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Mayo Clinic urges outdoor mindfulness practice in October
Hindustan Times··4d ago
Mayo Clinic says outdoor mindfulness needs no special gear or long meditation. It advises noticing sights, sounds and air during short park walks. Readers can put phones away, slow pace, take three slow breaths and return attention when thoughts wander. The clinic suggests about 15 minutes in a nearby green space or park this month.
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What It Means For You
- Readers can try a 15-minute walk in a nearby park as a daily October ritual.
- Mayo Clinic says phones can be set aside for a few minutes during outdoor practice.
- Short mindfulness moments may help pause planning or worrying thoughts, the clinic says.
What's Happening
- Mayo Clinic recommends noticing trees, sky, leaves and sounds while walking slowly.
- It suggests taking three slow breaths without trying to change them.
- Attention can return gently to surroundings when the mind wanders, it says.
Steps in the outdoor practice
- Outdoor mindfulness means observing surroundings without judging them, Mayo Clinic says.
- A park, garden or quiet street can work without a forest trail, it adds.
- The clinic recently highlighted local parks and green spaces for movement and rest.
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