After six weeks of practicing mindfulness with the help of a smartphone app, autistic adults reported lasting improvements in their well-being, according to a study by MIT McGovern Institute neuroscientists.

After six weeks of practicing mindfulness with the help of a smartphone app, adults with autism reported lasting improvements in their well-being.

  • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
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    4 days ago

    Being focused isn’t the point - noticing that you got distracted is. I’ve been meditating for quite a while, and I still get just as distracted by thoughts as I did when I started. That’s okay. The practice is in noticing the distraction and gently beginning again.

    Criticizing yourself for getting distracted is just more thinking without realizing you’re thinking. You can even meditate on that, or on sounds, sensations, and so on. There’s nothing inherently special about the breath - it’s just a neutral, ever-present thing to focus on that we all share.