rebody" ourselves. It.
Mindfulness. It’s a pretty straightforward word. It suggests that the mind
is fully attending to what’s happening, to what you’re doing, to the space you’re
moving through. That might seem trivial, except for the annoying fact that we
so often veer from the matter at hand. Our mind takes flight, we lose touch with
our body, and pretty soon we’re engrossed in obsessive thoughts about something that just happened or fretting about the future. And that makes us anxious.
So you’ve decided to start looking after the health of your mind by meditating. But where to begin? How to get started? What are the basics? How will it feel? What to expect? All perfectly normal questions, and, lucky for you, we’re here with the answers you need to get started.
Stressors are everywhere. From office calls to the pressure to meet deadlines, stress and anxiety always affect mental health. These stress responses make us alert and hyperactive. Meditation is a proven method of calming the mind to relieve stress and tension. Regular meditation practice can help reverse the negative effects of stress on your mind and body. When you redirect your thoughts to pay more attention to yourself, you lose negative thought patterns. meditation is a quick and effective way to relax your mind and body and reduce emotional distress.
Lesson 2 Empowerment through Mindfulness-Based Practices.docxcroysierkathey
Lesson 2: Empowerment through Mindfulness-Based Practices
INSTRUCTOR NOTE: Play music of your choice for about 5 minutes before class begins. We typically choose something upbeat and uplifting.
1
XXX
2
Questions
Mindfulness Activity - Observe Exercise
Observe is a mindfulness skill that is “wordless watching.” So, class take 1 minute to observe what you see. Do not say anything you see yet, and after 1 minute, we will come back to
Describe what you see.
4
Empowerment through Mindfulness-Based Practices
Lesson 2
5
(DeCano & Cook, 2015)
*Circle the areas that the skills for the day relate to
6
Summary of the Previous Lesson
Stress is an unavoidable aspect of life
When unmanaged, stress can take its toll on our minds and bodies, and ultimately cause us to be less effective in whatever we do
There are two distinct but inter-related dimensions to our mental health: distress/problems and well-being/flourishing
----
7
Summary of the Previous Lesson
Resilience is the ability to BOTH survive and thrive in life
Resilience is an ordinary process that can be learned through healthy skills, strategies, and routines
This class is going to help you develop your own set of skills, strategies and routines that increase resilience and applies to your life – it takes practice an coaching to make them work.
----
8
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
explain mindlessness and how our brains function
describe the different components how mindfulness and related practices that lead to increased awareness and better decision-making and coping strategies
use of mindfulness skills to gain greater mental clarity, assist in coping strategies, and for better decision-making during stressful situations
learn specific mindfulness practices that strengthen and enable you to be more aware of your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings
9
Lesson 2: Glossary TermsLesson 2 Mindfulness ResilienceOur ability to withstand or recover from significant challenges that threaten our stability, viability, or development.APT Model
Adaptbecome adjusted to new conditionsPerseverecontinue steadfastly or determinedly; persistentThriveprosper or flourishPrefrontal CortexThis brain region has been implicated in regulation of complex cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning.MindfulnessMindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentallyReasonable MindReasonable mind is acting out of reason and logic in the absence of emotion.Wise MindWise mind is the synthesis of reasonable mind and emotion mind. It is the place from which we can make wise decision tat acknowledge bout our logic and emotions.Emotional MindEmotional mind is thinking and acting from intense emotion, disregarding all reason and logic.
Participation Week 2 Part 1
What felt different for you about the mindfulness activity we did today as compared to the breathing practice we did ...
Stress builds up throughout the day. However, there are many ways to slow down or interrupt the mind’s programmed response to stress. Take 5-10 minutes to practice a stress-buster relief technique, so you can relieve pent-up anxiety and experience amazing beneficial outcomes.
Individuals around the globe trust that through meditations we can fix numerous sicknesses and increment the capacity to work. Meditation is an opportunity to be with yourself
Mindfulness meditation can help you become more aware of your thoughts, feelings and surroundings. Research shows that it may also have benefits such as increasing happiness, reducing stress, anxiety and depression, and lowering blood pressure and levels of “stress” hormones such as cortisol. Read more...
FULL CATASTROPHE LIVING Using the Wisdom of Your Bod.docxbudbarber38650
FULL
CATASTROPHE
LIVING
Using the Wisdom
of Your Body and
Mind to Face Stress,
Pain, and Illness
THE PROGRAM OF THE STRESS
REDUCTION CLINIC AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
MEDICAL CENTER
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
rt•
De It a
Trad e Pape rba c ks
6
Cultivating Strength,
Balance, and Flexibility:
Yoga Is Meditation
As you have probably gathered by now, -~nging mindfulnes~o
any activity transforms it into a kind of meditation. Mindfulness
dramatically amplifies the probability that any activity in which you
are engaged will result in an expansion of your perspective and of
your understanding of who you are. Much of the practice is simply
a remembering, a reminding yourself to be fully awake, not lost in
waking sleep or enshrouded in the veils of your thinking mind.
