The Power of Mindfulness

The presence of mindfulness directly counteracts automatic and unconscious ways of reacting that are so typical of habits. By directing mindfulness to the early stages of the perceptual process, one can train cognition or perception and thereby reshape habitual patterns. Of central importance in this context is the receptive quality of mindfulness,. Of equal significance is the detached quality of mindfulness, which avoids immediate reactions. The power of mindfulness allows us to really see what's going on  to see all the links and to counteract the habitual reactivity of mind.