Mindfulness Skills - Video 1 - Flashcard Set
What is mindfulness?
Mindfulness is about being fully present and awake in the current moment.
What are the three specific skills that can be used when practicing mindfulness?
Observe, Describe, and Participate.
What is the first what skill?
The first what skill is Observe.
What is observing?
Observing is simply noticing sensory information without adding words or trying to change anything.
What can we observe when practicing mindfulness?
We can observe sights, sounds, tastes, touch, smells, sensations, thoughts or feelings.
What is the second what skill?
The second what skill is Describe.
What is describing in mindfulness?
Describing is putting words to the experience without adding judgments or interpretations.
Why is it difficult to describe experiences?
From a young age, we are taught to judge experiences as good, bad, right or wrong. Therefore, it is difficult to describe experiences without adding judgments or interpretations.
What is the third what skill?
The third what skill is Participate.
What is participating in mindfulness?
Participating is throwing yourself into whatever you are doing in this one moment and becoming one with the experience.
What is the opposite of participating in mindfulness?
The opposite of participating is multitasking or trying to do many different things at the same time.
How many what skills can be practiced at a time in mindfulness?
Only one what skill can be practiced at a time.