Intentional practice is crucial to this process because the automatic-
pilot mode takes over so quickly when we forget to remember.
I like the words remember and remind because they imply
connections that already exist but need to be acknowledged anew.
To remember, then, can be thought of as reconnecting with mem-
bership, with the set to which what one already knows belongs. That
which we have forgotten is still here, somewhere within us. It is
access to it that is temporarily veiled. What has been forgotten needs
to renew its membership in consciousness. For instance, when we
"re-member" to pay attention, to be in the present, to be in our
body, we are already awake right in that moment of remembering.
The membership completes itself as we remember our wholeness.
The same can be said for reminding ourselves. It reconnects us
with what some people call "big mind," with a mind of wholeness, a
mind that sees the whole forest as well as individual trees. Since we
are always whole anyway, it's not that we have to do anything. We
just have to "re-mind" ourself of it.
I believe that a major reason why the people in the stress clinic
take so quickly to the meditation and find it healing is that the
94
YOGA IS MEDITATION 95
practice of mindfulness reminds them of what they already knew
but somehow didn't know they knew or weren't able to make use of,
namely that they are already whole.
We remember wholeness so readily because we don't have far
to look for it. It is always within us, usually as a vague feeling or
memory left over from when we were children. But it is a deeply
familiar memory, one you recognize immediately as soon as you feel
it again, like coming home after being away a long time. When you
are immersed in doing without being centered, it feels like being
away from home. And when you reconnect with being, even for a
few moments, you know it immediately. You feel like you are at
home no matter where you are and what problems you face.
Part of the feeling in such moments is that you are at home in
your body too. So it is a little peculiar that the English language
doesn't allow us to "rebody" ourselves. It.
Mindfulness. It’s a pretty straightforward word. It suggests that the mind
is fully attending to what’s happening, to what you’re doing, to the space you’re
moving through. That might seem trivial, except for the annoying fact that we
so often veer from the matter at hand. Our mind takes flight, we lose touch with
our body, and pretty soon we’re engrossed in obsessive thoughts about something that just happened or fretting about the future. And that makes us anxious.
So you’ve decided to start looking after the health of your mind by meditating. But where to begin? How to get started? What are the basics? How will it feel? What to expect? All perfectly normal questions, and, lucky for you, we’re here with the answers you need to get started.
Stressors are everywhere. From office calls to the pressure to meet deadlines, stress and anxiety always affect mental health. These stress responses make us alert and hyperactive. Meditation is a proven method of calming the mind to relieve stress and tension. Regular meditation practice can help reverse the negative effects of stress on your mind and body. When you redirect your thoughts to pay more attention to yourself, you lose negative thought patterns. meditation is a quick and effective way to relax your mind and body and reduce emotional distress.
Lesson 2 Empowerment through Mindfulness-Based Practices.docxcroysierkathey
Lesson 2: Empowerment through Mindfulness-Based Practices
INSTRUCTOR NOTE: Play music of your choice for about 5 minutes before class begins. We typically choose something upbeat and uplifting.
1
XXX
2
Questions
Mindfulness Activity - Observe Exercise
Observe is a mindfulness skill that is “wordless watching.” So, class take 1 minute to observe what you see. Do not say anything you see yet, and after 1 minute, we will come back to
Describe what you see.
4
Empowerment through Mindfulness-Based Practices
Lesson 2
5
(DeCano & Cook, 2015)
*Circle the areas that the skills for the day relate to
6
Summary of the Previous Lesson
Stress is an unavoidable aspect of life
When unmanaged, stress can take its toll on our minds and bodies, and ultimately cause us to be less effective in whatever we do
There are two distinct but inter-related dimensions to our mental health: distress/problems and well-being/flourishing
----
7
Summary of the Previous Lesson
Resilience is the ability to BOTH survive and thrive in life
Resilience is an ordinary process that can be learned through healthy skills, strategies, and routines
This class is going to help you develop your own set of skills, strategies and routines that increase resilience and applies to your life – it takes practice an coaching to make them work.
----
8
Learning Objectives
After completing this lesson, you will be able to:
explain mindlessness and how our brains function
describe the different components how mindfulness and related practices that lead to increased awareness and better decision-making and coping strategies
use of mindfulness skills to gain greater mental clarity, assist in coping strategies, and for better decision-making during stressful situations
learn specific mindfulness practices that strengthen and enable you to be more aware of your thoughts, feelings, and surroundings
9
Lesson 2: Glossary TermsLesson 2 Mindfulness ResilienceOur ability to withstand or recover from significant challenges that threaten our stability, viability, or development.APT Model
Adaptbecome adjusted to new conditionsPerseverecontinue steadfastly or determinedly; persistentThriveprosper or flourishPrefrontal CortexThis brain region has been implicated in regulation of complex cognitive, emotional, and behavioral functioning.MindfulnessMindfulness means paying attention in a particular way: on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentallyReasonable MindReasonable mind is acting out of reason and logic in the absence of emotion.Wise MindWise mind is the synthesis of reasonable mind and emotion mind. It is the place from which we can make wise decision tat acknowledge bout our logic and emotions.Emotional MindEmotional mind is thinking and acting from intense emotion, disregarding all reason and logic.
