April 25, 2023 by mosaiconline

Tips for Staying Mindful

By: Grace Amato | Staff Writer

By maintaining a kind, caring perspective on our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and the environment around us, we can practice mindfulness. Experimenting and seeing what you enjoy doing is recommended, as everyone’s body is different. Some people are bookworms and some aren’t, some love spending time outdoors, and some don’t. A practice I have been working with for the past few months has been journaling, which is a fancy way for saying writing in a diary. Journaling allows for creativity and self-reflection. You may think that journaling is strictly done on pen and paper, but if you would prefer to do so, you can use a blank document to begin.

Salve has many resources to aid mental health issues such as counseling services, the beautiful scenery, and activities around the campus that you can see on the Corq app. As you read on, you’ll discover tips and tricks on how you can stay mindful.

Reading

Reading can help you focus, remember things, show empathy, and communicate better. I have found that it reduces some of my stress that I feel academically and personally. Start by looking for books in a genre you like; for example, I like reading romance novels. I’d suggest reading Colleen Hoover’s It Starts with Us, and its sequel, It Ends with Us, if you’re interested in books in this genre.

Journaling

This is writing down our thoughts and emotions regarding our personal experiences in a notebook for therapeutic purposes. We can sort through recent events and potential issues by engaging in this form of private introspection. Personally, I find typing to be more enjoyable than writing. My personal journal is a Google Doc that I use. The versatility that comes with journaling is considerable. If you were to keep a physical diary, you could add decorations, themes, calendars, and other features. Both journal topics and ideas for diary pages can be found in abundance on Pinterest. Such as shadow work prompts. Shadow work prompts are questions that assist you in accessing the repressed emotions, convictions, perceptions, and occasionally dark thoughts in your subconscious. These types of questions are meant to get you moving toward healing and leading a fully integrated life.

Counseling Services

Due to the stress in my life as a teenager, I have frequently used counseling. You can learn how to manage emotions and why you might be feeling certain things through therapy. Additionally, therapy provides a secure environment for discussing difficult life experiences including breakups, sorrow, family conflicts, and more. Making an appointment to chat about the issues on your mind can be quite relaxing because college can be difficult and your personal life can be hard, too. It won’t harm you to try something new! If talking to a trained therapist is not for you, perhaps journaling or being outdoors will be.

Transcendentalism

Transcendentalists promoted the idea of having a personal understanding of God and held that having spiritual insight might occur without the aid of a middleman. They supported idealism, emphasizing the natural world and rejecting materialism. A philosophical movement known as transcendentalism emerged in New England during the late 1820s and early 1830s. It has been shown that spending time in nature can help with mental health issues like despair and anxiety. For instance, studies on ecotherapy, a type of formal therapy that involves engaging in outdoor activities, have shown that it can help with mild to moderate depression.