Mental Health & Mindfulness

Here’s Why We Need Mindfulness More Than Ever.

Problems persist and are ubiquitous, but we can stop the effects of second darts for suffering.

Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Main)
EUPHORIA
Published in
8 min readSep 23, 2021

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If I had to choose one natural therapy for my mental health, I’d choose mindfulness. Knowing the importance of mindfulness on the brain, mental health, and physical health, I have a strong affinity for the usefulness of a mindful approach and meditation practice in our lives.

Awareness, acceptance, empathy, and compassion are the key components of mindfulness. Making mindful living a life habit is a sustainable lifestyle. Mindfulness practices advise us to live in the moment by observing and accepting thoughts and sensations without judgment.

Noticing every moment has an incredible value for our physical and mental health.

There will always be setbacks in life. They are considered the first darts by mindfulness experts. For example, when I reviewed the works of mindfulness teachers, I noticed that they focus on the second darts in solving issues.

The meaning we add to impediments is known as the second darts in mindfulness practice. While we cannot prevent the first darts, we can control the second ones. This is where the mindful…

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Dr Mehmet Yildiz (Main)
EUPHORIA

Scientist, Technologist, Inventor, focusing on HEALTH and JOY. Founder of ILLUMINATION, curating key messages for society. Connection: https://digitalmehmet.com