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Practicing Mindfulness: CCSU's Work-Life-Family Conference Elizabeth A. Caswell October 23, 2015

The document discusses practicing mindfulness. It explains that mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment non-judgmentally. It provides tips for practicing mindfulness both informally throughout the day and more formally by setting aside time. The benefits of mindfulness include managing chronic pain, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other health issues as well as improving creativity, depression, sleep, and more. Additional resources for learning more about mindfulness are also listed.

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Practicing Mindfulness: CCSU's Work-Life-Family Conference Elizabeth A. Caswell October 23, 2015

The document discusses practicing mindfulness. It explains that mindfulness involves paying attention to the present moment non-judgmentally. It provides tips for practicing mindfulness both informally throughout the day and more formally by setting aside time. The benefits of mindfulness include managing chronic pain, high blood pressure, diabetes, and other health issues as well as improving creativity, depression, sleep, and more. Additional resources for learning more about mindfulness are also listed.

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Practicing Mindfulness

CCSU’s Work-Life-Family Conference

Elizabeth A. Caswell
October 23, 2015
Where Are You?

What Mindfulness is and how you can use it to:


 Wake up to your life
 Manage your thoughts and fears
 Become more creative, resourceful and healthy
 Starter questions:
1. I notice changes inside my body, such as my heart beating
faster, muscles tensing, face flushing.
2. If there is something I don’t want to think about, I have a
hard time getting it out of my mind.
3. When talking with other people,
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I am aware of their facial
and body expressions.
What is Mindfulness?

Paying attention,
in the moment,
non-judgmentally,

as if your life depended on it.


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Getting Started
Informal: Anytime, anywhere.
- Whatever you are doing, focus on only that.
- When you catch your mind wandering, let the thought go, and
- Bring yourself back to focus by checking your breathing and
reengaging.

Formal: Time and place specific


- Set aside a space and time without external distractions.
- Begin by just observing your breath.
- You may choose to extend to observing your body, bringing attention
to parts, in turn.

No judgements, no planning, no clock watching. Just be.


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8 Attitudes of Mindfulness

1. Beginner’s mind: See things as new and fresh, as if for the first time, with a sense of
curiosity.
2. Non-judgment: Cultivate impartial awareness in any given experience –no labels.
3. Acknowledgement: Validate your experiences as they are.
4. Nonstriving: Be open to whatever arises in the moment – no manipulation; be OK
with being where you are in the present moment.
5. Equanimity: Involves balance and fosters wisdom; helps you understand the nature
of change and allows you to “be” with change with greater insight and compassion.
6. Letting be: Be with whatever is, without trying to force letting go of whatever is
present.
7. Self-reliance: See for yourself, what is true or untrue for you, in your own
experience.
8. Self-compassion: Enables you to cultivate self-love for you just as you are, without
blame or criticism.
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Source: Stahl, Elisha and Bob, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook
Benefits of Mindfulness
CHRONIC PAIN

High Blood Pressure


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Diabetes
Psoriasis
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Management Asthma
Headache Depression
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Additional Resources

 The Beginner’s Mind, Jon Kabat-Zinn


 Wisdom2summit.com
 Paulousemindfulness.com
[email protected]

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