Created by Lajos Kesztyus on 30. Okt 2017
- Presenter: Harald Eberling, Frank Bergmann
- Roots:
- Buddhism, but this is not a religion
- Based also on neuroscience
- Mindfulness trains your observer with meditation, it introduces a certain form of attention: focusing on the present moment without judgment
- It’s about meditation and how to apply it in real life: “Just” be present in the moment
- Our mind is always thinking: but it’s okay, just observe the thoughts - they are allowed to come and go, don’t stick to them, don’t judge them
- Meditation is used to train the mind:
- the capability to “catch” our mind/thoughts
- narrow thinking vs wide thinking
- relaxation is just a side effect
- Body scan (the used technique during the session):
- The object of the meditation is breathing
- Do the body scan:
- from feet to head
- from head to arms
- then focusing on the breath
- in the end: wider your thinking, extend it to the room, the people in the room, and come back to “reality”
- it’s okay to look down in angle (~45°) for a couple of more seconds (or even more)
- Note: It’s okay to hear something from the background, just notice it (don’t judge) and go back to the subject – the more you practice the sooner you will realize that you are not focusing
