You also have to remind yourself to look inward at all times so you can become a calmer and more relaxed spectator-participant of the world.
Today’s post will center on some advanced techniques that you can also use to master mindfulness. It must be noted early on that there is no shortcut to deep mindfulness and you have to continue practicing if you want to be naturally mindful at all times.
How can you become more mindful despite the presence of stressors?
Mindfulness can be likened to a very sharp sword that can slice stressful situations in half.
However, you have to be willing to wield it before it can help you conquer stress. If you’re ready to vanquish stress through mindfulness, here are some additional steps that will help refine your mindfulness:
1) Suspend Your Judgments – We now live in a world where people are constantly required by society to choose, decide and judge things. We pass small and big judgments on anyone or anything that comes our way.
The problem with passing judgment all the time is that you end up spending too much mental energy on even the smallest inconveniences of life.
The result is that you will feel exhausted and burnt out even if you are just sitting in the office. Mindfulness requires us to adapt a mindset of acceptance instead.
How does the mindset of acceptance work?
You must avoid viewing things as positive or negative; instead, you must simply accept what is happening at the present time and mold your action or response to suit your present needs.
As you practice suspending your judgment, you will soon find out that many of the stressors that have been “chasing” you around are actually insubstantial are not deserving of your time, effort or energy.
The fogginess caused by stress will also begin to lift and your mind will become as clear as the sky. A clear mind is something you will definitely need if you want to manage your stress more effectively.
2) Avoid Instant Reactions – The human brain was designed to create routines or patterns of thoughts and behaviors that are used automatically in different situations.
These predetermined patterns, as you may already know, are not always useful or productive. I call these behaviors and thoughts “reactive elements” of the mind because they come to the surface without the need for conscious thinking. Sound Therapy products