Mindfulness Exercises to Try

by ConnectIrmeli

Article by Saddhamala (Nancy Nicolazzo)

There are many lists of mindfulness exercises to try. Often, when we have a list, we do what is on the list and tick each thing off when it is done. Another approach to exercising our mindfulness muscles is to do one exercise for awhile (a week or longer) until it becomes natural to be mindful in that situation.

Here is an example of this approach. Perhaps you have tea regularly during the day. You could decide to drink each cup of tea mindfully. When you drink your tea, you would not do anything else but drink the tea. So you would not read a newspaper, or listen to the news on the radio, or watch television, or have a conversation or read a book while you were drinking tea. You would, however, notice the temperature of the tea, the flavor, how the tea feels in your mouth and throat. You would notice the steam from the tea, the temperature of the mug or tea cup. You would be mindfully drinking tea. And when you start to think about what you are going to do after you drink the tea, you would bring your attention back to the tea.

Another example of practicing mindfulness with one exercise is to drive mindfully. Each time you got in your car to drive to school, work, the grocery store, the soccer field or a friend's house, you would just drive. You would pay attention to how your hands feel on the steering wheel, how your body feels in the driver's seat, how tight the seat belt is and where it is on your body. You would notice the temperature in the car and adjust it so that it is comfortable. You would not listen to the radio or eat anything while you are driving. And when you start to think about how the person driving in front of you is driving too slowly, or get angry because someone cut in front of you, you would continually bring your attention to driving. Mindful driving is much less stressful than driving in a rush or getting upset over the way other people drive.

Another mindfulness exercise you should try is mindful talking. Very often we say the first thing that comes t! o mind d uring a conversation. Speaking mindfully means really listening to the person who is talking to you and then responding thoughtfully, kindly and straightforwardly.

So there you have it, several mindfulness exercises you might like to try - and before you know it, you will be more mindful in other ways as well.

About the Author

Saddhamala, a twenty-year veteran of teaching, consulting and coaching, assists people to find skills that improve their professional and personal lives with skillfulness, compassion and mindfulness.

Saddhamala leverages what she has learned as a mother, teacher and Buddhist practitioner to offer a unique, relevant and valuable perspective to people she coaches.

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