--- title: Renew Your Life and Work with Everyday Mindfulness description: Mindfulness has been proven scientifically to support brain function, relieve stress, increase well-being and awareness. 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Topics: Select a topic... All Emotional Intelligence & Fitness Leadership and Business Love, Marriage, and Relationships Parents: Permission to Be Imperfect Brain Fitness, Mindfulness and Perspective Communication & Interpersonal Skills Habits for Health Heartmanity Webinars, Classes, and Events Filters # [*Renew Your Life and Work with Everyday Mindfulness*](https://blog.heartmanity.com/blog/2016/01/renew-your-work-and-life-with-mindfulness/) Are you feeling more stressed and overwhelmed than usual at work? Is multitasking not helping you keep up? Is your mind racing so much at night that you can’t sleep? Yep, it’s time—time to carve out a few minutes daily to reconnect with your heart. And a mindfulness practice or meditation is the best way to do it. And it's a time when we all need the emotional intelligence skill of [self-regulation](https://blog.heartmanity.com/why-should-you-care-about-emotional-regulation) with a direct line to [inner peace](https://blog.heartmanity.com/finding-inner-peace-in-a-world-full-of-contradictions-and-confusion).  *Estimated reading time: 3 minutes* ![Everyday mindfulness for work and living](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Balancing-a-healthy-lifestyle-in-the-city-540511632_2188x1374-compressor.jpeg?width=2185&name=Balancing-a-healthy-lifestyle-in-the-city-540511632_2188x1374-compressor.jpeg) ## Declutter Your Mind with a Mindfulness Practice The truth is that meditation is a must for everyone! Meditation and [mindfulness](https://blog.heartmanity.com/what-is-mindfulness-and-why-all-of-the-hubbub) help to declutter your mind and disperse the tremendous amount of stress, stimulation, and information assaulting our brains every day. They are effective tools to soothe the nerves and reactivate the body-mind connection. But what do we mean when we say “mindfulness” or “meditation”? Well, meditation is an ancient practice of raising your mental consciousness. You might associate it with Eastern religions like Buddhism, but really, it’s just a larger term that encompasses a technique of self-discovery. “Mindfulness” is a small part of meditation as a whole. It means to practice your focus on a small act, like drinking a cup of hot tea or watching a sunset or waves lapping up against the shore of a lake. Many of us don’t have a lifetime or even a full day to devote to a practice (not yet, anyway), but we can find a few minutes to practice mindfulness. Related reading: ["Feeling Anxious? Practice Mindfulness to Calm Your Emotions."](https://blog.heartmanity.com/feeling-anxious-practice-mindfulness-to-calm-your-emotions) Still not sure? You’re not alone in your skepticism. In our hectic lives, we often feel like there’s just not enough time to add one more thing. However, the brain research on meditation is compelling. Even *Nightline* anchor Dan Harris, at first a skeptic, gives a very convincing [TED talk about mindfulness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt5Qv9tUObI&feature=em-share_video_user). ![Mindfulness at work](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/caucasian-business-woman-in-eyeglasses-relaxing-neck%2cstretching-arms-488156170_2125x1416.jpeg?width=320&name=caucasian-business-woman-in-eyeglasses-relaxing-neck%2cstretching-arms-488156170_2125x1416.jpeg "Take a few minutes to stretch and breathe.")If you’re game, here are a few ways you can start to exercise some brain muscles. Are you still asking yourself, "Why should I meditate?" these examples below will give you great reasons to consider a new practice. Using three common situations, you can practice greater awareness and release work stress while enjoying your life more. You will have begun mindfulness by interrupting daily stress with a healthy response, such as taking a moment to breathe deeper. It's that easy. It's that simple. Related reading: ["Making Mindfulness Practical in Business."](https://blog.heartmanity.com/making-mindfulness-practical-in-business) ## Practice Shifting Stressful Situations Mindfully ### Situation #1: You’re procrastinating—*again!* So, how to overcome procrastination? We're actually not trying to "overcome" anything! Are you asking, "Why do I procrastinate?" Procrastination can be a way for your body or mind to rebel and go on strike. And no wonder—if you’re making productivity or checking something off your list *more* important than yourself and your balance. Procrastination feeds self-criticism, which fuels stress and pushes us to go, go, go. STOP and breathe deeply whenever you find yourself procrastinating. (And remember that sometimes [procrastination](https://blog.heartmanity.com/blog/2015/10/how-to-convert-procrastination-to-effective-action/) is your intuition telling you something you need to know about yourself and your life.) ### Situation #2: Your mind is racing, and you can’t sleep. A racing mind is often a symptom of stress and worry. And many people are [unable to sleep](https://blog.heartmanity.com/i-cant-sleep-natural-remedies-insomnia-restless-sleep) because their minds go rampant. Here's a great little mindfulness exercise to try.  Stop and take three long, deep breaths. Consciously relax your shoulders and neck. Feel your body relax from the top of your head all the way down to your toes. Release stress as you exhale, then inhale calmness. Repeat until you feel refreshed. Related reading: ["Why Is Mindfulness Important? And 3 Simple Practices."](https://blog.heartmanity.com/why-is-mindfulness-important-and-3-simple-practices) ### ![Creativity is frozen. Stressed and stuck.](https://blog.heartmanity.com/hs-fs/hubfs/hispanic-business-man-portraits-000005195793_Large.jpg?width=547&height=364&name=hispanic-business-man-portraits-000005195793_Large.jpg "Creativity is frozen. Stressed and stuck.") ### Situation #3: Creativity is frozen. You are stuck. No matter how hard we try, sometimes we just can’t *make* our minds come up with anything fresh, new, or innovative. Albert Einstein once said: “People are like bicycles. They can keep their balance only as long as they keep moving.” When you’re stuck, get moving. When we’re stressed, our breath is usually shallow. Don’t tolerate frozen energy. Breathe deeper. Go for a walk. Step outside and look at the sky. Spend a few minutes coloring. Ride a bike—it worked for Einstien! Or do some squats in place while breathing deeply. Interrupt the staleness of energy and move. Move the breath through your body, and move your body to shatter inertia. #### It’s not the size of the change, it’s our intention and attention that count. The beginning of all change is awareness. And it is far better to [make small changes](https://blog.heartmanity.com/building-healthy-brain-habits-dream-big-start-small) that you can sustain than to make big AND temporary changes. So start with five minutes a day, but begin. Move from there as you find your rhythm; it can become a sustainable practice. Today, emotional intelligence and mindfulness in the workplace are becoming more and more common. Join the ranks by learning more about these many EQ skills that can make you successful. [Contact us](https://heartmanity.com/contact/) at Heartmanity; transforming lives and businesses IS our business! To learn more about our business and emotional intelligence programs, check out [Heartmanity for Business](https://heartmanity.com/business/) for our services. ### Like the article? 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