A fun, easy, full of practical advice book published by The Meeting Point: "Supermam and Mindfulness" by Shonda Moralis explains, with many practical examples and tips, why every mother should practice mindfulness. The conscious breaks and the very little time needed.
He is about to end up run over, his mother saves himLet's face it, honestly: who - if not a mother - is always in a hurry, busy with a thousand things to do, including children, home and maybe even work and maybe even a partner and / or father of her children? We need to slow down. A break. A moment of relaxation. Better if mindfulness.
Mindfulness has been heard more and more often in recent times; it is not a real meditation but (more) a practice to bring our attention, intentionally and gently, into the present moment. According to Shonda Moralis - psychotherapist specializing in stress-related disorders and mindfulness-based therapy - she is perfect for every mom: she tells it in her “Minfulness for supermothers - Take a breath! 65 strategies to lighten your day "(the book, also available in an ebook version, has just come out of the types of Editions Il Punto d'Incontro).
Even if it seems impossible - in an agenda full of commitments of variously rowdy offspring (with affection, of course) and various housework, children to accompany to school and / or who wake up in the middle of the night and have to get up, work as a to complete, and then dinner, the children to put to bed and so on, in short, within the normal daily routine - in short, even if it would seem at first sight an almost impossible project due to an objective lack of time, even a mom can indulge in mindfulness. Indeed: she should.
A first good news, revealed by the author, is that 5 minutes a day is enough. Yes, sir, just five minutes: science says so. The benefits are seen after a very short time: they increase the attention span andoptimism,love andesteem, gratitude and amazement; anxiety and depression are reduced, a general state of well-being. It also strengthens the immune system. Finally, mindfulness allows you to get back in touch with yourself: with that center where one's answers and personal vision are found.
What more could you want? So we have to start. Organize one easily sustainable daily routine (when, where, how to practice these 5 minutes of mindfulness), motivate yourself (sometimes it will be necessary to remember that this time really takes to strengthen your brain, refocus yourself and find new energy and it is something that is good for yourself but will also benefit the family) and above all have fun, in doing so.
Then there is another valuable suggestion: adopt "conscious breaks"; among these is the FNAP: Stop, Note, Accept and Pay attention to your breathing. Conscious pauses allow you to step away from the vortex of the moment for a moment to observe it from another angle and thus find the best, non-reactive response. They help to see the beauty, the opportunities also present in the hardships: the author explains how to find them, within a day full of commitments and activities, not just the demanding task of being a parent.
“My goal - explains Shonda Moralis - is to teach supermothers simple ways to live with more awareness, more peace and more energy. I start from my personal experience: when you feel balanced, your family reap the rewards of having a mother who is building and shaping a way of life that is more present, grateful and joyful. We must sincerely ask ourselves what we can want more than this for our children, for our families and for ourselves ”. There is no shortage - in this book that is really easy to read and often tears a smile - not even the stories of lived stories, of mothers and mindfulness in real daily life, and of the results obtained: because the theory is good but it is only the practice that then makes a difference. And the examples of others help.
On the subject you might be interested in:
- MINDFULNESS: 10 WAYS TO PRACTICE THE AWARENESS OF THE MOMENT PRESENT IN EVERYDAY LIFE
- STRESS: MINDFULNESS MEDITATION RELIEVES IT IN JUST 3 DAYS
- MINDFULNESS MEDITATION: THE BEST NATURAL ANTIDEPRESSANT
Ps: it goes without saying that all of the above also applies to dads: they too can draw on all the advice provided by Moralis to practice mindfulness. With benefits, as always, be assured. For everyone.
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Anna Maria Cebrelli
