Excerpt from the Crisis & Trauma Resource Institute Blog
There is more than one way up the mindfulness mountain to a sense of greater concentration, focus, calm or connection to self or to something bigger than yourself. Knowing your goal can go a long way to avoiding trying a practice that is taking you to an entirely different end. This is the first step.
- Find your reason to try mindfulness
- Begin with what you already have going on – your senses.
- Practice taking a “time-in”.
- Become a breath surfer.
- Move into compassion.
First Steps on the Mindfulness Path
Finding a reason to try mindfulness for you that makes sense and holds meaning will start you on a path toward it. Mindfulness doesn’t have to be complicated and it can help anybody, but without a clear intention it can start to feel like it’s just a passing fad. Choose one small practice that connects to an intention you hold. It is much more likely you will notice the benefit and stick with it!