Share ideas that matter on the social web and experience
the benefits of curating the world's best content.
I don't have a Facebook, a Twitter or a LinkedIn account
|
Scooped by Kat Tansey onto The Promise of Mindfulness Meditation |
Scoop.it!
In today’s busy world, it’s easy to lose our connection to the Still Point, and the further we get from it, the less it even occurs to us that we might need to visit it – because, after all, we have THINGS TO THINK ABOUT! THINGS TO DO!
When I hear people say they have tried to meditate, but it is just too hard, I know they have forgotten about (or maybe never knew) the inestimable and necessary beauty of the Still Point. . .
Kat Tansey
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
 Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
Harvard psychologist Ellen Langer is one of the leading experts on mindfulness from the perspective of Western academic psychology.
The way to pay sustained attention, she says, is to notice new things. Staring at something quickly becomes boring, so don't just look at the whole object, look at its parts, and their relation to the whole. You'll find things you never noticed before right in front of your nose.
~~ Note from Kat Tansey about this article~~
Mindfulness is about Paying Attention with a capital P and a capital A. In my book Choosing to Be, I learn about paying attention when I see how completely absorbed my kitten Catzenbear is while watching the whirlpool of water as it drains out of the tub.
In this excellent 5 minute video, Ellen Langer gives some other examples that illustrate how easy it can be to begin a practice of mindfulness.
Kat Tansey Delete the scoop?
Are you sure you want to delete this scoop?
Yes
|
