Being mindful may be a really soothing experience.
You may begin to feel calmer when you learn to relax with awareness of your breathing or the noises around you.
The goal of mindfulness, on the other hand, is not relaxation.
One of the pleasant by-products is relaxation.
- Mindfulness is the practice of cultivating a feeling of compassion, curiosity, and acceptance toward one's inner and outside experiences, whatever they may be.
- When you practice mindfulness, you may or may not experience extremely profound levels of calm.
- If you don't, it doesn't necessarily imply you're not practicing mindfulness properly.
- All you need is a little perseverance.
Why is it that the goal of mindfulness isn't relaxation?
- For the next several minutes, try to be completely calm.
- What if you're unable to unwind? If you want to relax, you'll either succeed or fail.
- If you feel like you're failing, you'll get more uptight and worried, which is the last thing you want.
- You can't fail at mindfulness since you don't have any prior experience to draw on.
- You just practice paying attention as best you can to whatever your experience is, and whatever occurs happens.
As a result of your experience, you acquire a better knowledge.
Mindfulness is a highly forgiving state of mind!
You may also want to read more about Mindfulness Meditation here.