The word mindfulness is often used when people are encouraged to pay attention to the present moment. The word has an interesting etymological root. It was first used in the later 19th Century when Buddhist texts were being translated. Mindfulness requires one to be fully present in the present, with no thoughts of the past or the future tainting one’s experience of now.
Advantages of a Mindfulness Coach, it is often said that the body is an instrument of the mind. So the stronger the mind, the more you can achieve in any arena of your life. Unfortunately, people become so focused on doing things that they miss out on the experience of enjoying and living each moment. If all you do is work and party, and live from one holiday to the next, and feel emotionally drained and physically fatigued, it is time to consider another approach
Refined Focus
A mindfulness coach will help you focus better, and not get easily distracted. As the coach helps you transition from a ‘doing’ to a ‘being’ state, you will experience a change in your lifestyle. For most folks this change is subtle, and it takes a little time before the impact is truly felt.
The modern lifestyle is focused on rushing. People rush to get dressed to go to work, rush to complete projects and rush back home to take care of chores. Like a camera that is not focused captures a blurred imaged, if one lacks focus one may be unable to identify the important things in life. Your mindfulness coach will help you find focus in your life.
Reduced Stress
Focused attention or intentionally paying heed to the current moment calms people. They are likely to absorb more information and experience more when they are mindful. Mindfulness coaching usually includes mindfulness meditation. This is a practice that helps you stay in the current moment, and immerse yourself in it.
After a few classes you are likely to feel more focused at work, and at home. You will experience less stress not because the usual stressors vanish but because your reaction to them will change. You will also experience better physical as well mental and emotional health.
Improved Quality of Life
Sometimes people find themselves saying that they cannot have everything in life. This is usually when they are exhausted with the demands that they place on themselves. When you work with a mindfulness coach, you learn to take each moment as it comes, without the bias of past experience. You slowly become more empathetic of others and less judgmental. You establish and maintain better connections at work and at home, and develop clearer channels of communication. Being mindful makes you a better person and allows you to live a happier, stress free life.
