Consciously shifting gear Mindfulness meditation progressively teaches you to sense the seven dimensions (as these points are known) outlined above and, in so doing, it helps you to recognize which mode your mind is operating in. It acts like a gentle alarm bell that tells you, for example, when you are overthinking and reminds you that there is an alternative: that you still have choices, no matter how unhappy, stressed or frantic you might feel. For example, if you sense that you are tying yourself in knots with overthinking and judgmentalism, mindfulness helps you to become more accepting
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