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What Mindfulness Actually Is (and How to Practice It in Real Life)

I know I mention mindfulness in nearly every other paragraph—but that’s because this blog is all about practicing mindfulness in real life. Still, you might be wondering: What exactly is mindfulness? And more importantly, how do you actually practice it in your everyday life?

What Mindfulness Actually Is (And How to Practice It IRL)

I recently realized that as much as I talk about the importance of being mindful, I haven't been so mindful of explaining what the heck mindfulness actually is. And how to do it. Thus, I committed the cardinal sin of mindfulness. Assuming. I figured because "mindfulness" is so hot these days that everyone already knows what it is. But come to find out, not so much.