I practice mindfulness, and have since 2008.
It's not a cure-all for depression and/or anxiety. It's merely about making your more alert about your immediate surroundings and not dwell too much about whatever concerns your might have. This in turn, in my experience all these years, has made me more content about the present and whatever current situation I'm in.
A thing to note about mindfulness, it's more about a state of mind than the practice itself. All that stuff about concentrating about your senses is just what you start out with, IMO. I usually just use 5-10 minutes every morning just clearing my head before the start of the day. It's not something I need to concentrate that much anymore about, which is why I think it's more of a state of mind where you're thinking of nothing at all and just staring into the air.
It's not a cure-all for depression and/or anxiety. It's merely about making your more alert about your immediate surroundings and not dwell too much about whatever concerns your might have. This in turn, in my experience all these years, has made me more content about the present and whatever current situation I'm in.
A thing to note about mindfulness, it's more about a state of mind than the practice itself. All that stuff about concentrating about your senses is just what you start out with, IMO. I usually just use 5-10 minutes every morning just clearing my head before the start of the day. It's not something I need to concentrate that much anymore about, which is why I think it's more of a state of mind where you're thinking of nothing at all and just staring into the air.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman
