direct-whole perception, direct-whole action, and direct-whole doer explained with a runaway bunny cartoon
Mindfulness-in-Action Primer:
Introducing Nowflow Mindfulness for
Optimal Action
by Wonchull Park and Mackenzie Hawkins
The practice of mindfulness can seem related to minimizing judgment, thinking, past and future, and even ego. In action, though, don’t we need to make decisions by assessing situations with good judgment and forming plans for what to do next in the future? Given the variety of practices and perspectives on mindfulness, it’s not always obvious how mindfulness could fully apply in action.
In this primer, we’ll see a way of understanding mindfulness so that we can fully apply being mindful in all action. In this way, mindfulness can be about effectively relating to our experience, whether we are observing our breath while sitting quietly or whether we are in the midst of a busy day—or even when we are doing a very challenging activity that demands our best performance. One could integrate this general understanding into various practices such as sitting meditation, tai chi and yoga, or other methods for reducing stress and improving performance.