Mindfulness: Feedback from Craig and Richard - Wk 1 - Feb 2021 - Not just meditation

Monash University's Craig Hassed and Richard Chambers discuss how mindfulness is more than just meditation as part of 'Mindfulness for Wellbeing and Peak Performance,' a course by @MonashUni, which is currently running on @FutureLearn #FLmindfulness
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Topics this week include:
00:00 Greetings from Craig and Richard
01:05 We only pay attention half the time
02:10 Mindfulness is a life-long practice
03:20 The differences between short and long mindfulness practises
05:20 Recognising thoughts, not stopping them
06:00 Craig's train analogy
07:00 Mindfulness is not just meditation
09:30 Were people more mindful in the past?
10:15 Stress has increased over the past 10-20 years
13:45 Attention and focus
14:55 An example from Craig on staying present
16:30 Can we be overly focused?
18:15 Thanks and wrap up
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[@janiceburnett759]

I find that when I go about my normal day in a mindful way or meditative state, my mind has more attention to the task at hand and I am actually doing the tasks better because the required information will come to mind

[@sunset33533]

The mindfulness book "30 Days to Discover Who I Am" by Harper Daniels is a good resource.

[@sgk8017]

Meditation is just like going to the gym...