mindfulness techniques
Present-moment attention methods
Mindfulness techniques are practices designed to focus attention on the present moment, typically involving deliberate awareness of breathing, bodily sensations, or immediate surroundings.
These methods—including meditation, body scans, and guided breathing exercises—aim to reduce stress and improve mental clarity by interrupting habitual patterns of worry or distraction.
She uses mindfulness techniques to manage her anxiety.
The term has gained widespread currency in wellness, therapy, and corporate settings.
- body scanComplete physical examination
- progressive relaxationSequential muscle tension release
- Zen meditationContemplative sitting from Buddhism
- belly breathingInhaling using the diaphragm
- box breathingTimed four-phase respiration
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