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The study of mindfulness as it relates to health is an exciting, emerging field. This study <\/a>discusses how mindfulness affects a variety of health outcomes.<\/p>\n

I love the way the researchers define mindfulness: “Mindfulness is defined as a person\u2019s awareness of his or her mental and physical states \u2014 one\u2019s thoughts, emotions and needs.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Too often, people confuse mindfulness with a heightened state of present-focused awareness. This often becomes interpreted as a hyper-focus on raw experience, which can be exhausting. Rather, mindfulness is more expansive and more akin to self-awareness,<\/strong>\u00a0which encompasses emotions, memories, goals, etc.<\/p>\n

One researcher hypothesizes that when people are more self-aware, their choices are more aligned with their values and goals.<\/p>\n

One common theme across the field is that mindfulness is a practice<\/strong>. It is something that can be learned<\/strong> (a skill), and that must be practiced regularly to be effective (just like any other skill). And good news for those losing weight: it is correlated with a lower BMI.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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