So we know there’s a lot of hype around mindfulness these days, but what are the benefits and how exactly does practicing mindfulness bring these benefits about? I’ve gone through the literature and this is what I’ve found. — What are the benefits of mindfulness and what are Mindfulness-Based Interventions? MBIs are therapeutic approaches to mental health/wellbeing which integrate the essence of traditional mindfulness practice with a contemporary clinical and psychological framework. Mindfulness aims to cultivate increased moment-to-moment awareness by purposefully paying attention to one’s thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations and external environment with a non-judgmental attitude.