Bringing Mindfulness to Life
The wide-ranging benefits of mindfulness and meditation are appearing with great frequency in the national press. Recently, the topic was featured locally as well, in an article summarizing a conversation about the connections between toxic stress, trauma, neuroplasticity, empathy, and one’s capacity to learn.
In our work with the staff at PACT, we provide a “Monthly Mindful Moment” featuring an inspiration, a mindfulness practice and a resource. Here’s an example of what we are sharing this month.
This pause reconnected him with what was really important, and gave him the space to consider what he wanted to do with the strong feelings within.
We each have that capacity. We can learn to STOP, take a breath, open and observe what is happening with our thoughts and feelings, consider the impact of our actions, and then choose how best to respond.
