These 7 Rules Are Essential To Mindful Living, According To The Founder Of Western Mindfulness

Diane Barnett
Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read

I’m sure we can all agree that life is better when you fully bask in each and every moment. The question is, how do you actually get there when your mind is constantly racing with worries and thoughts about the past and future?

Well, who better to ask than the person who actually created the mindfulness movement in the west?

Jon Kabat-Zinn is professor of Medicine Emeritus and creator of the first mindfulness center for Medicine, Health Care at the University of Massachesetts Medical School.

In his book, Full Catastrophe Living, he explained the seven essential attitudinal qualities for mindful living. We’ve gone over them below and we explain why they can be so powerful to implement into your daily life.

1) Don’t judge

When you think about it, judgements colour everything we experience. A lot of our judgements are conditioned and they imprison us in our own narrow reality tunnel. Yet, if we adopt the attitude of non-judging, we step outside our own conditioned thought patterns and see life for what it really is.

This is a type of awareness that engages all perspectives and holds opinions lightly. It allows us to fully let go and engage in the present moment.

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