What is Mindfulness? And How Does it Help Decrease Anxiety?

What is Mindfulness? Is it all about doing mindfulness meditations and mindfulness exercises? Or is it a way of being. A general attitude or outlook on life? And the answer is YES! It is both.

Being mindful is just a fancy way of saying being present.

And because most of us don’t spend much time actually being present, or brains don't always know how to do it on their own, which is why we have to practice it by being intentionally more mindful.

In essence, mindfulness teaches us to slow down our brain, to be present. To be right here, right now.

Much research has been done on mindfulness and it has been found to have some really significant mental and physical health benefits.

As far as its impact on some of the most common mental health struggles, it has been found to help with depression, anxiety, panic disorders, and self-esteem issues.

And in this video I talk about exactly what mindfulness is and how you can start becoming more mindful right now, and get the mental, mindset, and physical health benefits from it... without having to sit cross legged on the floor chanting "om" for hours on end.

__________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________

Let's connect more on Social:

[mikejrw]

Holy guacamole. Not only do you have the answers I needed in deep detail, but you're amazing at explaining it all in a super clear and concise way. Thank you so much!!

[brittanyglass]

My therapist sent me this today and I’m going to watch this a few more times to drill it in. 😅

[jameslopez]

Julia I’m 65 and meditating since I was 18 still trying to better myself. This has been around for 2500 years. Not a teacher, monk or anyone else but coming from science. When you asked what is mindfulness and your answer was YES thank you for being you. May you be well may you be safe.

[palmanardozza]

Thank you for bringing hope to those of us struggling. I am very grateful!

[reaznb]

I work at FSH as a therapist and found your web site while searching the net. Very insightful. I am looking forward to listening to it again and sharing it with my patients. I have been sharing with them the mind needs to be exercised like a muscle and you validated that with your explanation of neurological connections.

[izawaniek]

Thank you for your invaluable help and support. Being present in a moment really helps to quiet down.

[kailanewyork]

Love this:
Allow yourself to feel this feeling
Question the feeling with acceptance
Be present

[lala]

This totally makes sense. Thank You. Also, thank you for using language that makes sense to most ppl. I really appreciate your videos and I really find them helpful and motivating

[raads]

I'm so glad your were here.... You made it so clear to understand, straight forward, anyone can do this as long as we understand what is mindfulness.
Thank you soooo much. I need to slow down and stop rushing, I thought planning ahead was the way forward and I am doing this aallll the time never enjoying the Moment! Thank you 🌺

[jesussantiago]

I am so grateful for your videos. It came in a time in my life where I felt myself spiraling down after having achieved so much in my life to be better. I love the topics you cover and the way the videos are produced. No distraction with color. How ingenious! Just an extremely compassionate person sitting across from me expressing her concern and providing some information that might help me.

[Drostvideo]

Thanks for the reminder of being present. ..I tend to always think ahead of the present

[scorpionking]

Stunning video I’m very impressed with this lady simplicity how many years have I tried to understand mindfulness, and this lady has hit it mindfulness on the head !!

[smithdoe]

Thank you for this video. I have been reading and studying up on mindfulness for a while now, and you're the first person I have come across that explained in exact and clear terms what it is in practice.

[one-day-at-a-time]

Great to hear a good concise yet helpful verbal description of mindfulness. Whilst I have heard of mindfulness before & it’s benefits I really needed a reminder :)

[gauntlettolife]

Your comment about "monkeys in the brain" SOOO relate!!!! Thank You Julie!!! Looking forward to learning more & understanding that the brain I have CAN be my best friend rather than my worst enemy.
"Happy Mind Happy Life" & not about being "happy all the time but okay with where your mind/emotions are now.
Our brains are engineering brilliance! But its also quite okay to feel hurt.
Afterall we are human & being & feeling our pain makes us more compassionate & mindful of others. Your a Jewel Julie💎

[laurat]

My husband found you and referred me to this video. Wow! I’m blown away (in a good way) over the explanation. This is going to be SO helpful in slowing down my overactive brain! Thanks!

[Evernia]

Your advice represents the most scholarly, practical, and sound advice I've heard in the dizzying array of YouTube's voices.

I really am at the beginning of this in my early fifties.

Thanks❤

[pph]

Thanks very much. I have been struggling to understand Mindfulness for 3 years since my brain injury and your descriptions and explanations are the ones that have made the clearest sense to me.

Having 'things' to read quickly on the screen makes things much harder for me as my speech and language aren't as good as they used to be but simply listening to your voice gets the ideas over much, much easier for me.

I will watch/listen to these presentations some more times and hopefully it will 'sink in' finally

[MicroStarlight]

I love your videos so much and I'm endlessly grateful for having discovered your channel. Thank you so much for doing this.

[AbdullahArRafi]

I couldn't get an any better explanation of mindfulness anywhere else! This is all about experiencing the present without attaching anything else, such as judgment to it!