“You can still be mindful even if your mind is full.”

As David Gelles of New York Times so clearly points out: “Our jobs pay the bills, occupy many of our waking hours and can even give our lives meaning. They can also be a source of significant stress: tight deadlines, long days and difficult conversations. No matter what your job, work can be anxiety-provoking. Mindfulness can help. It can be especially helpful to bring a mindful disposition to your job, which can be the source of significant stress. And workplace stress is becoming only more consuming, with email, intra-office chat tools and social media constantly competing for our attention, and often bleeding into the hours that historically gave you a break.”

We suggest you give it a try to this popular mindfulness exercise below known as S.T.O.P.

Stop. Just take a momentary pause, no matter what you’re doing.

Take a breath. Feel the sensation of your own breathing, which brings you back to the present moment.

Observe. Acknowledge what is happening, for good or bad, inside you or out. Just note it.

Proceed. Having briefly checked in with the present moment, continue with whatever it was you were doing.

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