Participation Week 2 Part 1
What felt different for you about the mindfulness activity we did today as compared to the breathing practice we did ...
Stress builds up throughout the day. However, there are many ways to slow down or interrupt the mind’s programmed response to stress. Take 5-10 minutes to practice a stress-buster relief technique, so you can relieve pent-up anxiety and experience amazing beneficial outcomes.
Individuals around the globe trust that through meditations we can fix numerous sicknesses and increment the capacity to work. Meditation is an opportunity to be with yourself
Mindfulness meditation can help you become more aware of your thoughts, feelings and surroundings. Research shows that it may also have benefits such as increasing happiness, reducing stress, anxiety and depression, and lowering blood pressure and levels of “stress” hormones such as cortisol. Read more...
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2. DICEVA…
Mentre esistono diversi tipi di sforzo, uno per ogni
vizio di rifrazione e per ogni situazione anormale
dell’occhio, c’è un’unica cura per tutti: il
rilassamento.
W.H. Bates
3. RILASSAMENTO
Qui è d’obbligo spiegare cosa si intende per
“Rilassamento” nel metodo Bates.
Non necessariamente a che vedere con il sentirsi
bene, col non avere pensieri ricorrenti, col vivere in un
mondo colorato e benevolo…
E’ solo “la normale condizione nella quale Mente,
Cervello, Occhi, stanno svolgendo ciò che Natura ha
previsto per loro per farti vedere”. Gli Occhi
trasformano in impulsi elettrici i segnali che ricevono, il
Cervello li traduce in stimoli per la Mente che li
analizza ed associa a ciò che di simile ha in
registrazione, dicendoci cosa stiamo guardando…”
4. La condizione di Rilassamento visivo produce sempre
benessere, che si percepisce sia a livello della zona
degli occhi, che nel resto del corpo.
Lo stesso da origine a movimenti più
fl
uidi e leggeri
degli occhi, normale lacrimazione, normale battito di
ciglia, normale ampiezza del campo visivo, normale
velocità di miosi e midriasi, normale percezione
visiva…
Il Rilassamento relativo alla vista, è spesso associato
ad una condizione di rilassamento mentale
generalizzato. Riuscire ad osservare i propri pensieri
come se li stessimo guardando da un punto di vista
esterno, tanto quanto la condizione di benessere e
leggerezza che ne derivano, sono strettamente colle_
5. gati alla condizione di rilassamento in relazione alla
funzione visiva.
Possono essere associati ad altro, ma quando solo
collegati alla vista, il resto accade come mera
conseguenza e sempre senza il minimo sforzo.
Il modo più sicuro per non vivere la condizione di
rilassamento visivo consiste nello sforzarsi di
ottenerlo.
Non si tratta quindi di fare un esercizio, di svolgere
una pratica, di allenarle i muscoli esterni dell’occhio in
uno speci
fi
co modo; si tratta “solo” di eliminare ciò
che sta impedendo alla condizione di realizzarsi.
Il Rilassamento è naturale per il sistema visivo, è una
condizione già registrata dentro di noi nella nostra
Mente da quando siamo nati (e così è stato per i no_
6. stri progenitori. Se non lo percepiamo, se non lo
viviamo, se non riusciamo a raggiungere i bene
fi
ci che
il Rilassamento implica, è SOLO perché qualcosa
dentro di noi sta usando il nostro sistema visivo in
modo diversamente consono da quanto la Natura ha
previsto.
Questo è lo Sforzo (Strain) di cui parla il metodo Bates
ed è sempre relativo ad errori che inconsapevolmente
stiamo compiendo nel tentativo assurdo di vedere…
Assurdo perché la vista avviene solo quando non si fa
nulla per vedere, ovvero quando si è disposti a
lasciare che tutto proceda da solo senza il nostro
intervento.
In sintesi: se non vediamo bene, è perché stiamo
facendo qualcosa consapevolmente per vedere, sba_
7. gliando inevitabilmente.
In tutte le pratiche e le esperienze di metodo Bates,
l’obiettivo che ci si pone è sempre la condizione di
rilassamento. Lo si fa inconsapevolmente, lo si
propone senza rendere consapevole la persona del
nostro obiettivo, perché se lo facessimo otterremo un
aumento della tensione da parte della stessa nel
tentativo, suo, di rilassarsi.
Non ci si può rilassare attraverso un tentativo
volontario. Si ottiene il Rilassamento solo smettendo
di fare ciò che di sbagliato stiamo facendo… anche
per ottenerlo.