Mindfulness Meditation

Robert Mack

Paul Conrad

What is Mindfulness Meditation?

•Mindfulness meditation is a technique of meditation in which distracting thoughts and feelings are not ignored but rather acknowledged and observed nonjudgmentally as they arise to create a detachment from them and gain insight and awareness.

Jon Kabat-ZinnIn 1979 Jon Kabat-Zinn founded the mindfulness based stress reduction program at the university of Massachusetts. The program is used to treat patients with chronic illness. This practice is what started the interest of mindfulness meditation in the medical field.

Mindfulness Meditation in the medical field

Stress is one of the primary reasons for medical problems. Stress can cause:• Fatigue• Increased blood pressure• Higher chance of a stroke• Increased danger of heart attacks• Can lead to smoking, alcoholism,

and drug abused• Lack of sexual desire and

communication.• Depression

• Mindfulness Meditation relieves stress, which leads to:• Clarity• Happiness• Increase of Energy• Higher focus• More of an appreciation for life• Motivation• Better understanding of

yourself• Better health

Why should we use Mindfulness Meditation

• Gives us a chance to learn more about ourselves• Grade improvement• Helpful in the military• Makes music sound better• Could lower your medical bills• Helps with weight loss• Helps you sleep better• Proven to relieve pain• Makes you a better person

Creating a strong foundation for mindfulness and meditation practice

Jon Kabat–Zinn believes in 9 attitudes that are key to creating a strong foundation for mindfulness and meditation practice:• Non-Judging• Patience• Beginners mind• Trust• Non-Striving• Acceptance• Letting Go• Gratitude • Generosityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBCithP9JrM (Letting Go)

Types of Meditation

•All forms of meditation can be classified into one or a combination of these four categories:•Concentrative•Receptive (Mindfulness Meditation)•Reflective•Generative

Meditation Facts

• Believed by archaeologists to have been around for 5000 years• The earliest documented records of meditation was found In

Ancient India in a text called Vedas in 1500 B.C.E• The 1st meditation hall created was in Japan, around 653 C.E• In the 1960’s Transcendental meditation began to gain

popularity in America and Europe.

The Importance of Breathing in Meditation• Breathing is essential to meditation because it is connected to

your mind and body. By focusing your mind on inhaling and exhaling your mind becomes absorbed in the rhythm which helps you focus. This will allow you to increase awareness.