Free Inquiry- Episode 1: The One Where I Explore/ Explain My Topic

There are so many topics I would love to explore for the rest of this semester, however the one that I would like to focus on is how I can bring mindfulness into my everyday life. I have already somewhat started my journey of mindfulness and finding meaning in the little things, but this inquiry will allow me to take the time out of my day to dive deep into this subject that I am curious to learn more about. My Roomate and I recently started reading a book called Think Like A Monk by Jay Shetty which aims to help you understand how to overcome negativity, how to stop overthinking, how to learn from everyone you meet and so much more. We also try to do a guided meditation each day because we find the practice quite beautiful. We have been doing this for a couple of weeks and I am fascinated and see the benefits already, however I find that in my busy day I often don’t have the time to reflect on my meditation or put into practice what the book has to say. This has led me to the idea of creating an inquiry on mindfulness so that I can hone into what my meditations mean and research more about mindfullness so that I can gain the full benefits of it.

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My Plan

What I want to take out of this inquiry is to continue on with reading my book and meditate as well as do outside research and interview some friends who are into meditation and mindfulness. What this inquiry will help me accomplish is to really work on practicing mindfulness throughout the week. My posts will consist of my biggest learning experience for that week, what went well and what perhaps didn’t go as well in my mindfulness journey and how it made me feel. I also want to bring in the idea of mindfulness in a classroom and how I can use this wonderful practice with my future students!

The Question

Inquiry Question: How can I practice meaningful mindfulness in my everyday life to create positive outcomes?