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Let Your Positivity Bloom
Mindset Positivity
By nurturing a positive mindset, we can create more feelings of wellbeing from our positive experiences. Mindful positivity practices, such as savoring, gratitude, loving kindness and compassion, increase happiness and life satisfaction. Mindfulness reduces stress and our negative reactions to stressors.
A wide range of mindful positivity practices have been shown to improve overall mindset. By identifying specific areas of our lives we can approach with a more positive mindset, we can determine which practices will have the most benefit for our individual situations.
Mindful Positivity Practices
Maximize the Wellbeing Benefits from Your Positive Experiences
We can improve our overall mindset positivity through savoring and reflection, increasing the connection between our minds and bodies, more mindfully connecting with and caring for others, detaching from and regulating our emotions, and acting purposefully with intention.
Emotional Equanimity
Savoring and Reflection
Cultivate a positive mindset through gratitude and presence.
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Gratitude: express gratitude for something new each day
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Savor with Presence: fully experience positive moments
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Time Travel: reminisce the past, appreciate the present and anticipate a positive future, without rumination or anxiety
Caring Connection
Accept and balance your emotions.
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Reframing Reactions: recognize triggers for your negative emotions, and respond with empathy, understanding, curiosity and abundance rather than anger, sadness, fear and scarcity.
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Observe Your Mind: detach from and observe your thoughts and feelings, whether positive or negative, without judgment and with curiosity and compassion.
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Radical Acceptance: let yourself feel emotional distress, accepting it as a natural part of life experiences, and allowing it to pass over you with less suffering.
Mind-Body Awareness
Connect your mind with your body.
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Body Scan: scan yourself from toe to head and note any sensations and feelings.
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Breathwork: conscious of your breath, take deep long breaths to activate your calming rest-and-digest system, breathe actively to release stressful energy, and hold your breath to build resilience.
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Progressive Relaxation: tense and slowly relax different muscle groups to become more aware of sensations and reduce stress.
Harmonize your head and heart.
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Loving Kindness: direct thoughts of kindness, gratitude and well wishes toward someone, whether a stranger or someone you know, and approach and respond to others from a place of love.
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Compassionate Acts: perform acts of kindness mindfully with sympathy for others' plights and empathy for their emotions to help others and lift their feelings.
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Ripple Reflection: reflect on your meaningful actions and visualize the positive ripple effects on others, directly and indirectly.
Positive Purpose
Transform your life with intention and align your life with your aspirations and genuine identity.
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Positive Drive: Recognize and redirect your focus and motivation from fear of negative outcomes toward positive desires.
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Purposeful Intentions: Set goals and intentions aligned with your values, identity and aspirations, then act to make them happen.
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Future Vision: Visualize positive events and outcomes, your future self and life, how you will feel, and small steps toward this vision.
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