Emotions & Mindfulness Tips for Beginners (Emotional Wellness)

October is Emotional Wellness Month. Taking care of one’s emotions is necessary for one’s self-esteem, recovery from surgery, improving relationships, and for reducing stress. When one’s emotions are not managed, it can create more health issues and can make you feel sick. It also affects your relationships, your marriage, and your work. Therefore, it is essential to recognize, accept, and find ways to keep under control your emotions.

One way to manage your emotions is by practicing mindfulness. Mindfulness is beneficial for many factors such as your emotions, reducing stress, for your concentration, relaxation for your body, for socializing, and your overall wellness. However, one must be open to the assorted options of practicing mindfulness. It can be done by yourself or with a group. Before you begin practicing mindfulness know the purpose of practicing it without having expectations.

Practicing mindfulness as a beginner can be stressful because you might have expectations of calming down quickly. You do not know where to begin your practice. Also, you might feel you are alone practicing it because your partner or family do not practice it that often. You might feel you do not have time to practice it. Last, you might not know how to start your mindfulness practice for your emotional health. 

Begin by setting a schedule to practice mindfulness in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening, or at night. Have a list, a calendar, or a chart to practice it for five to ten minutes per day. After that add more minutes to your mindfulness practice by making it for twenty minutes or for thirty minutes. Continue practicing mindfulness every week until you have found the right time to practice it. You can practice mindfulness for up to forty-five minutes per day.

Besides finding time to practice mindfulness, select an activity that you would like to do to calm your emotions. In the same list, chart, or in your calendar; Write down your mindfulness activity which can be journaling, exercising, reading, mindful eating, mindful drinking, gratitude meditation with mindfulness, mindfulness and self-care, or other activities. After you have selected your activities for mindfulness, find an area in your office or in your room to practice mindfulness during your break. Additionally, if you are doing household chores, you can practice mindfulness when you are cleaning your home. Last, practice mindfulness every day or every other day depending on your comfort level of slowing down.

No matter what activity you select, make sure you feel comfortable in writing down your emotions, naming your emotions, and other activities that can be practiced by yourself. If you practice mindfulness with your partner, be respectful and allow some time for them to express themselves. Also, make your partner feel comfortable before, during, and after practicing mindfulness. Understand and learn from each other as you practice it together. Practice self-compassion and self-awareness with mindfulness and yoga.  

After practicing mindfulness for one month, you can continue practicing mindfulness for six months or more. Change your mindfulness routine as you focus on your breathing and your feelings. Alternate your activities such as journaling, walking, cleaning, or your yoga poses with mindfulness. Be kind to yourself. Here are websites about practicing mindfulness for beginners. 

A Mindfulness of Emotions Script for Healing:

A Mindfulness of Emotions Script for Healing

15 Mindfulness Activities-Mindfulness Exercises for Anxiety:

15 Mindfulness Activities-Mindfulness Exercises for Anxiety

Bring More Mindfulness Onto the Mat:

Bring More Mindfulness Onto the Mat

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