Simple Daily Mindfulness Practices for Living Life More Fully & Joyfully

A growing body of research is showing that mindfulness can reduce stress, improve physical health, and improve one’s overall quality of life. Jan Chozen Bays, MD—physician and Zen teacher—has developed a series of simple practices to help us cultivate mindfulness as we go about our ordinary, daily lives. The following exercises are excerpted from her new book How to Train a Wild Elephant.

Reminders for Working with the Mindfulness Practices

For many people, the most difficult part of the mindfulness practices is just remembering to do them. Here are various ways to remind yourself to practice throughout the day and week. You can download the free PDFs to print out and post these simple reminders where you’re likely to encounter them, or feel free to be creative and make your own.