Avoid Burnout and Increase Motivation by Developing Your Mindfulness Meditation Practice
07/21/22 • 22 min
In this episode, Sarah explains how to develop your mindfulness skills during your sitting practice, specifically how to take a step back from your own thinking. Moving from being absorbed and engaged in your thinking to being a third-person observer of your thinking is one of the most important skills a mindfulness meditator can develop. If you follow this seven-step process for noticing thinking, investigating the content of your thinking, and naming the thinking is the ideal way to quiet your mind and avoid burnout. Mental energy is finite and we can overextend ourselves quickly. Using techniques to conserve your mental energy will create more motivation, energy and enthusiasm in your life. Find a PDF version of this exercises on our blog.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
In this episode, Sarah explains how to develop your mindfulness skills during your sitting practice, specifically how to take a step back from your own thinking. Moving from being absorbed and engaged in your thinking to being a third-person observer of your thinking is one of the most important skills a mindfulness meditator can develop. If you follow this seven-step process for noticing thinking, investigating the content of your thinking, and naming the thinking is the ideal way to quiet your mind and avoid burnout. Mental energy is finite and we can overextend ourselves quickly. Using techniques to conserve your mental energy will create more motivation, energy and enthusiasm in your life. Find a PDF version of this exercises on our blog.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
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In this episode, Sarah explains our natural tendency to make mental shortcuts. We do this to save time and effort. Experts name twenty-four different ways we do this that all lead to irrational thinking and bad decisions. For example, if someone is listening to another person speaking or they are watching the news, they are more likely to process the information that is already in alignment with their beliefs. In this scenario, this person misses the opportunity to expand their knowledge. Sarah and Jacob also discuss a study that shows a short mindfulness exercise can limit your irrational thinking by as much as 40%.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
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In this episode, Sarah explains what someone typically experiences as a result of trauma, including anxiety, attention issues, difficulty with emotions and more. She shares information on the most popular ways people heal from trauma, including EMDR, therapy, yoga and of course mindfulness. Jacob shares his own personal experiences with these modalities. Sarah and Jacob both discuss in detail how mindfulness can allow someone to feel more comfortable in their bodies and begin to experience emotions in real-time. Mindfulness also supports us to decrease self-critical thoughts and the pressure we place on ourselves because we have been through trauma.
Important links:
The Aware Mind blog: http://www.tsdmind.org/blog
TSD Mindfulness Virtual Meditation Center http://www.tsdmind.org
Sarah's Mindfulness Coaching website: http://www.sarahvallely.com
Jacob's Personal Training website http://www.jacobderossett.com
Jacob's YouTube Channel https://tinyurl.com/9yykwne9
The Aware Mind on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/aware_mind_podcast/
This episode is a meditation for beginners, and mindfulness for beginners resource. Intermediate and advanced meditators will also benefit. The Aware Mind produces content that supports stress reduction, anxiety relief, better concentration and focus, and trauma healing.
Download supplemental handouts from our blog to support your practice. A transcript is also available on our blog. The Aware Mind is produced by TSD Mindfulness, a virtual meditation center, offering mindfulness classes, certifications and private coaching.
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