Is mindfulness just Woo-Woo or is something there

I've been thinking a lot about mindfulness lately. I keep wondering if something is there or if seeking a greater "enlightenment" is just a bunch of woo-woo.

I'm doing my research on this because I am genuinely curious. I think I wrote a while back about vibrational frequencies, but just as a refresher (and in case I didn't actually write about them and just thought I did):
Vibrational frequencies refer to the idea that everything, including our bodies and thoughts, emits energy that vibrates at specific rates. Higher frequencies are often associated with positive states like love, joy, peace, and vitality, while lower frequencies are linked to stress, fear, or illness. (Information gleaned from a ChatGPT question about this.)

I have, unfortunately, been operating at the lower frequencies because of stress related to all the moving I've done in the past month (moving meaning selling everything except the contents of a suitcase and a backpack). I moved to Indiana and then moved back to Minnesota a couple of weeks later.

This idea comes from the blending of science-backed information and metaphysics (think "The Secret"). Saying that our bodies, from our cells to our organs, do produce measurable frequencies (who knew?) and that if we think "good" and positive things, we can attract more of those good and positive things.

Okay. Great. So what do we do with the information?

Write a Book!

So I wrote a book. Or more accurately, I am in the process of writing it. It is a 21-day energy awakening program specific to Kundalini.

Kundalini is "a concept from yoga and spiritual traditions that refers to a dormant spiritual energy said to lie coiled at the base of the spine. When awakened—through practices like meditation, breathwork, or yoga—it is believed to rise up through the chakras (energy centers), leading to higher consciousness, spiritual awakening, and deep inner transformation," according to ChatGPT.

I have discovered much, much more about it and how to do it as I have researched this at length. The research part is mostly done. Now it is to put it into practice and record how/if/when it works and the results specific to my practice. I will incorporate those findings into the research portion, and then I am hoping to have a very good guide to this practice, along with personal experience that may or may not prove useful to a reader.

Yoga

Let's be real. I let my body "go" for a long time. Even when I was in better physical shape, yoga was difficult for me to do because I have never been known for being very limber!

But, I told myself, "I can do this." It is far from perfect, but I am getting better every day.

I used to tell myself, "I can't do this." No matter what it was, the first words out of my mouth (especially for something new or different) were, "I can't do that."

For years, literally years, I avoided getting down on the ground or floor because I just knew that I would not be able to get back up.

About a month ago, I started to deliberately get down on the floor or ground and make myself get back up without a bench or chair nearby to help me up. I found out that I CAN indeed get up and down from the floor, and it is getting easier every time I do it. I now get down on the floor for stretching at least 3 times a day!

Honestly, I do not think I was on the floor 3x in the previous five years unless I fell down.

What does this have to do with Affiliate Marketing?

Well, it actually has a lot to do with every aspect of our lives, including affiliate marketing, network marketing, and more!

When we adopt a negative attitude about things in life, do you think that it just affects how we relate to that one thing?

Nope. It often (if not always) shapes how we relate to everything. At the company with which I do network marketing, we have a saying, "How you do ANYTHING is how you do EVERYTHING!"

Think about that for a minute.

If you are negative about one thing, you are more than likely negative about other things, too.

Sometimes, it takes a genuine friend to show you just how negative you have become. That is what happened with me.

And now I have moved back to my hometown, and I see and hear things differently. I hear what others say and I think, "That is what I sounded like."

I am becoming more and more consciously aware of the things I think and say, and it is starting to make a difference in how I am speaking and being.

I am becoming more "mindful" about my words and actions. Even in how I dress.

So, I am thinking that mindfulness is not a bunch of woo-woo but a way of being. A way of interacting with our world and a way of becoming a stronger human being.

I will keep you updated and add more mindfulness moments to my WA blog as time progresses.

In the meantime, keep aware of your words and actions; people do see and hear them. Remember that even if they don't "hear" the words physically, they can also "hear" the negativeness in your written words, as well.

I'm not saying let's all be like Pollyanna, but a little bit of positivity never hurts!

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Karin