Mindfulness is the practice of focusing on the now. You may have seen publications online or in print where people talk about being present and the importance of it, but do you know exactly why?
It is more than just being present in the now, it is about being fully emersed in what you are doing in the now. When you are fully emersed in doing something your focus becomes the task that you are involved in. Your whole attention is given to the task, which leaves no room in the brain for other things to float in.
This is what being fully emerged in the now really means.
That task does not have to be practical. The task could be Meditation, reading, listening to music, walking, relaxing and listening to the sounds around you. Being fully present in these things allows your brain to release pressure and go into a zone state where you are not thinking of negative things from the past or fears about the future because in the present the future and the past do not exist.