STOP: Daily Injections of Mindfulness. The Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook covers many different techniques we can use, both during meditation and outside of meditation, in order to facilitate greater awareness in our lives and during our daily actions.
The main goal is to become more aware of our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as they take place in the present moment. And when we become more aware of these things, we can live more consciously and better adapt to our environment and situation. One of the techniques in the book is a very short exercise called STOP. This is a technique we can use at any point in our day to help remind ourselves what we are doing. It’s a very simple and easy exercise to practice. How to Practice STOP Meditation. Intuition Training Quick-Start. Internal Healing. Remember that we are all perfect in the experience of the moment, even if we are experiencing hardships and pain, they are lessons we chose for growth.
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I’m waiting my turn to order food. As I get closer and closer to the front of the line, I feel a vague sense of anxiety coming on. I have the distinct feeling that I don’t want to waste anyone’s time – that I must be ready. I absolutely have to be ready. I look ahead of me at the menu and mentally rehearse what I want, over and over. Finally, I’m at the front of the line. Halfway through my order , I forget what I’m saying entirely. Suddenly, I wake up. The Initial Experience That Triggered the Dream Lying there in bed, I began remembering a scene so long forgotten that the vividness with which it reappeared in my mind’s eye startled me. I was 11 years old, and it was the first day of middle school.
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