This can be a very challenging task with many distractions from time to time.
How do you get yourself to bring your mind back to the present moment? How do we feel? That is how we need to feel – in the moment. If we don’t feel that way, we are not in the moment. The moment is when it happens. That’s why mindfulness is about being in the moment, whatever that moment may be.
We start with the breath and work our way back to the present moment. To do this, we need to be willing to be present no matter what. Mindfulness makes this very easy. This practice is very different from reading or doing other types of meditation. It’s very different from doing any task. Instead, it’s about slowing down and being more aware of what is happening in your life (and your body). Let me show you what mindfulness is and how you can use it. When we are practicing mindfulness, we don’t worry about being right or wrong. We simply live in the moment. It’s called mindfulness because we are not making decisions or acting in a way that is “wrong.” In the moment, we don’t care. We just enjoy being in the moment by choosing to be. How do I practice mindfulness? I start by sitting with my eyes closed for three breaths. That is the first part of mindfulness. I keep bringing my attention back to the breath. I am focused on the breath and letting it happen. I don’t need to be right or do anything to help the breath. I don’t need to rush things. I don’t need to make any decisions or decide what to do or think. I try to be able to focus on the breath and be in the moment and just enjoy it. As I say, it is very different from practicing any other type of meditation.
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I have to be in the moment as my mind wanders. The moment the mind wanders is the point where I have to notice that and then notice how to get back to the present moment. To practice mindfulness, we need to get a rhythm in our mind. We have to get a pattern in our mind and we can do that by remembering a certain word or phrase. For example, we can say, “I notice, I observe, I am aware” instead of “I feel, I am angry, I am tired.” The rhythm of jumping rope can also help you to relax.