Mindfulness: A Lived Experience of Existential-Phenomenological Themes‪.‬

My biases As a mindfulness practitioner and existential-phenomenological therapist, I am struck by the similarities of the two approaches. I experience immense resonance between them. Their integration seems seamless to me within myself. While the practice of mindfulness may seem like a 'method' in the beginning, its dedicated practice very quickly moves from 'method' to a way of being in everyday life. I no longer see the difference between formal practice, and its extension into my life, and everyday living. I recognise that the value I place on this practice stems largely from my own personal experience, and the shared experience of other mindfulness practitioners. I need to be aware of how I might impose its 'positive value' on others.