Learning Non-Judgmental Awareness
One of the core Mindfulness skills is non-judgmental awareness. Here are a few techniques to help you accept the moment without judging:
- See but don't evaluate. Take a nonjudgmental stance.
- Just the facts.
- Focus on the "what", not the "good" or the "bad", the "terrible" or the "wonderful", the "should" or the "should not."
- Unglue your opinions from the facts, from the "who, what, when and where."
- Accept each moment, each event as a blanket spread out on the lawn accepts both rain and sun, each leaf that falls upon it. Acknowledge the helpful, the wholesome, but don't judge it.
- Acknowledge the harmful, the unwholesome, but don't judge it.
- When you find yourself judging, don't judge your judging.
Katie Goode, M.A., MFC 45129
Eating Disorder and Anxiety Specialist
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612
4199 Campus Drive, Suite 550, Irvine, CA 92612
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