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Mindfulness Skills and Exercises

Learn more about mindfulness and mindfulness exercises that may be helpful for someone coping with the symptoms of PTSD.

Practicing Mindfulness of Physical Sensations

Practicing mindfulness of physical sensations can be an excellent exercise for getting in touch with your present moment experience, as well as practicing the mindfulness skill of non-judgmental observation as it applies to your own body.

Practice Being Mindful: A Quick and Easy Exercise

Mindfulness is an excellent way of coping with stress and anxiety. Here you can learn about a mindfulness exercise that is quick and can be done anywhere by anyone.

Mindfulness Exercises

Using mindfulness can be an excellent way of coping with stress and anxiety. Mindfulness has been around for ages. However, mental health professionals are beginning to recognize that mindfulness can have many benefits for people suffering from a variety of psychological difficulties, including posttraumatic stress disorder. There are a number of different mindfulness skills and exercises, and yo…

Practice Mindfulness of Sounds

Practicing mindfulness of sounds can be an excellent exercise for getting in touch with the present moment, as well as practicing and improving the mindfulness skill of non-judgmental observation.

Using Mindfulness to Cope With Conflicts: Beginner's Mind

Using mindfulness to cope with PTSD can be very beneficial. One skill related to mindfulness that may be particularly helpful is "beginner's mind." Learn more about beginner's mind and how it can help you with your PTSD-related symptoms.

Be Mindful of Thoughts

Learn how to be more mindful of your thoughts through this simple exercise.

The Basics of Mindfulness

Learn more about what mindfulness is and how you can practice mindfulness throughout the day.
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