Hello, everyone. I’m Connie. Today I want to share with you some of my reflections on learning mindfulness. I find that mindfulness can actually improve my sleep problems. I am a person with mild anxiety. Although I don’t have anxiety disorder, I do not sleep well when encountering problems or stress. Now, under similar circumstance, I practice mindfulness. Then, I feel more peaceful, comfortable, and become less anxious. Now I also recommend my friends to practice mindfulness, because it is very helpful!

Mindfulness helps me to pay attention to the present moment. At this moment, I do not think of those things that were unhappy before, nor worry about those things in future that have not happened. Subsequently, my anxiety reduces a lot. Mindfulness helps me be aware of my habitual negative emotions. When these emotions appear again, I can cope with them, I have my choice to let myself be quiet, to rest, and do not allow the emotions to lead my way ahead. Then, I feel at ease and my mood swings have been reduced a lot.

After learning mindfulness, I learn how to breathe deeply, how to stop and think, and pay attention to my body sensations. After practicing mindfulness, not only my emotions are relived, my stress is also reduced. Even my digestive system becomes better. Due to mindful eating, I chew slowly, and am aware of the food swallowing process and the body sensation. After practicing this method to eat and drink, my hyperacidity and stomach pains have improved. Before going to bed every night, I spend ten minutes to practice mindfulness to let go of the anxiety and unhappiness, and then my body become completely relax. I am very happy to use this method. My insomnia has been solved.