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    Erika reflects on her first attempt at mindfulness meditation. She found it difficult to quiet her mind and focus solely on her breathing. While she was able to slow her breathing somewhat, she felt like she was forcing her focus. Erika believes that with continued practice of mindfulness meditation, she will be able to achieve a state of presence and mindfulness. She sees benefits of mindfulness in reducing stress and increasing focus and productivity both at work and personally. Erika concludes it will take effort but practicing mindfulness is worth trying.

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    Erika reflects on her first attempt at mindfulness meditation. She found it difficult to quiet her mind and focus solely on her breathing. While she was able to slow her breathing somewhat, she felt like she was forcing her focus. Erika believes that with continued practice of mindfulness meditation, she will be able to achieve a state of presence and mindfulness. She sees benefits of mindfulness in reducing stress and increasing focus and productivity both at work and personally. Erika concludes it will take effort but practicing mindfulness is worth trying.

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    Erika reflects on her first attempt at mindfulness meditation. She found it difficult to quiet her mind and focus solely on her breathing. While she was able to slow her breathing somewhat, she felt like she was forcing her focus. Erika believes that with continued practice of mindfulness meditation, she will be able to achieve a state of presence and mindfulness. She sees benefits of mindfulness in reducing stress and increasing focus and productivity both at work and personally. Erika concludes it will take effort but practicing mindfulness is worth trying.

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    Erika reflects on her first attempt at mindfulness meditation. She found it difficult to quiet her mind and focus solely on her breathing. While she was able to slow her breathing somewhat, she felt like she was forcing her focus. Erika believes that with continued practice of mindfulness meditation, she will be able to achieve a state of presence and mindfulness. She sees benefits of mindfulness in reducing stress and increasing focus and productivity both at work and personally. Erika concludes it will take effort but practicing mindfulness is worth trying.

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    Erika Peterson

    Module 1

    Module 1: Writing Assignment 1- Reflections on Mindfulness

    During the video I kept thinking to myself of how difficult it may be to turn off and quiet
    my brain, especially when it is always going off rapidly thinking of the many things that
    must be accomplished on my list. As I sat here and attempted to quiet the “rapid fire”
    thinking that was occurring in my mind I was not able to achieve a full “quiet” moment
    when my brain was not thinking of something else, especially when I could here my
    children and dog in the other room playing around. I tried focusing on my breathing
    during this time and did notice that my breathing slowed down. At first, I kept repeating
    to myself “deep breaths, in, out” and then noticed that I stopped repeating those words
    and my breathing had significantly slowed down. However, I felt as if I was almost
    forcing myself to focus. During that short time when I was able to slow down my
    breathing, I did feel a bit more relaxed perhaps if I continue practicing meditating and
    being present, I will be able to achieve Mindfulness.
    Mindfulness is a current interest in the workplace because it allows the individual to be
    present, this in turn helps them be more productive. Mindfulness also has been found to
    help decrease conflict in the workplace as individuals learn to train how their brains
    respond to anxiety, stress, memory, and attention. This practice has shown many great
    results and benefits to individuals in organization and for Google it is even offered for
    free.
    I can see some benefits in practicing Mindfulness as I notice that I am not always
    present, and I let stress take over my thoughts and emotions. Thus, making it difficult
    for me to pay attention becoming distracted with the problems that I may be trying to
    solve, and becoming even more irritable because of the same stress that is affecting
    me. I think practicing Mindfulness will allow me the ability to become more focused and
    productive. I feel that some of the benefits of practicing Mindfulness would allow me to
    be mentally present in discussions without being mentally drained. Additionally, I think
    that practicing Mindfulness will allow an individual to experience all senses at a higher
    level than normal and be fully aware of themselves and their surroundings. I don’t think
    it will be an easy process to practice and achieve, but I do think it is one worth trying. I
    feel it will be extremely beneficial not only in my work environment but also in my
    personal life.

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