Mental Process
mindfulness Audio
mind·ful·ness [ mahynd-fuh l-nis ]
Subclass of:
Cognitive Therapy; Mental Processes
Definitions related to mindfulness:
  • A practice with its roots in Buddhism that encourages people to be more fully aware of the present moment. Often achieved through meditation.
    Harvard Dictionary of Health Terms
    Harvard Medical Publishing, 2011
  • A psychological state of awareness, the practices that promote this awareness, a mode of processing information and a character trait. As a therapy mindfulness is defined as a moment-to-moment awareness of one's experience without judgment and as a state and not a trait.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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