Mindfulness, Health and Wellbeing
Abstract
Well-being isn’t simply a lack of illness. It includes various factors affecting an individual’s bodily, mental, and social fitness. Pollard and Davidson outline health as “a country of a hit overall performance throughout the existence path integrating bodily, cognitive and social-emotional function”. Practicing mindfulness helps with managing strain and depression. This study considers mindfulness as be a powerful device for dealing with intellectual and bodily fitness issues, in addition to commonly enhancing our overall performance, relationships, and well-being.
Keywords: Mindfulness, Health, Wellbeing
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