{"id":6952,"date":"2021-10-30T10:33:20","date_gmt":"2021-10-30T14:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/?p=6952"},"modified":"2021-10-30T10:38:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-30T14:38:39","slug":"mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]Mindfulness is a popular technique for improving mental wellbeing. Leah Mandley, CoreLife\u2019s vice president of behavioral health, explains what mindfulness is (and is not) and offers some resources to deepen your understanding of this practice.<\/p>\n<h2>What is mindfulness?<\/h2>\n<p>Mindfulness is the awareness and acceptance of your own thoughts, feelings, and senses. It is NOT \u201cclearing your head\u201d or \u201cstopping what you are thinking\u201d, but rather it is the idea of being present in your moment to moment experiences.<\/p>\n<p>This short video from Happify succinctly explains mindfulness: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=w6T02g5hnT4\">Why Mindfulness Is a Superpower: An Animation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>What are the benefits of mindfulness?<\/h2>\n<p>Acceptance of your thoughts in a non-judgemental, non-shaming way is a powerful antidote against psychological distress. Mindfulness helps us normalize and be comfortable with our emotions and feelings. This gives us control over our reactions.<\/p>\n<p>There have been many empirically proven benefits of mindfulness including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>reduced symptoms of anxiety and depression<\/li>\n<li>improved memory, focus, and mental processing<\/li>\n<li>improved adaptability in stressful situations<\/li>\n<li>decreased rumination<\/li>\n<li>increased positive emotion regulation<\/li>\n<li>increased relationship satisfaction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why does mindfulness matter?<\/h2>\n<p>The approaching holiday season is a very stressful time for many of us. You may find yourself experiencing heightened symptoms of anxiety, depression, or other mental health conditions. Or, you may be experiencing intensified emotions that can affect your ability to manage day-to-day stress.<\/p>\n<p>Incorporating a mindfulness practice is a simple, non-threatening, private way to explore and improve your wellness.<\/p>\n<h2>Resources for developing mindfulness<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>There are several mindfulness apps for your phone or smart watch. For example, \u201cBreathe\u201d, an app on the Apple watch, is a mindfulness technique. Using it even once a day can make a noticeable difference in your mood &#8211; just by taking a moment to breathe. Other popular apps for mindfulness and meditation are Headspace and Calm.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XwZwVIMP8Fs\">Mindfulness research probed depression benefits<\/a> from Harvard Brain Research<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/o-kMJBWk9E0\">Meditation 101<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1nZEdqcGVzo\">How to do Progressive Muscle Relaxation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailyshifts.com\/blog\/5-easy-guided-meditation-scripts-to-quickly-find-your-zen\">Guided Meditation Scripts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/behavioral-health\/\">Learn more about how CoreLife incorporates behavioral health into our comprehensive care model for treatment of obesity and weight management<\/a>,[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row type=&#8221;in_container&#8221; full_screen_row_position=&#8221;middle&#8221; scene_position=&#8221;center&#8221; text_color=&#8221;dark&#8221; text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; overlay_strength=&#8221;0.3&#8243; shape_divider_position=&#8221;bottom&#8221;][vc_column column_padding=&#8221;no-extra-padding&#8221; column_padding_position=&#8221;all&#8221; background_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; background_hover_color_opacity=&#8221;1&#8243; column_link_target=&#8221;_self&#8221; column_shadow=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_radius=&#8221;none&#8221; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; tablet_width_inherit=&#8221;default&#8221; tablet_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; phone_text_alignment=&#8221;default&#8221; column_border_width=&#8221;none&#8221; column_border_style=&#8221;solid&#8221;][vc_column_text]Mindfulness is a popular technique for improving mental wellbeing. Leah&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":6958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[49],"tags":[51,50],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health | CoreLife Healthcare<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mindfulness is a popular technique for improving mental wellbeing. Leah Mandley, CoreLife\u2019s vice president of behavioral health, explains what mindfulness CoreLife\u2019s VP of behavioral health explains what mindfulness is (and is not) and offers some resources to deepen your practice.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health | CoreLife Healthcare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Mindfulness is a popular technique for improving mental wellbeing. Leah Mandley, CoreLife\u2019s vice president of behavioral health, explains what mindfulness CoreLife\u2019s VP of behavioral health explains what mindfulness is (and is not) and offers some resources to deepen your practice.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CoreLife Healthcare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corelife\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-10-30T14:33:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-10-30T14:38:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AdobeStock_268801696-scaled-e1635604220380.