Just thinking, meditation and mindfulness

I was just thinking about the word 'meditation' and how it could be off putting for many people because it conjures images of eastern mysticism, shamans and yogis and for some, those images are synonymous with the supernatural 'airy fairynes', 'mumbo jumbo' or 'spiritual magic' and like the word 'depression', the idea of meditation is easy to disregard because of its un-quatifiable subjectivity.

Thankfully however for those who do not lend much faith to the spiritual methods of healing but are seeking mental and physical peace practice then  'mindfulness' methodologies for self healing provide an opportunity for this.

This is 'Jon Kabat-Zinn' providing a short explanation as to what mindfulness is.

There are some hour or so long video's available on youtube which go into more detail on the subject of mindfulness and I would encourage you to listen to them if your interested.

So mindfulness may sound commonsense as its practice encourages you to pay attention,  be aware and be honest about your feelings  but the truth is that many of us now live our lives in repetition; that is performing the tasks of work, life and habit in a rationalized manner so much so that we often forget to think(paying attention, being aware, resolving problems) because we dont really have too. Mindfulness simply encourages us to do this again whilst paying attention to our emotions in the process, paving the way for clarity, peace and happiness. Give yourself a hobby and start reading, thinking and practicing this kind of stuff.