Being mindful is best understood through experiences, making it difficult to describe as a state or way of being. Fortunately, enough people have written about and studied mindfulness to do a good job of putting it into words. When you’re ready to give mindfulness a try, there’s short exercises, too. A moment of mindful awareness is present-focused. You may be focused on your environment, others, your own body, emotions, or thoughts. During these moments you will be non-judgm

Being mindful is best understood through experiences, making it difficult to describe as a state or way of being. Fortunately, enough people have written about and studied mindfulness to do a good job of putting it into words. When you’re ready to give mindfulness a try, there’s short exercises, too. A moment of mindful awareness will be present-focused. You may be focused on your environment, others, your own body, emotions, or thoughts. During these moments you will be non-

How quickly you fix mistakes is up to you. How hard that process feels is up to you, too. Mindfulness training makes changing weak points in your game easier on you. When you fine-tune a skill or try to break a habit (e.g. more patience under pressure, a hitch in your swing), you’ll make errors. Mistakes are even more likely as you: pick up the pace, add unpredictable elements to a drill, include an opponent, or add a timer. How frustrating and emotionally difficult practice