Posted by fallsfall on August 28, 2003, at 15:10:45
In reply to I'm working on the core mindfulness skills, posted by Dinah on August 28, 2003, at 7:31:25
Dinah,
I'll try, but mindfulness was never my forte!
I think that the "What" involve more letting the world happen and either watching it or simply being part of it. I see it as more not changing the world, but just joining the world as it is.
The "How" is much more active (how suggests a verb, what suggests a noun). They seem to take more action: Seeing things non-judgementally, focusing on just one thing (and letting the noise in your head have a rest), doing what works.
Both sets of skills apply to attending, describing, and participating. "What" skills tell you what to do. "How" skills tell you how to do it.
...................What................................How
Attend.........Stay with what happens.....Non-judgemental
Describe.......Labeling...........................Focus on one thing
Participate....No self-consciousness......Doing what worksOnly one of the "what" skills can be done at once, but all of the "how" skills can be done together.
Does this help? Ask more questions - it is good of you to make me read this stuff.
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