mindfulness
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Definition of mindfulness
1 : the quality or state of being mindful
2 : the practice of maintaining a nonjudgmental state of heightened or complete awareness of one's thoughts, emotions, or experiences on a moment-to-moment basis also : such a state of awareness
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Synonyms for mindfulness
Synonyms
advertence, advertency, attention, awareness, cognizance, consciousness, ear, eye, heed, knowledge, note, notice, observance, observation
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Meditate or pick up a mindfulness practice to help lessen the more acute symptoms of your anxiety. — Maria Kari, Allure, "Christine Blasey Ford Confronted Her Traumatic Past, Now I’m Confronting Mine," 1 Oct. 2018 There are several steps people can take to reduce the negative effects of watching media violence: Reduce exposure through mindfulness practice. — Scott Glassman, Philly.com, "Is it time to look away? Health effects of watching violence in the media," 14 Mar. 2018 Now, my clients are mainly interested in a life that is more centered around mindfulness and wellness. — Monique Valeris, ELLE Decor, "How to Organize Your Home in 2019, According to Marie Kondo," 29 Oct. 2018 Both shows were about mindfulness and how clothing can help us feel grounded during chaos. — Nicole Phelps, Vogue, "Our Very Favorite Moments From the Spring 2019 Collections," 10 Oct. 2018 The guidelines for what counts toward a meditation streak can be loose; the companies allow a broad swath of mindfulness exercises to qualify. — Ellen Gamerman, WSJ, "Competitive About Your Meditation? Relax, Everyone Else is Too," 12 June 2018 Both examined the effects of three days of intensive mindfulness meditation training. — Bruce Lieberman, Washington Post, "Mindfulness meditation is huge, but science isn’t sure how, or whether, it works," 24 Mar. 2018 According to the HuffPost, mindfulness can help improve grades, reduce your risk of mental illness, and much more. — Mckenzie Schwark, Teen Vogue, "The Thai Soccer Team Used Meditation to Help Them Survive," 12 July 2018 Home Base provides a variety of treatment options, including behavioral health care, family support, mindfulness training, and nutrition, for veterans and their families. — Thomas Oide, BostonGlobe.com, "Home Base Program will be able to treat more veterans after $65 million donation," 27 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mindfulness.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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