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Getting Started with Mindfulness You have questions about mindfulness and meditation. Mindful  has the answers. What is mindfulness? Mindfulness is the basic human ability to be fully present, aware of where we are and what we’re doing, and not overly reactive or overwhelmed by what’s going on around us. While mindfulness is something we all naturally possess, it’s more readily available to us when we practice on a daily basis. Whenever you bring awareness to what you’re directly experiencing via your senses, or to your state of mind via your thoughts and emotions, you’re being mindful. And there’s growing research showing that when you train your brain to be mindful, you’re actually remodeling the physical structure of your brain. The goal of mindfulness is to wake up to the inner workings of our mental, emotional, and physical processes. What is meditation? Meditation is exploring. It’s not a fixed destination. Your head doesn’t become vacuumed free of thoug...

Learning how to meditate can be very simple, and it's one of the best things you can do for your health and overall well-being. Meditation is an especially effective technique for stress relief because it enables you to relieve stress in the moment and to create changes in yourself that will help you to be less reactive to the stressors you face in the future. Learn how to meditate several different ways to see what approach works best for you. Learning how to meditate can be fun as there are so many meditation techniques that can be effective—if one style meditation doesn't feel right, another style will. 1 Mindfulness Meditation abu/ Getty Images Mindfulness meditation may be one of the more challenging forms of meditation for meditation novices, but it is a rewarding form that brings many benefits, both for the beginner and for those who practice regularly. For those just learning how to meditate, mindfulness meditation requires no props or prep...