Being mindful means consciously perceiving every moment of life.

Our everyday life is characterized by stress and challenges; Loss, sickness and other painful experiences are usually an inevitable part of our lives.

The practice of mindfulness should help us find inner peace, acceptance and clarity even in such circumstances. Many mental processes are only partially conscious. We operate in autopilot mode (Kabat-Zinn, 1990), and often act and respond to our long-established habit patterns, which are usually difficult to break or change. Instead of being present, we are usually thinking elsewhere, stuck in the past or planning for the future.

Through an open and adoptive attitude towards the direct experience of the moment, we gain a deeper understanding of ourselves. We learn to recognize the functioning of our mind and thus also our habitual reactions. As a result, mindfulness leads to a broader view, which can open up new, meaningful and often creative possibilities for action.

Through the training of mindfulness, we learn to be aware of physical, emotional and mental processes from moment to moment in an immediate, non-judgmental, calm and continuous manner.