Anna Lindberg hosts a podcast called “Therapy for Real Life.” In her episode titled “What is Mindfulness?” Lindberg breaks down what mindfulness is in her own words and how it can benefit your life. She states that mindfulness is a core skill in self-care. She uses Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s definition of mindfulness which is “paying attention on purpose to the present moment without judgment.” She recommends practicing mindfulness through the five senses. If we are fully paying attention to one of our senses in the moment we are practicing mindfulness. Being aware of the tastes, smells, and feeling around us is actively practicing mindfulness. Lindberg says that by doing this we build our attention span. She ends her episode with a meditation body scan where encourage the listener to pay attention to all their different body parts and the sensations they feel.
Through her episode I learned that the easiest way to practice mindfulness is to pay attention to your five senses. In her podcast she also touches more on Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn’s research on pain management. One thing I learned, as she explains, is that in his study he had patients experience their pain with mindfulness. Patients with back pain were actively putting their thoughts on the pain and accepting it for what it is instead of distracting themselves. Anna Lindberg’s podcast furthered my knowledge on what mindfulness is and how it can be used to reach its benefits.
Lindberg, A. (2019, February 13). What is Mindfulness? [Audio blog post]. Retrieved from https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zW5ZVZfPaGGEwiifj9Fvo
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