What is Mindfulness?
One widely accepted definition of Mindfulness is that is it a special way of paying attention and has the following qualities: it is done with intent, it is focused on in-the-moment experience, and takes a perspective of non-judgmental curiosity on whatever arises in any given moment. Below are a few video clips of presentations that leaders in this area have given on the topic.
Clinical mindfulness expert Jon Kabat-Zinn gives an operational definition of mindfulness. An excerpt from "Becoming Conscious: The Science of Mindfulness" featuring Steve Paulson, Richard Davidson, Jon Kabat-Zinn & Amishi Jha. The New York Academy of Sciences Wednesday, February 6, 2013
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Professor Mark Williams examines the neuroscience of mindfulness in the second of four short videos. We live in a world filled with material wealth, live longer and healthier lives, and yet anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and depression have never been more common. What are the driving forces behind these interlinked global epidemics?