Mindfulness Integration
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Introduction
As I was listening to the mindfulness exercise, I was feeling relaxed than ever before. My body was adjusting well to my relaxed state, and I had no stress coming from my troubles. I felt awesome after the exercise as my body now had stopped focusing on the hurtful part, but now my body was full of positivity, so was my mind as my thoughts were of happiness.
The meditation went on well, and I was surprised at how my body adjusted well to the meditation. I felt very relaxed and focused up to the point of not even remembering if I had any troubles by the end of the session. I definitely will try this technique with my clients as this exercise makes a person to feel at peace with their bodies. The exercise will be helpful to my clients who have issues with body aches and stress. A meditation exercise is a good tool for eradicating stress from someone’s body as one feels relaxed and focused on the positive side of life.
A recent study by Lynn & Mesinga (2015) investigated the willingness of Social Workers to integrate mindfulness practice. The researchers collected written stories from the social workers who had participated in a seminar in Australia. The social workers who participated wrote narratives on their understanding of using mindfulness in their lives. The researchers then identified four scenarios. The stories chosen established that participants depict dissonance when they try to incorporate mindfulness into their personal lives. The study established that the participants had to undergo complex negotiation when integrating mindfulness into their professional lives(Lynn &Mensinga,2015).The findings implicate that integrating the mindfulness into the client’s life would depend if the clients were ready to integrate the practice as it needs acceptance by the person first.
References
Lynn, R., & Mesinga, J. (2015). Social workers’ narratives of integrating mindfulness into
practice. Journal of Social Work Practice, 29(3), 255–270.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02650533.2015.1035237
UCLA Health. (n.d.). Free guided meditations. Retrieved December 8, 2017, from
http://marc.ucla.edu/mindful-meditations