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1239\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"698\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@corelifemd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@corelifemd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/person\/4538925f5d5431225441eb3fadd1fd96\"},\"headline\":\"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-30T14:33:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-30T14:38:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/\"},\"wordCount\":426,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"mental health\",\"mindfulness\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Behavioral Health\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/\",\"name\":\"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health | CoreLife Healthcare\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-10-30T14:33:20+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-10-30T14:38:39+00:00\",\"description\":\"Mindfulness is a popular technique for improving mental wellbeing. Leah Mandley, CoreLife\u2019s vice president of behavioral health, explains what mindfulness CoreLife\u2019s VP of behavioral health explains what mindfulness is (and is not) and offers some resources to deepen your practice.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/\",\"name\":\"CoreLife Healthcare\",\"description\":\"Treatment of obesity and its disease states\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#organization\",\"name\":\"CoreLife Healthcare\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CL-no-HC-399x150-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CL-no-HC-399x150-1.png\",\"width\":399,\"height\":150,\"caption\":\"CoreLife Healthcare\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corelife\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corelifemd\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/corelifemd\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/2715229\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCza26FRRsef5CrUqTBbBLLA\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/person\/4538925f5d5431225441eb3fadd1fd96\",\"name\":\"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8eaccf15483abd5715dbdb8de346d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8eaccf15483abd5715dbdb8de346d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health | CoreLife Healthcare","description":"Mindfulness is a popular technique for improving mental wellbeing. Leah Mandley, CoreLife\u2019s vice president of behavioral health, explains what mindfulness CoreLife\u2019s VP of behavioral health explains what mindfulness is (and is not) and offers some resources to deepen your practice.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health | CoreLife Healthcare","og_description":"Mindfulness is a popular technique for improving mental wellbeing. Leah Mandley, CoreLife\u2019s vice president of behavioral health, explains what mindfulness CoreLife\u2019s VP of behavioral health explains what mindfulness is (and is not) and offers some resources to deepen your practice.","og_url":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/","og_site_name":"CoreLife Healthcare","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corelife","article_published_time":"2021-10-30T14:33:20+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-10-30T14:38:39+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1239,"height":698,"url":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/AdobeStock_268801696-scaled-e1635604220380.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@corelifemd","twitter_site":"@corelifemd","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/"},"author":{"name":"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/person\/4538925f5d5431225441eb3fadd1fd96"},"headline":"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health","datePublished":"2021-10-30T14:33:20+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-30T14:38:39+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/"},"wordCount":426,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#organization"},"keywords":["mental health","mindfulness"],"articleSection":["Behavioral Health"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/","url":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/","name":"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health | CoreLife Healthcare","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-10-30T14:33:20+00:00","dateModified":"2021-10-30T14:38:39+00:00","description":"Mindfulness is a popular technique for improving mental wellbeing. Leah Mandley, CoreLife\u2019s vice president of behavioral health, explains what mindfulness CoreLife\u2019s VP of behavioral health explains what mindfulness is (and is not) and offers some resources to deepen your practice.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/mindfulness-a-powerful-tool-to-support-mental-health\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Mindfulness: A Powerful Tool to Support Mental Health"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#website","url":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/","name":"CoreLife Healthcare","description":"Treatment of obesity and its disease states","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#organization","name":"CoreLife Healthcare","url":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CL-no-HC-399x150-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/CL-no-HC-399x150-1.png","width":399,"height":150,"caption":"CoreLife Healthcare"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/corelife","https:\/\/twitter.com\/corelifemd","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/corelifemd\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/2715229\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCza26FRRsef5CrUqTBbBLLA"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/person\/4538925f5d5431225441eb3fadd1fd96","name":"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8eaccf15483abd5715dbdb8de346d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/f8eaccf15483abd5715dbdb8de346d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Leah Mandley, LCSW-C"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6952"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6959,"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6952\/revisions\/6959"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6958"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/corelifemd.com\/dev\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}