Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety Quotes

“but the actual process of mindfulness is usually very simple. Mindfulness is simply paying attention, noticing without judgment, and being present in whatever you’re doing. As most people go about their daily lives, their minds wander to other thoughts or sensations, instead of being present with the actual activities they are participating in. Through mindfulness practice, we learn to be actively and more fully involved in these activities instead of allowing our minds to wander.”
― Michael Smith, Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety: 100 Simple Practices to Find Peace Right Now

“A smaller amygdala is associated with fewer strong emotional responses such as anxiety and “fight or flight.”
― Michael Smith, Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety: 100 Simple Practices to Find Peace Right Now

“Research on neuroplasticity indicates that the human brain does not go into decline after a few decades of life, as was originally thought, but can change and evolve throughout adulthood and even into old age.”
― Michael Smith, Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety: 100 Simple Practices to Find Peace Right Now

“We believe that if we can only understand the problem, then it will be solved.”
― Michael Smith, Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety: 100 Simple Practices to Find Peace Right Now

“What actually shifts, lessens, and dissolves troubling emotions and physical experiences is the mindful awareness of them in the moment.”
― Michael Smith, Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety: 100 Simple Practices to Find Peace Right Now

“We need to gain compassion, love, and acceptance (for ourselves and others) and to let go of loathing, judgment, criticism, anger, and hate (for ourselves and others).”
― Michael Smith, Mindfulness Meditations for Anxiety: 100 Simple Practices to Find Peace Right Now