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title: Mindfulness (archived)
url: https://mbmi.org/archive/mind-body-basics/managing-stress/mindfulness
description: The Mindfulness page archived from mbmi.org: the institute's definition and ten simple ways to practise mindfulness through an ordinary day.
original_author: Mind/Body Medical Institute (later Benson-Henry Institute)
archived_at: https://web.archive.org/web/20090430074915/http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_m.asp
---
# Mindfulness (archived)

A page that defined mindfulness as attention to the present moment and gave a day-long sequence of prompts.

- Original author: Mind/Body Medical Institute (later Benson-Henry Institute)
- Original URL: http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_m.asp
- Captured: 2006-03-20 to 2009-04-30 (22 snapshots)
- Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20090430074915/http://www.mbmi.org/basics/mstress_m.asp
- Current guide: https://mbmi.org/relaxation-response/meditation

## What this page said

The page defined mindfulness as paying attention to what is happening from moment to moment, which requires slowing down, doing one thing at a time and bringing full awareness to both the activity and the inner experience of it. It described this as a potential antidote to the common causes of daily stress such as time pressure, distraction and interpersonal conflict.

It then offered ten simple ways to practise through the day, beginning with mindful breaths on waking, slowing down to notice something in the morning, paying attention while commuting or stopped at a red light, and taking a few moments to orient on arrival at work or school.

## Key points from the original

- One activity at a time, with full attention.
- Ten prompts spread across a normal day.
- Presented as a counter to time pressure and distraction.

This is a historical record, not medical advice.