96: How to become mindful rather than mind FULL
Well To The Core
Robin Long
4.8 • 794 Ratings
🗓️ 3 May 2023
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
Do your thoughts come racing at you as soon as you wake up? Oftentimes our minds run wild with the to-do list, reflections on previous conversations, or predictions about upcoming meetings.
It’s no surprise that the average human processes 6200 thoughts per day.
These constant racing thoughts can lead to anxiety, restlessness, and a general lack of peace without us even becoming aware of it.
That’s where mindfulness comes in. Performing acts of mindfulness can help ease a full mind by simply becoming more aware of the present moment.
On this episode of The Balanced Life podcast, you’ll learn how to become more mindful and less mind FULL.
You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in...
- What it means to be mindful [4:35]
- An example of how I used mindfulness to unwind [7:12]
- How Pilates improves mindfulness [9:20]
- How to become more mindful [12:36]
- Share your mindfulness practice with me [20:00]
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Robin Long, Pilates instructor and founder of Lindy Well. Here on the Balance Life |
| 0:14.7 | podcast, you'll find honest conversations about health, wellness, self-care, work-life balance, and everything in between. |
| 0:23.4 | We'll cover it all and provide inspiration, resources, and practical tips to help you become |
| 0:29.2 | the healthiest version of yourself, inside and out. |
| 0:35.5 | Hello and welcome back to the Balance Life podcast. I'm your host, Robin Long, and today we are |
| 0:40.4 | diving into a topic that is near and dear to my heart. We're talking about what it means to be |
| 0:45.5 | mindful versus mindful. The difference in spelling mindful versus mindful, F-U-L-L, is minor, and it's hard to hear over the podcast, |
| 0:56.2 | but we recently did a blog post on this topic, and it seemed to really resonate, and so I want |
| 1:00.4 | to dive into it here on the podcast. The difference in how each of these things, mindful versus |
| 1:05.8 | mindful, is significant in terms of how it impacts our daily life. |
| 1:25.4 | You're probably familiar with the feeling of being mindful, meaning your mind is so full. |
| 1:28.9 | It starts from the moment you hear the alarm each morning as thoughts come rushing in. What time is that appointment tomorrow? I need to pay that bill later today. |
| 1:33.5 | What should I make for dinner tonight? Where are the kids? Is breakfast going yet? Right? This is how |
| 1:38.3 | I wake up in the morning. It's like full speed ahead. And this isn't surprising. Considering, did you know, the average human process is |
| 1:46.0 | about 6,200 thoughts a day? This is surprising to me, but also at the same time, not. As a busy mom and as a |
| 1:55.0 | business owner, I'm working on this daily. My mind gets so full and runs so wild with thoughts of |
| 2:00.7 | to-do list items, past conversations |
| 2:02.7 | that I'm replaying in my head, thinking about upcoming meetings and how I need to prepare. |
| 2:07.3 | And the thing is, is it's so easy for me to not even notice this is happening as I go throughout my day. |
| 2:12.7 | Can you relate to that? I've just recently become more aware of how full my mind is throughout the day. |
| 2:20.7 | And as a result, even when I think I'm unplugged or relaxing or off for the day, I'm actually |
| 2:28.4 | not because my mind is still going at the same speed. |
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