Mindfulness

Mindfulness is a practice of paying attention to your thoughts, feelings, body and surroundings in the present moment, without judging them. Sessions usually include guided meditation and breathing practice, sometimes as an 8-week course. It comes from Buddhist teaching and is now widely taught in the West. UK guidelines recommend group mindfulness courses for milder low mood, and there is some evidence for stress and anxiety, though it doesn’t suit everyone: see “Mindfulness: what the research says”.