Mindfulness Meditation

a view from our back yard that I took Saturday.

Mindfulness is best described as moment-to-moment, non-judgmental awareness. It is cultivated by paying attention to those aspects of our bodies, our minds, and our lives that we so take for granted - from our own breathing and body sensations to our perceptions, opinions, and emotions, and those of others. The practice of mindfulness can be profoundly transforming and healing, and makes it easier for us to experience the web of interconnectedness in which we live and work. It can give rise to greater insight and clarity, as well as greater empathy for oneself and others. Mindfulness can help us be more in touch with our deepest and most trustworthy moral and ethical instincts, reminding us and grounding us in what is most important in our own lives and in the life of those we most love and care for.
-Jon Kabat Zinn