mindfulness exercises
Deliberate attention training
Mindfulness exercises are practices designed to focus attention on present-moment experience—breathing, bodily sensations, thoughts passing without judgment.
Common forms include guided meditation, body scans, and mindful breathing.
The term appears frequently in contexts of stress reduction, therapy, and wellness: My therapist recommended some mindfulness exercises for anxiety.
- body scanComplete physical examination
- walking meditationMindful movement practice
- breath awarenessConscious attention to respiration
- mindful breathingAwareness-centered respiration practice
- qigongChinese health cultivation art
yoga · mindful eating · sitting quietly · tai chi · self-compassion · journaling · relaxation techniques · stress relief · guided imagery · attention · grounding · deep breathing · centering · paying attention · chanting · compassion · guided · loving kindness
- ACT Therapyvalues, present moment, acceptance, defusion, values clarification
- Buddhist devotionBuddhist prayers, morning prayers, healing prayers, peace prayers, offering prayers
mindfulness exercisesdistraction
Thing diverting one's attention
mind-wandering · zoning out · inattention · daydreaming · spacing out