ACTivate Your Life: Using acceptance and mindfulness to build a life that is rich, fulfilling and fun

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It's easy to stop noticing the world around us. It's also easy to lose touch with the way our bodies are feeling and to end up living "in our heads" – caught up in our thoughts without stopping to notice how those thoughts are driving our emotions and behaviour. Feeling worried or anxious can have a big impact on your health, and for some people life at the moment can be particularly difficult.

Prof. Steven C. Hayes, co-developer of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and author of Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your LifeSome people find it very difficult to practise mindfulness. As soon as they stop what they're doing, lots of thoughts and worries crowd in.

You can learn to free yourself from the traps and barriers of life, and see what you really want your life to be. Having identified our values, we know where we want to go in life, the direction we want to progress towards. We might set goals along the way. Another important part of mindfulness is an awareness of our thoughts and feelings as they happen moment to moment. How mindfulness helps mental wellbeing Mindfulness improves well-being. Increasing your capacity for mindfulness supports many attitudes that contribute to a satisfied life. Being mindful makes it easier to savor the pleasures in life as they occur, helps you become fully engaged in activities, and creates a greater capacity to deal with adverse events. By focusing on the here and now, many people who practice mindfulness find that they are less likely to get caught up in worries about the future or regrets over the past, are less preoccupied with concerns about success and self-esteem, and are better able to form deep connections with others. Awareness of this kind may also help us notice signs of stress or anxiety earlier and deal with them better.ACTivate Your Lifewill reconnect you with yourself, by showing how the techniques of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy can be used to set meaningful goals and give your life some direction. It includes: As we go about our daily lives, we can notice the sensations of things, the food we eat, the air moving past the body as we walk. Keep it regular They studied whether the program increased participants’ awareness of their habits. This included how they ate. The study found that participants chose a healthier diet after taking the course. Start in a comfortable position with your eyes closed. Take several deep breaths. Then, notice your feet. How do they feel?