{"id":4588,"date":"2023-06-07T18:09:08","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T11:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/new-study-shows-mindfulness-can-reduce-information-avoidance\/"},"modified":"2023-06-07T18:09:08","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T11:09:08","slug":"new-study-shows-mindfulness-can-reduce-information-avoidance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=4588","title":{"rendered":"New Study Shows Mindfulness Can Reduce Information Avoidance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_1700,h_1100\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/yg35fusw5kussv0yc.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Findings aside, it\u2019s important to understand <em>why<\/em> mindfulness <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/beginner-meditations-for-relaxation-and-sleep\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/beginner-meditations-for-relaxation-and-sleep\" rel=\"noopener\">meditation<\/a> works so well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen practicing mindfulness, you&#8217;re in a state of active, open attention on the present,\u201d Porter notes, adding, \u201cThis allows you to observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them as good or bad, and without reacting to them impulsively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This doesn\u2019t necessarily happen right away for everyone, but you can strengthen your mindfulness muscles with daily practice. As the study shows, it doesn\u2019t take too long to begin seeing benefits.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As a result, you learn to manage and process your emotions without being overwhelmed by them, Porter says.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>And if meditation just isn\u2019t for you, he recommends practicing mindfulness in other ways: Go on a walk and consciously focus on the experience, take in the sensations of eating whenever you sit down for a meal, practice mindfulness in yoga, etc. It may not have the <em>exact<\/em> same effect, but still a worthwhile practice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1675549\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Findings aside, it\u2019s important to understand why mindfulness meditation works so well.\u00a0 \u201cWhen practicing mindfulness, you&#8217;re in a state of active, open attention on the present,\u201d Porter notes, adding, \u201cThis allows you to observe your thoughts and feelings from a distance, without judging them as good or bad, and without reacting to them impulsively.\u201d This &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[188,197,58],"class_list":["post-4588","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-depression","tag-guided-meditations","tag-stress"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4588","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4588"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4588\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4588"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4588"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4588"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}