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7 Everyday Practices For Mindful Moms : Day 2 – Be Mindful For The Day – #BarAThon

By / October 21, 2019 / BarAThon, Challenege, Edition 2, Mindfulness, Parenting, Relationship / 71 Comments

7 Everyday Practices For Mindful Moms Day 2

Welcome to the second day of 7 Everyday Practices For Mindful Moms.

Hope you moms are doing great. Have you ever noticed your breath? When was the last time you had a star watching night with your kids? What’s your idea about being mindful?

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[ctt template=”8″ link=”e1gaN” via=”no” ]Mindfulness means maintaining a moment-by-moment awareness of our thoughts, feelings, bodily sensations, and surrounding environment.[/ctt]

Some myths and facts about Being Mindful or Mindfulness:

Myth #1: Mindfulness need space and extra cozy items.

Fact: It can be practiced anywhere with anything you have.

 

Myth #2: Mindfulness need to be practiced on specific time.

Fact: It can be practiced anytime through out the day.

 

Myth #3: Mindfulness means to be lazy not doing anything.

Fact: It’s being active and being more aware about the present, body, emotions, surroundings and all.

 

Myth #4: Mindfulness can be practiced only with the help of Mindful Masters.

Fact: It needs no mastery and you can do it by yourself.

 

Myth #5: Mindfulness is related to certain religion.

Fact: It’s related to mankind only and not with any particular religion.

 

Myth #6: Mindfulness needs to know yoga and meditation.

Fact: It needs only learning of how to be aware about the present moment.

 

Myth #7: Mindfulness is about focusing or concentration.

Fact: It’s about being aware that your mind is wandering and bringing back to focus.

 

Myth #8: Mindfulness will solve all my problems and sufferings.

Fact: It can help you to make wise decisions and to find optimal solutions to your problems by giving you a clear perspective.

 

And I’ve been practicing mindfulness for over 2 years. It had helped me enriching my life. So I thought of sharing my personal experiences on practicing mindfulness with you through five simple practices.

 

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Day 2 – Be Mindful For The Day

  • Wake up early: When you wake up early, you will find more time to be productive through out the day. When You get up from your bed, have five to six deep breaths. Smile and thank God for another beautiful day. Bless all to be happy on that day. 
Mindful watching of Sunrise
Sunrise During Our Pondi Visit
  • Personal Tip: I usually wake up at 4.30 am daily. Once I get up, I do simple exercises for hand and legs. Then I focus on my breath and count 3 to 5 breaths. After that, I will open my eyes and see my palms while thanking the god for the blessings of happiness for the day. 
  • Start with simple prayer: Always start your day with a prayer and offering to God. It will make you strong and compassionate at the same time. Prayers help you to surrender to the almighty with complete consciousness. 
Mindful Prayer at my pooja room
MY Pooja Room – Most lovable space in my home
  • Personal Tip: The first thing I prefer to do during my mindful mornings is prayer. I will light a lamp and some agarbhathis. Also I will play some devotional songs from any TV channels. The melodious music and the pleasant aroma will take you to some wonderland for sure. 
  • Take mindful breaks: In between your busy day and hectic schedule, please take time to pause. Pause to your actions, pause to your emotions, pause to your anxiety, pause to your hurry. During this mindful breaks, you can watch the trees outside, you can remain in silence, you can watch your body and simply be present in the moment.
Mindful Morning Break To Count My Breath
Mindful Morning Break To Count My Breath
  • Personal Tips: I practice two mindful breaks during my busy day – one in the morning and one in the evening. These mindful breaks helps me a lot to relax myself and to remain stress free for the remaining day.
Mindful Evening Break to count my blessings
Mindful Evening Break to count my blessings
  • Use anything and be mindful on each activity: Enjoy every action you do in a day with full attention to its sound, nature, texture and all. You can take a deep breath whenever you hear  your calling bell ringing, you can mindfully drink water every two hours and so on. You can decide your own action that aids for your mindfulness.
Mindful Snack
Fruit Mix – My Mindful Snack
  • Personal tip: I enjoy cooking for my family by feeling the texture of rice, vegetables and other cooking items. I really enjoy the aroma of tasty food while cooking. Bless my family members to be happy, healthy and to take the full benefits of this meal. 
  • Before goodnight sleep: Have your own preferred pattern of things to indulge yourself on deep and calm sleep. You can read a book, listen to music, tell bedtime stories to your kids before your sleep. Take 4 to 5 deep breaths. And don’t forget to thank God for all goodness you had in that day.
Mindful Loving and compassionate
Loving and compassionate
  • Personal tip: We usually prefer bedtime stories when my son was young. Now I prefer to read a good book at least for half an hour before my sleep. Then I do some simple exercises for my eyes and thank God before my sleep. While lying on my bed, I will practice Loving Kindness Meditation daily. 

