Mindfulness Tips For Daily Life

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Mindfulness Tips For Daily Life

by Srimanju katragadda

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“Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; On purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.” The practice of mindfulness teaches us to become aware of our thoughts and the present moment. It is a habit we need to nurture because our natural tendency is to stray from the here and how to tomorrow, next week, or next month. Sharing some tools and techniques that we can implement in our daily lives.

Meet your Teacher

Srimanju katragadda

Seattle, WA, USA

Meet your Teacher

Srimanju katragadda

Seattle, WA, USA

Transcript

Hi welcome friends, Beautiful souls, How are you doing? Welcome to another episode of Life is Magical podcast. In this episode I'm going to share about mindfulness tips for daily life. I began my journey with Reiki and the next thing I learned is meditation but I found it very difficult and then I did learn more about mindfulness and that made my life so much easier to do the things and to focus to concentrate my health and everything overall well-being and then I slowly incorporated meditation into it. It was so good rather than trying to do a meditation for 60 minutes 30 minutes a day. Mindfulness was super easy for me to do in small chunks throughout the day. So here in today's episode I'm going to share some of the tips and tools how you can implement them as well and friends remember I have done this when my babies were toddlers so if I could do these I'm sure you can do as well. So here let's begin so you can grab some water or relax yourself or have a journal to take some pointers and do let me know after trying which is your best one and what you liked or you if you're doing something already you can share with me I love to try your tricks too. So mindfulness to begin with is a gentle effort to be continuously present with the experience and being in the moment that's the most important thing but as john cabertson says mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way on purpose in the present moment and non-judgmentally the practice of mindfulness teaches us to become aware of our thoughts in the present moment. So it is just that habit we need to nurture because our natural tendency is to stray from you here to how it's going to be tomorrow next week or the next month so going away from the present moment or from the past like into the past as well and when we practice mindfulness we keep calling back our wandering mind or the monkey mind to rest on the current moment and that's the most important thing. And first of all mindfulness involves paying attention on purpose so it is like totally being in the moment it's watching your feet or breathing just surrendering to this particular time yes I do hear you it's going to be very hard is what you're thinking but the chunks that I'm going to share are so easily implemented so think about like you know when you are eating an apple you are in the moment and every bite you're going to give and crunch and eat and feel the juiciness of the apple that is where you are in the moment and we do these things especially when we go to a new restaurant or first coffee in the day or the first spoonful like you know you're eating something or a dessert you eat you are very much aware of the taste buds you want to observe in do you like it is this good like you know do you feel the flavors and these are the things that all go in and you are trying to capture those senses in your consciousness in the present moment so it's not that we have never done it we have done many times but something that you do on autopilot and we forget what was the apple tasting like or what was the coffee like you know we do forget afterwards like you know and this is where being in the moment is all right okay after 10 sips of coffee coming back to the 11th sip let me check in again do I still like the coffee taste here and is it nice and then sipping it and sensing those tastes again yeah and that is how the mindfulness practice becomes easier and we can incorporate in our daily lives as well some of the physical benefits would include like you know practicing mindfulness is by having a good immune system or less of illnesses or improved management of a pain as well like if you are with a chronic illness or muscle pains or any other concerns on the health side you will see the improvement over the time like if you have a blood pressure or a heart rate as well it gets much better like normalizing and sleep that is the best thing is we get over the insomnia we sleep better deeper and when the sleep is good your day life is much better with lots of chest energy and looking forward for the day and your digestion that's even better like you know our anxiety is being released and all that the food that we consume is able to digest better and through the mental health like you'll feel your brain function is doing good you have a better memory or intelligence or the brain fog is being lifted or you are getting better at brainstorming ideas or decision making abilities as well and the other benefits related to the emotions what i have noticed is improved management of stress less irritations anxiety depression or easier to maneuver with the changes or a better relation with our partners children or anyone in our life like you know and that is like becoming more kinder empathic and showing gratitude so these are the great things that i have noticed myself being benefited with and others who do practice mindfulness you'll just notice that life is going at a calmer pace rather than in a rush hamster wheel cycle that's the best thing so a couple of things that you can do is start by small like you know rather than saying hey i'm going to do mindfulness for 30 minutes a day or 20 minutes a day how about we just say i'm going to do only for five minutes a day even better if you say two minutes a day or two minutes in the morning two minutes in the afternoon and two minutes in the evening which is much more better and achievable yeah so this is how i started my practice with just few minutes and trust me that is good to start with rather than not doing at all and so always remember when you're trying new things keep them small so you're able to incorporate into your already routines that you have rather than taking any time away from the routines and be consistent be regular at