Why is mindfulness important in modern life?
The impact of constant distraction on the mind and body
At present and in what we do in daily life we are exposed to innumerable media and information sources that are constantly diverting, distracting and dispersing our attention, when this happens our energy is also dispersed, because attention is nothing more than the energy mental of thought focused on a specific point.
If our attention is constantly being dispersed we cannot fully experience the activities we are doing, whatever the activity may be, everything remains fragmented into percentages of multiple and superficial experiences, for example: if I am reading a book with the television on and at the same time I am waiting on my cell phone answering messages from time to time, my attention is fragmented between the television, the book, the cell phone and whatever may happen in the environment... so none of the three activities are lived and experienced fully.
Attention as focused mental energy
It is proven that the mind can only do one thing at a time with full attention, but its speed is such that it can process large amounts of information in microseconds, so it has the capacity, nature and ability to jump from one subject to another indiscriminately and thus fragmentarily resolve the tasks required of it... But when this happens, the potential for discernment and experience decrease considerably (that is why there is a tendency to turn down the volume of the music when we are parking a car or in a situation that requires our full attention).
Benefits of cultivating inner serenity with yoga and meditation
Stress reduction and improved emotional health
If our experience of the activities we are doing is poor and superficial, it can produce a feeling of inner emptiness, as if we had not consciously carried out any of the three activities: neither watching television, nor reading (understanding) the book, nor answering the messages adequately... And as if it were a drug, this lack of full experience and feeling of emptiness requires even more activity and information inputs to fill the inner void, the fish biting its tail.
Increased mental clarity and concentration ability
Through the practice of meditation, asana exercises and the mindful breathing, we can gradually cultivate and develop the ability to act with full attention in each activity we are doing, as well as maintain this attention for longer periods without getting caught up or distracted by other factors that may demand our attention.
Connection between inner serenity and physical health
If this ability to act with full awareness is strengthened, inner serenity increases simultaneously and by the same inertia of the fish that bites its tail, but inversely, mindfulness favors serenity and serenity allows it to develop. more attention and awareness in activities, which translates into a life richer in experience, with less stress, greater clarity and power of discernment, when the mind is serene it is easier to give practical and clear solutions to the challenges that we face present life, which will inevitably also translate into a more balanced and stable state of mind... and let's not forget that health in general is closely related to emotions.
Yoga and mindfulness: the path to a more harmonious life
It is not surprising that in today's hypermedia society in which we live there is increasing interest in resorting to these ancient practices such as meditation, asana exercises and conscious breathing, (among others) to be able to counteract and balance this excess of information to which we are exposed.
A good practice that correctly follows the guidelines proposed by these ancient techniques to promote mindfulness will lead us gradually, but surely, towards that state of yoga, where we can find harmony and balance between our human dimension and our spiritual dimension.
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