Sally Kohn: I find that by stopping and thinking about why I'm doing it makes a big difference. It's essential to keep this practice up to keep up your motivation because otherwise you forget about why you're doing it, she says. The benefits of meditation include reducing stress, lower blood pressure, strengthen our immune system as well as helping with cognitive capacities. "I think more than anything, this is what our world needs is greater compassion, greater clarity and greater capacity to sense our inner connection"
In This Episode, You'll Learn:
- Why your attitude and how you pay attention is so important when it comes to mindfulness
- Understanding the 3 important pillars of mindfulness: intention, attention, attitude
- How have a mindfulness practice prepares the mind for learning
- Why shame stifles our ability to learn and grow
- How we can learn to remember to practice mindfulness by developing daily habits
- The question you can ask yourself in the morning to prime your mind to look for the good throughout the day
- Distinguishing between self-improvement vs self-liberation
- How our intention is a direction, not a destination
- Understanding that perfection is not possible, but transformation is
- The 5% principle and the benefit of taking very small action
- How to practically implement intentions
- The wide range and many benefits of having a regular meditation practice
- Her practice of “Good Morning, I Love You”
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