3: MINDFULNESS-A Superpower! (Intro to Mindfulness)

Today is all about mindfulness. What it is, why we use it, and the Mindfulness Skills we'll go over in the next few episodes.

Mindfulness is, "Living with awareness in the present moment... without judging or rejecting the moment... without attachment to the moment" (Linehann, 2015).

Using Mindfulness Skills helps us to, "Reduce suffering... increase happiness... increase control of [one's] mind, [and] experience reality as it is" (Linehann, 2015).

In upcoming episodes we will discuss Wise Mind, the What

Homework This Week:

-Freshman: start noticing mindfulness generally throughout the week.

-JV: set an alarm to go off at the same time every day. When the alarm goes off, practice mindfulness for 5 minutes.

-Varsity: write down areas where you could be more mindful. Then, do the JV homework but make sure the alarm goes off when you are typically going to be in one of the areas you wrote down.

References

Linehann, M. M. (2015). DBT skills training handouts and worksheets: Second edition. Guilford Press.