Mindfulness in a pandemic: Living life sunny side up

Pages: 258-260
Samhita K. and Pooja Varma (Department of Psychology, Jain University, Bengaluru, Karnataka)

During crucial globally challenging circumstances like a pandemic, mindlessness or mind wandering may prove to be detrimental to well-being and mental health. To tackle this problem, psychologists opt for an age-old practice called Mindfulness, which involves being fully present in the moment and not letting the mind be influenced by internal trains of thought. In this paper, different time-tested and avant-garde techniques of mindfulness are explored based on the empirical evidence gathered for the same. It seems reasonable to conclude that mindfulness is a successful technique to combat mind wandering. Mindfulness brings with it a host of benefits like alleviation of anxiety, stress, depression and enhancement of emotional regulation and happiness.