mindful
Aware and intentional
Mindful means conscious and attentive, usually with an element of care or concern: Be mindful of the time, mindful of her feelings.
In contemporary usage, mindful often connects to meditation practices—being fully present and aware of one's thoughts and surroundings without judgment: mindful breathing, mindful eating.
The noun is mindfulness.
Meditative calm
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
introspection · equanimity · vipassana · samadhi · yoga · meditation · centering · grounding
Directing attention narrowly
- observantNoticing things readily
- heedfulPaying close attention
- alertWarning or watchfulness
- watchfulCarefully attentive, observant
attuned · perceptive · intent · concentrated · diligent · meticulous · careful · cautious
Brief period of time
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- nownessState of current existence
- presenceState of being somewhere
- attentionFocused mental awareness
engagement · immersion · attunement · grounding · centering · noticing · savoring · experiencing
Showing careful consideration
- empatheticFeeling what others feel
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- kindType or caring
- courteousShowing respectful consideration
tactful · respectful · caring · gentle · gracious · solicitous · sympathetic · diplomatic
zen
Meditative calm
- mantraRepeated focus phrase
- breathingPulmonary gas exchange
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
stillness · introspection · equanimity · vipassana · samadhi · yoga · meditation · centering · grounding · lovingkindness
focused
Directing attention narrowly
watchful · attuned · perceptive · intent · concentrated · diligent · meticulous · careful · cautious · circumspect
moment
Brief period of time
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- nownessState of current existence
- presenceState of being somewhere
attention · engagement · immersion · attunement · grounding · centering · noticing · savoring · experiencing · pausing
thoughtful
Showing careful consideration
- empatheticFeeling what others feel
- compassionateShowing concern for sufferers
- kindType or caring
courteous · tactful · respectful · caring · gentle · gracious · solicitous · sympathetic · diplomatic · sensitive
- attentionattention, focus, focused, attentiveness, focused attention
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- awarenessalertness, aware, attention, cognizance, conscious
- buzzwordssynergy, leverage, paradigm, stakeholder, scalable
- cautioncareful, be careful, cautious, caution, watch out
- mindfulnessmeditation, meditate, breathe, breath, breathing
mindfulunmindful
Lacking awareness or attention
oblivious · unaware · heedless · inattentive · unconscious
mindfulcareless
Inattentive, prone to mistakes
thoughtless · negligent · reckless · heedless · inconsiderate
mindfuldistracted
Unable to concentrate
absent-minded · scattered · preoccupied · unfocused · spaced-out
- be mindfulMaintain deliberate awareness
- mindful eatingDeliberate attention while consuming
- mindfulness trainingTeaching deliberate awareness skills
- mindful livingDeliberate awareness in daily life
- mindfulness exercisesPractices cultivating present awareness
- mindful breathingAwareness-centered respiration practice
mindfulness, unmindful, mindfully, unmindfulness, unmindfully