it like you know if you like to do this at the morning or afternoon or evening show up for it each and every single day maybe have a journal so you're writing what you're feeling about in those two minutes every single day like you know some people are morning people they love to get up with the before the household is awake and you can spend some time with your own silence it's like a reboot you can do in the afternoon as well instead of a coffee cake you can use mindfulness with it yeah and making it a habit that's a most important thing i heard there is um this number like you know 66 days is what a habit comes into our life like yeah that we can incorporate so set a goal to practice meditation or mindfulness for 66 days and that's roughly approximately two months and see question yourself can i do it how do i feel it like you know and absolutely does not cost you a single penny with that all you need to do is schedule a time in your calendar because we are also using our gadgets so use this implement in your calendar so you get a notification you get a reminder and you do show up for it yeah that's the most important thing or the traditional way you can set an alarm and flow with that and um use the timing to just sit and surrender to the moment so make it as part of your calendar reminder or to-do list a must-do list is what i'll say even like you know it's so important just like your vitamins or anything that you do every day for me the other thing is the sticky notes if you know me very well i keep talking about it because they're such easy reminders to hold up and remind myself did you meditate did you breathe did you practice awareness did you follow kindness or did you share your gratitude you know and so these are the little reminders that you can use it with the sticky notes and follow them journal journal is your best friend and when you look back like you know after months you'll be surprised like what a journey you had it and that would be surprising you as well yeah but it's amazing just to see walk through those pages yeah and rather than having those tv times maybe just compromise adjust for just those two to five minutes yeah and maybe develop this practice with a partner or with a person or a friend or your child like you know so it helps in committing to each other like helping each other and that's the most important thing sometimes like for example yoga i i i'm absolutely no good at doing yoga on my own i love to be in a class like you know and that's my setting thing but meditation mindfulness um doing reiki all these i can do on my own like i'm motivated for it i love it my own space for it but just when it comes to tai chi or yoga i need a group so if you're like that maybe form a virtual group or in person group and do this yeah and this will help you to commit to this so these are some of the things that you can consistently build up and practice it that helps you with the practice yeah and so begin with so to begin with so one of the things that you can do is in mindfulness is being in the present moment so when you first wake up smile and look forward to the day with a big warm welcome hug to yourself and feeling that is all about feeling alive breathing and being happy to be on the earth and being on your feet and still able to look forward for your day feel that energy and once you are bringing that energy to yourself automatically the smile comes in first thing in the morning is where before even you hold your phone check for the messages you do this you will start a day with the great enthusiasm or a good vibe you know because nothing has yet altered your peaceful time and best thing is to implement these yeah and literally that is all you need to do first thing in the morning the next is show gratitude gratitude is about like thank you for being here thank you for being alive thank you for breath thank you for my healthy body thank you for a good bed the way i am here right now i'm so thankful for it so when you are being so positive when you are even repeating those things every single day the more you're attracting them in your life of course i have a choice like you know i can wake up and say hey such a crappy night i didn't sleep well think about like you are carrying that grumpy energy throughout the day and again it comes into the night you're tired you don't get sleep again the next day you wake up not being fresh and again it sets that vicious circle to break the chain it's a couple of days you need to try this and you will see the shift of it happening and i'm not a morning person and um when i tried it i felt so alive and so fresh and actually i realized how grateful it is not everyone gets to wake up in the morning and here we are so lucky to be able to wake up and you got a 24 hours to do whatever you want to do and that's the best part of you today and bring that forward and just notice your breathing breathe into your belly hold and breathe out so to count of one two five one two three four five breathe in hold one two three four and breathe out five four three two one doing that three times at least will help you to be in a peace and a calm state allowing you to connect your intuition your senses and your each part of your body as well you're feeding your body and your brain your thoughts with the healthy positive things and this is what you can start by and this is all being mindful about because you are totally in the present moment and now the next thing is as you stand feel the carpet the wood or the ground beneath your feet with all the a feet and the toes and the arch everything touching and just feel it's like allowing yourself to anchor as you're waking up standing in those roots imagine those roots growing down from those feet and they're holding you tight into this beautiful space so no matter what is going to happen you are still going to be strong and that's the most important thing yeah and a couple of other things that you can do is as you are brushing your teeth if you are a right-hander or a left-hander use the opposite hand now put a sticky note in front of uh the mirror so you remember to do it after listening so it doesn't just go off so when you are brushing do it with the other hand so you're not in an autopilot and that way you are just trying like a little toddler trying to brush in and out sideways up and down and everything it's so damn hard when i try it i know that but actually it's so good because my focus is actually on brushing the teeth not