Mindfulness Meditation is the nonjudgmental awareness of experiences in the present moment produces beneficial effects on well-being and ameliorates psychiatric and stress-related symptoms. Mindfulness assists with the ability to concentrate better. Perhaps in school, sports, work assignment, and maybe even keep a person’s temper. Meditation refers to a group of techniques in which distracting thoughts and feelings are not ignored, but rather acknowledged and observed non judgmentally as they arise to create a detachment from them and gain insight and awareness . (Mosby’s Medical Dictionary, 8th edition 2009, Elsevier). Most of which originated in Eastern religious or spiritual traditions and are also practiced today for stress reduction and other health-related purposes (Sala Horowitz, PhD, 2010, p.223). Mindful meditation has helped many people change their lives. The main function of meditation is to gather the attention of the person and focus that attention on one specific task. The fact that an incredible increasing number of studies on mindfulness meditation has been very beneficial and that should continue to climb is astonishing.(Jon Kabat-Zinn, 2003, p.145). …show more content…
One of the many styles involves college students and stress. Mindfulness meditation can change a student’s studying skills, grades, and even life. For example a student is not making good grades and falling behind in class. Then that is where mindfulness meditation could help improve and serve the students life for the better. Mindful meditation would help this student focus more in class which would result in better grades for this student. Also in many cases mindful meditation has not only helped the students make better grades, but also retain the information that he/she learned in