Upgrade #3 - Mindfulness Practice with Less Instruction

The last mindfulness practice I shared had a lot of instruction.  Just like when you’re learning to fly it can be helpful for beginners to have someone guiding them regularly throughout the session.  Mindfulness can be even more powerful with less guidance so you can really watch what your mind does and practice refocusing over and over without judgement.The “without judgement” is the hard part for me.  But it’s important to recognize the catching yourself not focusing is the goal of mindfulness.  So each time you find yourself refocusing it’s important to not judge yourself for failing to stay focused, but rather look at this positively for having become mindful again.To see more from The Flight Shrink, visit the substack at https://flightshrink.substack.comDISCLAIMER:The views expressed in The Flight Shrink are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense, The United States Air Force, or any other organization with which Dr. Heacock is associated.  The content of The Flight Shrink is not medical advice.  The Flight Shrink is for informational purposes only and may not be applicable to all situations.  Use of the information is at the reader’s own risk.  Any recommendations of treatments, products, or services are made in general and may not apply to a specific person, situation, or illness.  Please seek care from a medical professional if you have concerns for any physical or mental health symptoms.If you or someone you know is experiencing a mental health, suicide, or substance use crisis or emotional distress, reach out 24/7 to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (formerly known as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline) by dialing or texting 988 or using chat services at suicidepreventionlifeline.org to connect to a trained crisis counselor. You can also get crisis text support via the Crisis Text Line by texting NAMI to 741741.  For those in countries other than the U.S. here is a Google site with helplines:https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/11181469 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit flightshrink.substack.com