about what are the things i need to do or what is the chaos there like you know um or like what has happened yesterday but right now it's about cleansing my teeth is all my focus about because you can come into those modes and be fresh able to figure out how we can solve them but not until you have actually activated yourself prepared yourself so this is one of the good things the next is um sipping your coffee tea or water at least for three sips be conscious be aware am i enjoying this is this good is this does it smell good is it hot enough like you know what does it taste like be in the moment when you're having your breakfast again use the opposite hand so you are aware of your eating pattern and you are able to consume that and you're enjoying it yeah because then you're taking mouthful and then you're actually chewing the food feeling the juices and again going by it is it salty is it cooked uh do i like the taste do i need more sugar in it like no again you are processing with all your senses and that way you are taking food slowly and consuming and it's digesting better as well and you can do this with a chewing gum as well in your mouth so as you are chewing at least have it for like 45 minutes or so this way you're feeling the juices coming in your mouth you're sensing what's happening as well in your mouth the taste buds the teeth and the tongue and everything so you are very much again in the moment yeah i am either with the apple as said in the start with the coffee again like you know so this is so important lot of a lot of us do multitasking when we are eating our breakfast lunch dinner snacks like you know either watching tv or the typing or working through on our laptop but we don't even know are we full not not full did we have enjoy it not so this is a good way to switch off enjoy that experience at least three mouthfuls try it out like you know and that three mouthfuls can become like until you finish your plate like you know and which is going to be increasing with not much effort mindfulness is about paying attention not judgmentally so which is a great practice that happens like you know when you're listening to your co-workers relations uh your boss your manager your siblings your children anyone you are listening to them without judging anything and that is the best conversation so we can have it any soul think about who are we to judge anyone are we perfect no and so as we can't expect others to be perfect to you like what is the definition of a perfection and here when you listen to judgment non-judgmentally you are actually there for the person because you're not processing in your mind any judgments or anything what can i do for the person what can i say to the person you are just sensing feeling connecting from heart center and allowing that and by that they are loving the space that you are holding up for them as well so it helps in relationship bonding as well improving ourselves to be there for someone yeah and being kind as well that helps us and in those moments is where you notice someone is stressed someone is having a strain in relationship or how their emotions are as well actually we are bonding with the people so that is the most important thing yeah so be open for it and see again non-judgment if a judgment is coming in just say to you thank you but i'm here right now focusing on the person i'm listening i'm a listener here and that way the judgments are going to vanish off at the very start of it but once you have that consistent practice it's going to get much easier so few things that you can do again are later in the day again have a conscious breathing and again i'm trying that kindness act as well like think about like how can i be kind today what can i do for someone that brings a kindness or a joy in their life and by that you are out but in the present moment trying to be with your surroundings not in your own space of the future or the past as we all know that we can't do anything in the future until it has arrived in the past we can't even go so whatever we are doing is from the current situation the present moment to the future yeah so here we go this is the most important thing and when you're driving one of the things that you could do is take a new road or if you're traveling by public transport try to switch off and just observe something and by the night as part of unwinding what you can do is placing the hands on your belly again breathing in and out slowly deeply relaxing your whole body think about three amazing things that has happened this day by that way you are setting your intention onto the best things that came in your life in your day rather than things that didn't work out so you're focusing on the good things and by that you're setting an intention to the universe hey i'm so happy about these three things today so indirectly you're telling tomorrow to be even better day so that is the reason again show that gratitude and by that you are going to bed thinking about the sleep and relaxing your mind and just breathing in this way your whole system unwinds slowly and that's one of the best things you could do and these are the couple of things that you can practice in and see so try to use the different hand for brushing for eating for riding and opposite hand to your dominant hands and take a different path while driving or walking your dog or running or jogging or when you are in the public transport observe what's happening around even for few minutes you know and one of the best things actually is stop by as you're walking the park smell do you smell any fragments in the park are there any roses lilies or any flowers there that you can smell or the pines so just stop and smell again that is part of your mindfulness you are activating your senses breathe in slowly hold and breathe out and this is the best thing you could do so next week i'll be bringing few more tips with regards to mindfulness how you can implement and use it in daily practices and if you have listened to this part of the end thank you for being there listening in and let me know how you're getting on and let me know what else would you like me to share on the tools and techniques and be in connection i would love to get a review and please do share it with your family and friends i hope this inspires you my friend so thank you thank you thank you so much have a wonderful day evening or night wherever you are stay safe and have a blessed day namaste loka samasta suki no bauantu thank you