Listening to Music Mindfully
Photo by Savanna Goldring Since becoming one of the Action for Happiness volunteers, Mindfulness is something I have given more thought to than I had previously, with Mindfulness being one of the 10 Keys to Happier Living. A few years ago I brought the practical guide to finding peace in a frantic world by Mark Williams and Danny Penman CD and book but hey life happens in a not so mindful autopilot way and after making it only a little past the first chapter it became another object collecting dust. I promise myself that I will get around to reading that book one day but for now I have been taking a journey on exploring how Music links in with Mindfulness. Photo by Cotton Bro So then, what exactly do we mean by Mindfulness? We are being Mindful when we are focusing on the present and our mind is not wandering into the past or into the future. This uses the active part of our brain but still helps us to feel mo