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IS WHAT<br />
MINDFULNESS?<br />
M i n d f u l n e s s r e f e r s t o a n o p e n s t a t e o f m i n d w h e r e t h e<br />
i n d i v i d u a l ’ s a t t e n t i o n o b s e r v e s w h a t i s t a k i n g p l a c e i n t h e<br />
p r e s e n t m o m e n t . T h e y d o n o t w o r r y a b o u t t h e f u t u r e ,<br />
n e g a t i v e r u m i n a t i o n s o r p r o j e c t i o n s , b u t f o c u s o n t h e<br />
p r e s e n t m o m e n t w h e r e t h e s i t u a t i o n i s s e e n f o r w h a t i t i s<br />
( B r o w n & R y a n , 2 0 0 3 ) .<br />
C r u c i a l t o t h i s m e a n i n g o f m i n d f u l n e s s i s t h e i n t e r n a l<br />
a w a r e n e s s o f t h e i n d i v i d u a l ’ s p e r c e p t i o n a n d a t t e n t i o n t o<br />
t h e c u r r e n t s i t u a t i o n , w i t h o u t r e f l e x i v e j u d g m e n t a n d<br />
c a t e g o r i z a t i o n o f t h e s i t u a t i o n ( B r o w n & R y a n , 2 0 0 3 ) .