Mindfulness and ACT concepts

Mindfulness and ACT concepts

Table of Contents
Introduction:...............................................................................................................................................2
Question 1. Reflective analysis on the various practices of the mindful activities:......................................2
Question 2. Comparison of observations and efforts in the first weeks and last weeks.............................3
Question 3. Reflective analysis on the personal gains from the mindful activities:....................................3
Question 4 personal reactions and responses to concepts, intervention and theories...............................4
Question 5 mindfulness exercise (s)............................................................................................................5
Question 6 mindfulness exercise/practices did you like LEAST...................................................................5
Question 7 mindfulness based interventions..............................................................................................6
Conclusion...................................................................................................................................................7
References...................................................................................................................................................8
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Introduction:
At modern days, stress is considered to be one of the leading causes of poor lifestyle. The
problem is increasing at a rapid pace which is declining the productivity of individuals. Some of
the people who are suffering from such problems, instead of coming up with a more natural and
permanent treatment, opts for choosing unhealthy medications which further declines the
conditions. According to some of the experts, meditations and mild physical activity a greatly
reduce such problems. This assignment discusses the positive impact of such activities on an
individual.
Question 1. Reflective analysis on the various practices of the mindful activities:
Due to recent increase of pressure at my job, I faced a series of problems in my personal life. As
days passed by, I was unable to come up with an effective way to balance both my personal and
my professional life. The biggest challenges I face was that I used to carry the pressure of work
in my home and vice versa. As a result my productivity went down dramatically. Therefore, I
had to come up with some techniques to reduce such problems. Some of my friends suggested
me to practice mediation before bedtime and also at mornings. This simple suggestion allowed to
me to reduce the mental burden to a great extent. At the initial days, when I started meditation, it
was quite difficult for me concentrate as I found that my mind was at a chaotic sate. As a result, I
could not practice mediation no longer for a couple of minutes. Hence I seeked help form
professionals to get better guidance. Within a very short amount of time, my mental condition
improved dramatically. Previously, when I was stressed out all day long, I treated my colleagues
and my family members quite harshly. As a result, I received a fitted response. However, after
including the practice of mediation in my daily schedule, my behavior changed towards them. I
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started to show more empathy and kindness to them. As a result, they started to return my
emphatic behavior with similar response. As days rolled by I stated to being advanced mediation
which was suggested by an expert known as Mark O Donahue. This form of mediation further
boosted up the result. As a matter in fact, the result were so positive that that I intend to practice
them for the rest of life. I found that, the best way to lad a life without stress is showing love and
kindness towards the surroundings. A combination of practicing meditation and having an
empathetic behavior has allowed me to reduce my chaotic mind to a great extent (Vinson 2016).
Question 2. Comparison of observations and efforts in the first weeks and last weeks
As stated before, I used to remain stressed most of the days. As a result I opted for taking a
number of medication pills in order to reduce these problems on a temporary basis, which
however, only enhanced my problems further. As a result I opted for other alternatives. Hence, I
chose to mediate and include other productive activities. At the initial days, these activities did
not give optimum results. However, I decided to keep my patience. Within the first week, my
condition started to improve. The rate however was slow. I started opting for various physical
activities such as walking and practicing martial arts which demanded both physical and mental
conditioning. I stated walking three days on the first week, and gradually increased the
frequency in the second and third week. I started to let go all the factor and moments which
disturbed my mind and acted as a barrier for concentrating on other productive activities. I
realized that, dwelling in the past will not improve my condition and therefore, I stopped
regretting about my mistakes which I made earlier. In the third week, I practiced some breathing
exercise early in the morning which allowed me to relax more. A collection of these activities
have improved my mental conditions to a great extent (Sitzman et al 2016).
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