Mindful living for a healthier, happier you

Writer: Dr Arien van der Merwe

Mindfulness can be described as being in tune with your internal world and listening to your body and its needs.

Mindfulness is:

• Being fully present in the moment

• Bringing awareness to what you are experiencing via your senses and/or thoughts and emotions (i.e. your state of mind)

• An intentional act and non-judgemental

• Part of all of us, but like all things, practise makes perfect and it is more readily available to us if done daily.

Mindfulness is a broad term and can be applied to all eight dimensions of wellness – physical, spiritual, mental-emotional, social, financial, environmental, intellectual, and occupational. Each dimension contributes to our sense of wellbeing or quality of life, and each affects, influences and overlaps with the other dimensions. For optimal health you need balance in all eight dimensions.

Mindfulness applied to physical wellness (incl. proper nutrition and exercise) is generally the easiest place to start for most of us, but remember that it influences and affects the other dimensions as well. At Ariani Health Solutions we focus on a mindful and holistic approach to health and long-term weight loss.

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