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closed, tongue relaxed. Be sure you can breathe comfortably.
Center your awareness on your nostrils, where the air enters and leaves
your body. Notice your breath. Begin counting your breaths, returning to
one every time a thought intrudes. When thoughts come in, notice them,
then let them go. Bring yourself back to your physical body, to the breath
coming in and out.
Source: Thousand Waves Martial Arts & Self Defense Center
(thousandwaves.org)
• Want to try some longer meditation practices? The Free Mindfulness Project has
links to a number of mindfulness audio files.
Chapter Wrap-Up
In this chapter, we explored why it’s important to study human communication, the basic principles of
human communication, the nature of communication competence, the types of human communication,
and mindful communication. We hope this chapter makes you interested in staying with us throughout
the rest of the book as we explore interpersonal communication.
End of Chapter
Key Terms
• Acting with Awareness
• Appropriate Communication
• Attention
• Attitude
• Cognitive Complexity
• Communication
• Communication Competence
• Connotative Definitions
• Denotative Definitions
• Describing
• Effective Communication
• Group
• Intention
• Interpersonal Communication
• Intrapersonal Communication
• Mediated Communication
• Mindful Awareness
• Mindful Communication
• Mindful Practice
• Nonjudging of Inner Experience
• Nonreactivity to Inner Experience
• Observing
• Public Communication
• Self-Monitoring
• Symbol
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