{"id":1568,"date":"2020-01-08T15:10:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-08T20:10:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2020-03-04T11:51:00","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:51:00","slug":"relieve-stress-with-these-8-tips-for-creating-a-mindful-space-in-the-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psychedconsult.com\/relieve-stress-with-these-8-tips-for-creating-a-mindful-space-in-the-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Relieve Stress with These 8 Tips for Creating a Mindful Space in the Home"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mindfulness helps improve concentration, reduces ruminative thinking<\/a>\u00a0that contributes to high levels of stress, helps us understand our emotions in healthy ways, and even bolsters our\u00a0immune systems<\/a>. By creating a mindful space in the home, we can keep stress and anxiety levels down and live an overall healthier life. Here are eight tips to help you create a mindful space in the home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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1. Set an intention<\/strong>
\nBefore creating a mindful space, one of the first things you should do is set an\u00a0intention<\/a>. If you make mindfulness a\u00a0goal<\/em>\u00a0instead of an intention, you create a rift between what you\u2019re experiencing in the current moment and what you would like to happen. With an intention, there\u2019s no required result and no pressure to achieve a goal. Intending to practice awareness or focusing on your breathing are two intentions that you can set for yourself.<\/p>\n

2. Go big (or small) with your space<\/strong>
\nYou don\u2019t need to dedicate an entire room to mindfulness\u2014maybe you choose a sunny corner in your living room or a small table in your kitchen. \u201cYou could devote an entire room to meditation or just a corner of a room,\u201d says\u00a0Joy Rains<\/a>, author of\u00a0Meditation Illuminated: Simple Ways to Manage Your Busy Mind<\/em><\/a>. Rains offers the following examples as ways to achieve mindfulness in your existing space:<\/p>\n