When I first came across mindfulness, I didn’t really get it.  I had the Jon Kabat-Zinn definition of mindfulness: “awareness that arises through paying attention, on purpose, in the present moment, non-judgementally”. (Later he added: “… in the service of self-understanding and wisdom.”)

Hmm …. big mouthful! That describes mindfulness in action but still leaves it wide open to misunderstanding.

When I encountered the article “9 Things Mindfulness is Not” by Dimple Dhabalia, I found it helped dispel the many misunderstandings about what mindfulness is. So here is my version.

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“9 Things Mindfulness is Not” by Dimple Dhabalia

A systematic review and meta-analysis of psychological interventions to improve mental wellbeing

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