5 Reasons to Start a Mindfulness Practice

CNN’s latest article goes through 5 reasons to begin practicing a mindfulness routine, as well as how to get started and how routines like this can help you. These reasons include insomnia, chronic pain, as well as overall stress. “Much of the time we’re lost in the past or the future,” said Diana Winston, director of mindfulness education at the University of California, Los Angeles speaks on the benefits of these practices. “In the present moment, there’s the potential for more ease and well-being if we can bring our attention back there.” The article ends by discussing the future and limitations of mindfulness, making sure the reader keeps in mind that research on these topics is quite young. There are still ways to go, but we can start by thinking of mindfulness. Read the full article here (opens in a new window).