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Many people try formal meditation and then quit, feeling that they did it wrong or found it too difficult.

Mindfulness can be woven into any daily activity if we pay attention on purpose.

There are many movement-based options for practicing mindfulness.

If we include mindful awareness in daily life, we have the opportunity to break out of autopilot mode.

Many high-achievers bristle at the term mindfulness, as it conjures up an image of sitting peacefully in silence. They may have tried it a time or two, only to have given up because clearing their thoughts just was impossible, or it felt too uncomfortable to sit still when there was so much to get done.

While the “stay still with your eyes closed” form of meditation is one way of practicing mindfulness, it certainly is not the only way.

The act of mindfulness is simply to pay attention on purpose, approaching the present moment with curiosity and without judgment. In other words, mindfulness means that we are right here, right now, fully and intentionally present.

We can extend mindful awareness to our surroundings, such as noticing the colors and textures present in the room around us. We can also be mindfully aware of what is happening........

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