]I've done mindfulness exercises for about a year and a half. I use them with the adolescent client that I work with during the school year . . . they often resist and buck them initially but once they really really try them, most student's love them. I know from my own attempts at mindfulness that I struggle, fight and shrug off the techniques initially. It takes me a long time to really SETTLE into the exercises. For example, one of the most simple mindfulness exercises is the "eating" exercise. I always think that I can DO this one without a blink of an eye. How hard can it be to eat a FREAKIN' rasin without going postal? I manage to make it more than it has to be. I always rush my eating and never pay attention to what the taste, texture or sound food makes for me. It takes me being sooooooo conscious and THERE to be mindful. Is it worth it? For me, YES! When I pay attention, I"m more conscious, aware and in tune to what is going on around me. Sometimes I can "tune out" but in the end, it always ends up biting me on the tushie. Good luck with the mindfulness. Please let us know how it goes for you!

I've found that the more I practice, the better I get. . . .hey, how come we are so self defeating and forget how much practice means to the overall outcome?