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There's a wide range of experience being lumped under the terms "meditation" and "mindfulness" here. Alice finds a 5 minute walk after lunch improves her mood
by Buttons840 5y ago
There's a wide range of experience being lumped under the terms "meditation" and "mindfulness" here.
Alice finds a 5 minute walk after lunch improves her mood and suggests it to Bob. Bob mentions his brother was injured while walking a marathon. The ensuing conversation ends up not being very productive.
For some, "mindfulness" means sitting for 5 minutes and observing the moment without goals, judgement, or expectation. For the author, "mindfulness" means week long retreats.
As someone who sometimes suggests meditation, I am not saying the author is doing it wrong so much as I am saying that what he is doing is different than what I am suggesting.
That said, the author's warning is important. Be careful doing the mindfulness equivalent of a marathon, but if your interested a 5 minute walk probably won't hurt.
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