Life is hectic. Whether you’re a student juggling multiple classes, a burgeoning adult trying to find the right career niche, or an established professional balancing home and work life, we’ve all got a lot going on. Every single day we’re busy managing the pieces of our lives. So busy, that sometimes we forget to enjoy those pieces. It’s an easy trap to fall into — and a terrible one. It is hard to practice mindfulness and appreciate the present when rushing through each moment to get to the next.
Mindfulness is a simple solution
When we take the time to look around, listen to the sounds around us, and feel the textures of our lives, we get more than just the rest and relaxation. Our lives are richer, happier and healthier. Here are five reasons to stop rushing through life and, instead, give mindfulness a try.
— Erin Wildermuth
Nice post, I especially like the fact that it was uploaded in video format. As an author, I spend too much time reading so videos provide a welcome break from that 🙂
I practice mindfulness a lot, it helps inspire creativity and clarity of thought, which is vital for someone like me whose income depends on both. What I found is that supplementing with nootropics helps me have really intense meditation sessions.
This is something I’d only recommend to intermediate to advanced practitioners of mindfulness because the level of present moment awareness you get is incredible. The increased ability to focus has given me some crazy intense mindfulness sessions that transformed my outlook not only of myself but of the entire universe. So yeah as I said, this is powerful stuff.
I’d recommend starting off with something like Neuro-Peak. This is a safe and effective supplement that drastically improves the ability to focus. Some might call it cheating, but my reasoning is that I want my meditation to be as intense as possible.
For anyone interested, there’s a review over at the Brain Hack Review blog that convinced me to try Neuro-Peak for meditation. Here’s the post I’m talking about: http://brainhackreviews.com/neuro-peak/
I’d definitely recommend trying this for people who already possess the ability to become mindful, but want to see what further experiences the practice can offer.