#5 English Learning Mindfulness

Show notes page - https://levelupenglish.school/podcast5 Become a Level Up Member - https://levelupenglish.school Transcript - https://levelupenglish.school/transcripts (Members Only) Text: When I was first learning to meditate, the instruction was to simply pay attention to my breath, and when my mind wandered , to bring it back. Why is it so hard to pay attention? Well, studies show that even when we’re really trying to pay attention to something — like maybe this talk — at some point, about half of us will drift off into a daydream , or have this urge to check our Twitter feed. Instead of this hunger signal coming from our stomach, this emotional signal — feeling sad — triggers that urge to eat. What if instead of fighting our brains, or trying to force ourselves to pay attention, we instead tapped into this natural, reward-based learning process? And this is what mindfulness is all about: Seeing really clearly what we get when we get caught up in our behaviours. We start to notice that cravings are simply made up of body sensations — oh, there’s tightness, there’s tension, there’s restlessness . Word Meanings Mind-wandering - to think about past memories or future worries Drift off - To float away gently (a boat, your mind...) Urge - The strong feeling of desire to do something without thought Trigger - Something that causes something else to happen To tap into - To find the hidden ability inside yourself or something else To get caught up in - To get distracting by doing something To crave - When your body wants something Restlessness - The feeling of being impatient and unable to stay still TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/judson_brewer_a_simple_way_to_break_a_bad_habit?language=en ------------------ Website: www.ewmichael.com Email: info@ewmichael.com Instagram: @english_with_michael Facebook: /englishwithmichael Youtube: /c/englishwithmichael ➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini ⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! 🇬🇧 NEW! Book a lesson with me: https://lessons.levelupenglish.school/ ➡️ Join the Free Mini Course - https://www.levelupenglish.school/mini ⭐️ Join Level Up English - https://www.levelupenglish.school Become a member and get: Podcast Transcripts Private Podcast Group Classes Private Coaching And over 500 online lessons! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.