{"id":37,"date":"2015-11-18T16:03:24","date_gmt":"2015-11-18T16:03:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2025-03-19T22:11:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T22:11:38","slug":"mindfulness-and-emotional-wellbeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/?page_id=37","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness &#038; Emotional Wellbeing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1426267652540.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1426267652540.jpg?resize=452%2C271\" alt=\"1426267652540\" width=\"452\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1426267652540.jpg?resize=300%2C180&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/1426267652540.jpg?w=480&amp;ssl=1 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 100vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';\">\u201cMindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally.\u201d\u00a0 This is the definition of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the founder of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center.\u00a0 He is known for bringing mindfulness into the Western world on a secular level for use in everyday life.\u00a0 Formal and informal practices of mindfulness have been found by many to increase calmness and improve one\u2019s ability to pay attention. The resources within this website address many of the ways mindfulness may improve one\u2019s wellbeing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bookshelf<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-97 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image.jpeg?resize=200%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image.jpeg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image.jpeg?w=332&amp;ssl=1 332w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image21.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-95 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image21.jpeg?resize=201%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image21.jpeg?resize=201%2C300&amp;ssl=1 201w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image21.jpeg?w=334&amp;ssl=1 334w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image16.jpeg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-90 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.mindfulandthriving.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/image16.jpeg?resize=194%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"194\" height=\"300\" 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