The Honest Guide to Mindfulness

Meditating and tuning into the present moment are difficult—and that's the way it's supposed to be

You’ll come face-to-face with all of your demons. And then you’ll begin to master them.fizkes/Shutterstock

Mindfulness has become quite a buzzword in the last decade or so, and for good reason. It’s powerful and can help us to become more present, happier, and more focused.

However, if you’re new to mindfulness, it’s easy to get the wrong idea from all the marketing you’ll find online: images of people at complete peace with the world and themselves, full of bliss, simply by sitting still and meditating for a few minutes. They are beautiful images, but they don’t tell the whole truth.