Farkındalık gerçekten işe yarıyor mu? Öğrencilerinize yardımcı olabilir mi?

Amy Malloy
Amy Malloy
Dışarıda yeÅŸil bir alanda meditasyon yapan genç bir kız

Mindfulness nedir?

Farkındalık terimi, bir farkındalık durumunu ifade eder. Buna, şimdiki ana bilinçli bir dikkat göstererek ve onu yargılamadan, merak ve şefkatle gözlemleyerek ulaşılır.

Genellikle meditasyon ile karıştırılır, ancak gerçekte ikisi aynı ÅŸey deÄŸildir. Meditasyon yapmak ve nefese odaklanmak, bilinçli olarak dikkatimizi vermenin ve kendimizin ve ÅŸimdiki anın daha fazla farkına varmamızın yollarından sadece biridir.Ìý

Farkındalığın son on yılda farkında olabilirsiniz. Modaya uygun her şeyde olduğu gibi, kendiniz denemeden önce önyargılar oluşturmak ve reddetmek kolay olabilir. Öyleyse birlikte parçalayalım ve temel bilgilerle başlayalım.

Farkındalık neden önemlidir?

Hiç arabada bir yere gidiyordunuz ve yolculuğu gerçekten fark etmeden gideceğiniz yere vardığınızı fark ettiniz mi? Yoldaki tüm düşünceleriniz başka yerdeydi.

Buna otomatik pilotta olmak denir. Bu, zihnimizin ve vücudumuzun günlük süreçlerimizi bir rutine dönüştürmenin parlak yolunun bir belirtisidir. Bu, vücudumuzun hareket etmesi, konuşması veya çalışması için her ihtiyaç duyduğumuzda bunu düşünmemiz gerekmediği anlamına gelir.

Tıpkı manzaranın bizi bir yolculukta geçip gidebileceği gibi, etrafımızda olup bitenlere karşı düşüncelerimiz ve tepkilerimiz de olabilir. Zihnimizde ve bedenimizde biz fark etmeden gerçekleşirler. Bilinçli zihnimiz gelecekte, geçmişte veya hayal gücümüzde bir şeye odaklanır.

Otomatik pilotta olmak genellikle çok faydalıdır. Ama aynı zamanda önemli bir dezavantajı da var. Biz farkına bile varmadan, yüzeyin altında olumsuz düşünce döngüleri birikebilir. Bizi stresli ve endişeli hissettirebilirler.

Bu olduğunda, zihnimiz bir tehdit olduğu sonucuna varır ve alarmını çalar. Bu stres anılarımızı, yeni bilgileri işleme .

Farkındalığın devreye girdiği yer burasıdır.

Farkındalık, bu izlerinde yakalamamıza yardımcı olur ve olumsuz düşünceleri bilinçli olarak fark etmemizi sağlar. Paniğe kapılmak yerine, nasıl hissettiğimizin ve neden hissettiğimizin farkına varırız. Bu nedenle, düşüncelerimiz ve duygularımızla olan ilişkimizi, artık o kadar zorlayıcı görünmeyecek şekilde değiştirebiliriz.

Bir okul ortamında bu, öğrencilerin sınav baskısını çevreleyen stresi düzenlemelerine yardımcı olabilir. Öğrenciler ayrıca, o zamanlar her şeyi tüketen ve sonsuz görünen ergenliğin süreksiz duygularıyla daha rahat oturmayı öğrenebilirler.

Öğrencilerimiz mindfulness'tan ne öğrenebilir?

Son on yılda, nörobilimsel araştırmalar beynimizin son derece dövülebilir olduğunu keşfetti. Günlük hayatımızda sahip olduğumuz her etkileşim, beynimizin ve düşüncelerimizin nasıl çalıştığını etkileyen bağlantılar kurar. Tıpkı egzersiz yoluyla kas inşa etmek gibi, beynimiz de en çok kullandığımız alanlarda yeni maddeler oluşturur.

Kısacası, ya daha önce oluşturduğumuz alışkanlıkları pekiştirmeye devam edebilir ya da daha sağlıklı, daha olumlu işleyişi teşvik eden alanlarda beyin maddesi oluşturabiliriz.

Çalışmalar, birçok bağlamda, düzenli olarak farkındalık uygulayanların beyinlerinin, yapmayanlara göre farklı yollar kullandığını göstermiştir: adrenalinin ve stres tepkilerinin kendi kendini düzenlemesine izin veren ve eşlik eden eleştirel düşünce anlatısı olmadan dış olayları deneyimlemeyi kolaylaştıran yollar.

Günde on dakikalık dikkatli farkındalık . Farkındalığın ayrıca çocuklarda, gençlerde ve yetişkinlerde konsantrasyon ve odaklanma, esneklik, duygusal düzenleme ve uyku kalitesini iyileştirdiği gösterilmiştir.

Farkındalık pratiğine nasıl başlayabiliriz?

Dikkati fiziksel bir çapaya odaklamayı öğrenerek başlıyoruz. Bu, bedene, nefese odaklanmak veya hatta dış çevremizdeki sesleri, manzaraları, tatları, dokunmayı vb. gözlemlemek için duyuları kullanmak olabilir. Daha sonra odaklanabileceğimiz süreyi oluştururuz ve zihnin dolaşmasına ve odak noktasına geri dönmesine alışırız.

O zaman şu anda ne fark ettiğimizi merak etmeyi ve yargılamadan veya bir fikir oluşturmadan gözlemleyebileceğimizi öğreniriz.

Zamanla, zihnimize giren ve çıkan düşüncelerle ilişkimizi gözlemlemeyi öğrenmek mümkün olabilir. Daha sonra zor duyguları kabul etmenin yollarını bulabilir ve paniğe kapılmadan veya içgüdüsel olarak tepki vermeden geçmelerine izin verebiliriz.

Farkındalık ve esenlik hakkında daha fazla bilgi edinmek ister misiniz? Konuyla ilgili blog yazılarımıza buradan göz atın.Ìý

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