Why a Mindfulness Workshop is so Important

When first becoming involved with mindfulness you’ll quickly learn that meditation is the root to improvement

Meditation has its challenges and as Mark Manson so eloquently puts it in his book Every Thing is F*cked:

“Rigorous meditation involves sitting quietly and mercilessly observing yourself. Every thought, every judgment, every inclination, every minute fidget and flake of emotion and trace of assumption that passes before your mind’s eye is ideally captured, acknowledged, and then released back into the void. And worst of all, there’s no end to it. People always lament that they’re “not good” at meditation. There is no getting good. That’s the whole point. You are supposed to suck at it. Just accept the suckage. Embrace the suckage. Love the suckage.”

As a result of attending a workshop, that teaches the use of meditation as a means of improving mindfulness, you will learn that lengthy or rigorous meditation is really only for hard core extremists or devout Buddhists.

All we’re looking to achieve is an improved level of consciousness. To simply become more aware. This improved awareness can help us to care for our mind and body.

Something that Mark Manson also points out is the importance of community. It is important to be amongst people who have similar aspirations. Workshops that bring like minded people together are very powerful at validating and supporting individuals who are embarking on change.

And change is something you will experience with improved mindfulness. You will become aware of how forgetful (the opposite of mindful) others seem to be. And you will also see, that through learning to view ourselves in a non-judgmental way during meditation, we’re then aware of the importance of viewing everything and everybody in this way too.