“Live in the moment”… how often we’ve heard it . . . even said it ourselves, but how often do we really do it?
For most of us, “live in the moment” is a catchy, bumper-sticker line, but there’s a lot more to it…especially to those who are practitioners of mindfulness meditation.
Mindfulness meditation has concrete, proven benefits to our everyday lives. In fact, aside from its long-time, more traditional use among practitioners and their patients, we see it reducing stress in children, reconciling prisoners to their acts of violence, and ameliorating chronic pain and trauma …all areas, that maybe for the first time, are getting some much needed national attention.
Check out this post on YouTube (see below.) Rep. Tim Ryan (D-OH) is asking Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius about stress reduction via mindfulness in a Congressional hearing. For those who know the benefits of mindfulness meditation, I can hear you saying, “Finally!”
Even for those new to the practice, I hope your curiosity is piqued…because, as you’ll hear in the video, this could become a mainstream prevention strategy.
And that’s not all. As we face the obesity epidemic, mindfulness treatments are proving effective in helping those with chronic weight issues to be “in charge” of their bodies and how they eat. Over half the population is overweight and one out of three are obese. Fad diets and quick fixes are not answers to problems that need long term solutions.
Mindfulness is one of those long term solutions. To learn more, check out our mind/body programs.
Excellent website. Lots of useful info here. I’m sending it to a few friends ans also sharing in delicious. And obviously, thanks for your effort!
very observant, as far as your mother calling then..hehe. anyways..I know what you mean, you wake up and even before you open your eyes it’s feeding you some trash about how you might as well just go back to bed because life sucks kind of stuff…I swear it feels outside of myself..it’s heavy, it’s dark, it’s thick, and it is doesn’t make any logical sense,but I am told it’s just depression. years ago I would awake to actual negative phrases, but I refuse to listen to it, and I am adamant about being positive and I refuse to live life being negative..you have to be strong, and fight for it.. . edit: reread your question, sometimes I feel empathetic, and that I am picking up on peoples negative emotions too,almost like they are not my emotions but someone elses that I am picking up on whose close to me in some way (could be why you feel negative before mom calls) too me my thoughts and my emotions sometimes don’t go together,but then I’ll talk to a friend later who had a very bad day,and they tell me how they were sad all day, and I wonder you know?
Kick the tires and light the fires, problem ofclifaliy solved!
Thank you Congressman Ryan for being in the moment aware and then taking action. Thank you for passing on this video and reminder that speaking out as individuals no matter who we are and what communities or people we serve can make a difference. Individual involvement is so important for change.
Hooray for Congressman Ryan and his opening this topic up for discussion.