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Welcome to Raising Good Humans. I'm your host Dr. Elisa Pressman

and today I'm so thrilled to be talking with Dr. Shana Shapiro.

I have only just begun my mindfulness journey in the last couple of years and having my own practice, she has

golden nuggets that you can take with you that really can change how you are experiencing

your day and responding to your children and yourself.

So we're going to talk about mindful discipline and also the kinds of things that we can do again in our day to day to change our own sense of

calm and presence.

And she's a scientist, so she's coming at this not just kind of from a woo-woo perspective but truly

trained and yes she has trained in Nepal and Thailand and really can make your experience of meditation pretty extraordinary.

But she's also a professor and a researcher and has looked at how

mindfulness can rewire your brain. So let's talk to Shana and don't forget to

stick around because I have great questions from you guys from your DMs and I love it. So that segment's coming up after a very calming conversation with Dr. Shauna Shapiro.

Can you clarify what mindfulness is for everyone?

Mindfulness, the word actually means to see clearly.

So a lot of people think mindfulness is about relaxation or stress management or enlightenment, but really the word mindfulness means to see

things clearly so we can respond effectively and for parents that's that's really

the key is how do we see things clearly in the present moment so we can

respond with wisdom and compassion and there's three core elements of

mindfulness. Okay. It's my professor side coming out. I love it.

So there's intention, which is just why are you paying attention? What's important to you?

Attention, which is focusing your attention in the present moment and then your attitude which is

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