Practice these simple steps and let us meet tomorrow. And if have not downloaded Mindfulness Planner earlier, then you can download  here.

Do you believe in mindfulness??? What mindfulness practices do you have??? Please share with us …..  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen:  :mrgreen: 

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71 thoughts on “7 Everyday Practices For Mindful Moms : Day 2 – Be Mindful For The Day – #BarAThon”

  1. Kala Ravi

    Beautiful post Vasantha. Like you say Mindfulness is not something very technical or something with too many rules. Just practicing simple routines with a thought to the process, appreciation and gratitude for the same. Loved the accompanying images and personal tips you have shared.

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  5. shalzmojo

    WOW! the examples of the mindful practices are simply so easy and filled with so much gratitude and love – I am loving this series by you Vasantha! Will try to incoporate some of these in my life- thanks so much for sharing!

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  6. Vishal Bheeroo

    I am working on mindfulness and the state of being Aware, quite recently. It has helped me a lot. Glad you pointed at the myths and I dunno where it came from. It’s quite funny when people point at something that doesn’t need to be that. Enjoyed reading on how your day looks like.

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  9. kavita

    Wow, this is such a lovely post. I could really use many of these tips in my daily life. Thank you for sharing this. @momtasticworld .

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  10. Surbhi Prapanna

    lovely post Vasantha, and I can totally with it because this year I am also trying to be in the moment and enjoy each moment with inner peace and happiness. thanks for sharing great tips.

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  11. Anamika Agnihotri

    Wonderful tips Vasantha. The best part of this post is you have been practicing mindfulness yourself and you have shared the practices you have incorporated personally. For me, I may not be doing all but one thing I regularly do is wake up by 5 am and sit with myself for 15-20 minutes. I have realized the vast difference in my days when I do not wake up early. Responding to mindfulness alarm twice a day is something I am going to practice.

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  13. dipika singh

    Beautiful post Vasantha, mindfullness is the key of your super helpful nature and such sweetness I believe now. When the mind and heart are calm, we tend to get more productive and able to concentrate well. Love your positive vibes and attitude.

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  15. Shalu Sharma Rathod

    I love how your articles are always full of so much positive vibes. This came in at a time when I really needed some positive energy around me. Thanks for sharing.

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  16. priyadarshani panda

    I love your daily practices of mindfulness …I can’t get up early as I work late night so routine is something that helps me be mindful..

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  17. Vaidehi

    Very practical post and yes true many people believe that being mindful means being lazy. But that is not true

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  20. Ranjini

    Very very useful tips. I am focussing on Self Development for this Barathon while practicing it myself and these tips add value to what I do too. Mindful breaks are something people don’t take fearing lack of time. This is worth a share. Do drop by my blog too when you take a break 🙂

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  21. Bellybytes

    Ah Vasantha. I’ve read a post from you after a long long time and realised that I need to read you more often. Your posts like this one remind me to take control of my life and not let life control me. Thanks for your thoughts on mindfulness

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  25. Veena @ The Reading Momster

    I have always been a night person. i might on someday be awake at 4 am !!! I find it difficult to break this habit bevcause whenever i try to got to bed early and get up early, the kids get up with me too which means i have to stop whatever i am doing to get their things done 🙁 once they are asleep… i get enough time to do my online stuff

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  27. Geethica Mehra

    This is a very thoughtful read Vasantha. Your writings are so close to God. I try meditation and practise mindfulness.

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  31. Prisha Lalwani

    I follow the “take a break” part religiously. I keep reminding myself that i should not get back to what i was doing or what i was thinking until im completely able to stop doing it.

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