by Debbie Zuckerman, Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach

Mindfulness is a key ingredient in making meaningful and lasting wellbeing changes. In my coaching practice, I incorporate mindfulness to help clients align their values, strengths, and passions to purposeful goals. We explore what keeps them stuck, identify the obstacles they want to overcome, and then focus on setting new or redefining existing goals. Mindfulness nourishes self-awareness, which I have witnessed personally and professionally to be the key to unlocking opportunities for positive change.

I define mindfulness as:

An intentional practice of bringing a curious, non-judgmental, and compassionate awareness to your thoughts, beliefs, emotions, body, and senses in the present moment - thereby connecting to your inner wisdom and clarifying your true needs.

Some of the benefits of mindfulness include improved focus, stress management, and decision making. Over time, a steady practice of mindfulness can help “rewire the brain,” (known as neuroplasticity) so you can learn healthy ways to respond rather than react to external and internal triggers. Mindfulness works to regulate your nervous system in moments of low to high emotional, mental, and physical reactivity.

To learn more, watch this 4-minute video on “The Neuroscience of Mindfulness and Fear” where Tara Brach, PhD describes the impact of mindfulness on the brain.

For more information about my coaching approach, mindfulness, or to book a session with me, click here. Feel free to contact me at debbie@centerpiecewellness.com with questions.