Why You Should Be Open to Mindfulness Practices

Gilda Given
3 min readNov 30, 2022

5 Critical Reasons!

Artwork by Venere50 Blog

Mindfulness is just a way of directing attention — paying attention to become more aware of our emotions, beliefs, and actions in the present.

When you know accurately what is really happening in the present, you are more able to respond correctly and that is mindfulness — being aware.

Mindfulness practices involve meditation practices, yoga practices, breathing awareness, or any practices that bring you closer to the present moment.

In this article, I will share with you 5 reasons why you should be open to mindfulness practices.

1. Mindfulness Practices like Meditation Strengthen Your Brain

Eocinstitute has reported that the more you meditate, the better the connections in your brain function, as meditation increases what is called white matter, which is known as the wiring or the communication system of your brain.

Meditation also helps to strengthen the prefrontal cortex and the cerebral cortex, which have to do with your attention, consciousness, perceptual awareness, and memory.

2. Mindfulness Practices Help In Stress Reduction

Mindfulness practices like meditation and yoga can greatly relieve stress release and management.

This happens as our mind and body become more conscious during these practices.

The more aware the person is, the less stressed the person is.

3. Mindfulness Practices like Yoga Give Your Body a New Way of Living

Instead of running 20 KM for 1 hr. every day to burn some calories on the road, you can simply sit in your room quietly and do the yoga postures for 30 minutes and get the same results as you wanted from your body.

Yoga is a science of right living and it works when integrated into our daily life. It works on all aspects of the person: the physical, mental, emotional, psychic, and spiritual.

Yoga gives your body a new way of exercising (which isn’t boring) and you will also enjoy it more. Yoga can be done differently so if you want to learn more about it please check here.

4. Mindfulness Practices Can Make You More Creative, Innovative, and Productive

When practicing any mindfulness practice such as meditation, yoga, or breathing awareness, those practices always make room for more creativity from the inside out.

All humans are born creative, innovative, and productive. Still, the process of cultivating those gifts from the inside makes a difference from what we see now from different individuals in this world.

So if you want to be more creative, innovative, or productive level up your mindfulness practices.

5. Mindfulness Practices Can Make You Live Happier and Healthier

There is no expectation that, through yoga or meditation practices that more individuals live happier and healthier.

Any mindfulness practices do not deal only with one single entity but also deal with how-to-live skills — which is one of the most crucial skills of all time humans need to know and live with.

The true potential skills for the mind, body, and soul.

G.

_________________

It’s my hope that you grabbed a thing today :)

Let me know in the comment box below yet, if you clap for this article, could sound great too :)

My social media handles: Instagram : Twitter : Youtube feel free to connect with me — like, any time.

--

--

Gilda Given

Author | On a mission to help you live that which is true to yourself