Practicing Mindfulness

The results do in fact agree with the hypotheses that practicing mindfulness positively increases quality of life. Each journal entry will be discussed below. Additionally, the table below will demonstrate how many times her mind stop being mindful of the present moment and wander off thinking of other things. It is important to note that one the fourth day she wondered off more times than the rest of the days, however, she also practiced being mindful for a longer amount of time on the foruth day than the other days. One the first day, the participant’s journal entry was short and to the point. She explained she was confused on how to report her experience, she reported that she experienced the sounds of the snow-slush underneath her feet
The analyses also revealed the subject’s anxiety and stress levels were reduced. On the first day of being mindful, the participant found it difficult to stay in tuned on being mindful, however, with the following six days it was easier for the participant to maintain being mindful. the participant also realized that being mindful increased the positivity in her life. The tables below show the exact amount of times the participant stop being mindful during the fifteen minutes.
As expected, results from this study suggest that practicing mindfulness does reduce stress levels, and anxiety levels, as well as, increases a positive outlook on life and the quality of life itself. Leading further support for our predictions, we observed the participant slowly improving on her moods each time she walked. We also observed the participant gradually starting to enjoy being mindful each day. As such, it appears that being mindful for fifteen minutes a day can contribute to enhancing the quality of life, the outlook on life, and reducing the stress and anxiety
Although further research is still needed to confirm the results, the findings from this study suggest that a greater focus on being mindful with young adults could improve young adults lives. Additionally, future studies and interventions should use more participants, in order to receive higher external validity. Thus, allowing the general population to see that mindfulness practice does in fact increase overall quality of life, the outlook on life, and reduce stress and anxiety