Making spirituality great again

More mind-blowing stuff from HighExistence. Most people who learn about the benefits of mindfulness agree that it is worth cultivating. So then the question becomes: how do we cultivate mindfulness? Remember, if we are lost in thought, we don’t know we are. One of the most popular ways to cultivate mindfulness is meditation. Meditation works by training “remembering” muscle which tells you to come back to the present moment. By repeatedly “remembering” to come back to your breath you get better at noticing when you’ve become distracted. A distracted state is the same for all meditators, but the length of that distracted state is typically much longer for the amateur meditator. It’s not uncommon, in fact, for the new meditator to be lost in thought for the entirety of their meditation practice and not even realize. But while meditation is a fantastic training, unless you’re a monk, you spend far more time off the cushion than on it. So what then? To cultivate mindfulness in daily life we need physical reminders in our environment to pull us out of distraction. When I was studying mindfulness I achieved this by sticking post-it notes around my home with the words “Wake Up” written on them. Whenever I would encounter one of these I would simply drop whatever narrative I was running in my head and come back to what it was that I was doing. This went on for a few weeks before the people I was living with started to ask questions… “Why are there all these yellow notes around the house?” This is why we created… [Remindful Art: A Spiritual Tool That Helps You to Wake Up, Let Go, Be Here, and Breathe]( Enjoy the post and have a mindful day. Infinite respect, Jon P.S. This is the bonus package you'll receive if you buy [Remindful Art]( or anything else from the HighExistence store in the next 4 hours: 1. Our comprehensive [Mindfulness Manual]( — $57 FREE 124 pages of instructions to improve, inspirations to sustain, and potential results to illuminate your practice. This manual contains everything you need to know to bring your awakening to the next level and finally commit to a steady practice. 2. Our in-depth [Mindfulness Masterclass]( — $123 FREE An advanced class in which long term practitioners Martijn Schirp and Jon Brooks discuss the philosophy and phenomenology of mindfulness and awakening. We share insights, techniques, and perspectives never released before. 3. Stunning [Digital Remindful Art]( — $21 FREE Remindful smartphone and laptop backgrounds so your devices remind you of your newfound knowledge. Store your mindful cues in your digital reality and be reminded to be mindful throughout your day. [Unsubscribe]( HighExistence 40 E. Main St. #1137 Newark, DE 19711 USA