Benefits of Mindfulness

  • Decrease stress
  • Increased awareness and understanding
  • Ability to identify different feelings, normalise and manage feelings
  • Creates opportunities for calming the body
  • Less avoidance and more approach coping
  • Higher brain functioning
  • Improved parenting
  • Manage depression
  • Lowered anxiety levels
  • Increased attention and focus
  • Increased clarity in thinking and perception
  • Cope with life transitions
  • Better manage pain
  • Enhanced ability to deal with illnesses
  • Experience of being calm and still
  • Experience of feeling connected