Guest Kessonga, a certified mindfulness based stress reduction teacher with a Masters degree in Social Work, discusses mindfulness and making wiser decisions. The host shares a personal encounter in New York City, emphasizing the importance of awareness and suggests using a meditation app to practice mindfulness.
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Mindfulness allows us to respond intentionally instead of reacting on impulse.
Practicing mental self-defensive fitness through pausing and making wise decisions creates positive change.
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The Power of Mindful Awareness
The narrator shares a personal story of an encounter in New York City where he bumped into someone and apologized, but the person reacted aggressively. He explains how mindfulness helped him handle the situation calmly and make wise decisions. Mindfulness is about being aware and present without judgment, which transformed his life and allowed him to be intentional in his actions. Pausing before reacting to frustrations and taking a deep breath creates space for wise decisions. This mental self-defensive fitness helps fight against negativity and make positive change happen.
The Importance of Wise Decision-Making
The lyrics of a motivating song, 'Fight the Power' by Public Enemy, relate to the idea of being aware and present. The narrator discusses how mental self-defensive fitness helps avoid rushing and making rash choices. By skillfully fighting against negativity through wise decisions, positive changes occur. The episode concludes with a reminder that the Headspace app offers meditations on managing stress and experiencing strong emotions to support this journey of mindful awareness and wise decision-making.
This week, Kessonga returns with his Mindful Music segment. Today's lyrics are all about how to respond intentionally, instead of reacting on impulse.
Kessonga holds a Masters degree in Social Work, and is a Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher. He also serves as an adjunct Mindfulness instructor at UNC Chapel Hill School of Medicine. Prior to joining Headspace he had his own private practice as a licensed acupuncturist and an outpatient psychotherapist. You can reach out on Instagram here!