{"id":7513,"date":"2018-02-11T09:35:27","date_gmt":"2018-02-11T08:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/?p=7513"},"modified":"2025-09-19T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:03:19","slug":"mindfulness-a-beginners-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/mindfulness-a-beginners-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness: Una gu\u00eda para principiantes"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- post header -->\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumn\">\n    <div class=\"col breadcrumb\">\n        <a href=\"\/es\/\">Inicio<\/a>\/\n        <a href=\"\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a>\/\n        Atenci\u00f3n plena: Gu\u00eda para principiantes\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowPostHeaderImage headerImageAnim\">\n    <div class=\"scrollAnim\" \n        id=\"postHeaderImage\"\n         style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;        aspect-ratio:2        ;\" >\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n        class=\"\"\n        src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Meditation_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;        object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n    \n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide rowPostHeader\">\n    <div id=\"postHeaderText\" class=\"col tcenter\" >\n        <div class=\"cat\"><a class=\"secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\">Sportstyle<\/a><\/div>\n        <div id=\"headerSocialIcons\" class=\"headerSocialIcons tleft\">\n            <a class=\"facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmindfulness-a-beginners-guide%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmindfulness-a-beginners-guide%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"x\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/mindfulness-a-beginners-guide\/&#038;text=\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n            <a class=\"pinterest\" href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.puma-catchup.com%2Fes%2Fsportstyle%2Fmindfulness-a-beginners-guide%2F\" target=\"blank\"><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <h1 class=\"\" >Mindfulness<\/h1>\n        <div class=\"articleintro\" >Gu\u00eda para principiantes<\/div>\n        <div class=\"date\">11 de febrero de 2018 <\/div>\n\n        <div id=\"\" class=\"headerSocialIconsMobile tcenter mobile\">\n            <a class=\"sharing\" id=\"mobileshare\" onclick='navigator.share({ \"title\": &quot;Mindfulness: A beginner&#x27;s guide&quot;, \"text\": &quot;Most of us are used to living fast-paced lives. 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Hacer malabarismos con el trabajo, la vida social, las obligaciones cotidianas y la presi\u00f3n (autoimpuesta) para rendir puede resultar agotador. Cuando sentirse agotado se convierte en la norma, el deseo de tomarse un descanso parece inevitable. \u00bfSientes t\u00fa tambi\u00e9n que necesitas un descanso? La palabra m\u00e1gica podr\u00eda ser \u201cmindfulness\u201d.<\/span>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row text single -->\n<div class=\"gradientnone\">\n<div class=\"row rowSingleColumnWide spacing\">\n    <div class=\"col articleText\">\n        <div class=\"textStyle_2b\" ><br\/>No existe una definici\u00f3n de mindfulness en los libros de texto. En esencia, mindfulness significa <strong>estar plenamente presente<\/strong>. Adem\u00e1s, describe un estado de estar \u201cen el momento\u201d, realmente consciente de los sentimientos, pensamientos y acontecimientos externos. Para la mayor\u00eda de las personas, esto dista mucho de ser algo natural. Preocuparse por el ma\u00f1ana, reflexionar sobre el ayer, repasar la lista de tareas pendientes... es el tipo de reflexi\u00f3n interiorizada que nos saca del momento. Practicar la atenci\u00f3n plena puede ayudarnos a mantener a raya el estr\u00e9s diario. La Dra. Britta H\u00f6lzel, neurocient\u00edfica y psic\u00f3loga cualificada del Instituto de Atenci\u00f3n Plena y Mediaci\u00f3n de M\u00fanich, nos lo explica con m\u00e1s detalle: <em>\u201cMediante la pr\u00e1ctica sistem\u00e1tica, la atenci\u00f3n plena puede ayudarnos a permanecer centrados en lo importante a pesar de las distracciones, a mantener el equilibrio ante situaciones desafiantes y a actuar desde un lugar de mayor creatividad y compasi\u00f3n en el acelerado mundo actual\u201d<\/em>.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>La atenci\u00f3n plena est\u00e1 directamente relacionada con la meditaci\u00f3n.<\/strong> Meditaci\u00f3n procede del lat\u00edn \u201cmeditatio\u201d, que significa \u201ccontemplar\u201d o \u201creflexionar\u201d. La pr\u00e1ctica de la meditaci\u00f3n tiene por objeto promover la atenci\u00f3n plena y la serenidad a trav\u00e9s de un amplio conjunto de ejercicios de concentraci\u00f3n y conciencia, por ejemplo, mediante la respiraci\u00f3n controlada. Millones de personas en todo el mundo conf\u00edan en la meditaci\u00f3n, y empresas como PUMA se han dado cuenta de los beneficios potenciales que la meditaci\u00f3n regular puede ofrecer a sus empleados. Roman Klein, Director de Recursos Humanos y Desarrollo Estrat\u00e9gico de RRHH de PUMA, subraya que <em>\u201clos efectos de una pr\u00e1ctica regular de la meditaci\u00f3n son: pensar y actuar con claridad, m\u00e1s energ\u00eda y creatividad, mayor capacidad de concentraci\u00f3n, m\u00e1s paciencia y empat\u00eda, as\u00ed como pensamiento positivo\u201c<\/em>.<br\/>\n<br\/>La meditaci\u00f3n tiene su <strong>ra\u00edces en la antigua India<\/strong>. Su origen exacto es objeto de debate. Los primeros testimonios escritos sobre la meditaci\u00f3n se remontan al a\u00f1o 1.500 a.C. y est\u00e1n relacionados con la filosof\u00eda hind\u00fa del vedantismo. Otras formas de meditaci\u00f3n surgieron cientos de a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, entre 600 y 500 a.C., en la China tao\u00edsta y la India budista. Las pr\u00e1cticas similares a la meditaci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n eran comunes en el cristianismo medieval, pero finalmente se prohibieron.<br\/>\n<br\/>Tuvieron que pasar muchos siglos para que la meditaci\u00f3n, el yoga y otras pr\u00e1cticas tradicionalmente orientales se convirtieran en el centro de atenci\u00f3n de las sociedades occidentales. Especialmente durante las d\u00e9cadas de 1960 y 1970, las ense\u00f1anzas espirituales y filos\u00f3ficas <strong>arraigada en el hinduismo y el budismo<\/strong> se hizo muy popular en la cultura occidental dominante. Jon Kabat-Zinn, bi\u00f3logo molecular estadounidense, es considerado el padre de la pr\u00e1ctica moderna de la atenci\u00f3n plena en las culturas occidentales. En la d\u00e9cada de 1970 desarroll\u00f3 la reducci\u00f3n del estr\u00e9s basada en la atenci\u00f3n plena (MBSE, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s), un programa que se sigue practicando hoy en d\u00eda. A trav\u00e9s de la meditaci\u00f3n, el yoga y el llamado \u201cescaneo corporal\u201d, los participantes aprenden a reducir el estr\u00e9s mediante la conciencia mental.<br\/>\n<br\/>Puede que el mindfulness est\u00e9 \u201cde moda\u201d, pero en realidad el concepto tiene\u00a0<strong>impresionante respaldo cient\u00edfico<\/strong>. Como explica la Dra. Britta H\u00f6lzel: <em>\u201cLas investigaciones de los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os sugieren que la pr\u00e1ctica de mindfulness tiene efectos beneficiosos sobre la salud f\u00edsica y mental y el bienestar. La investigaci\u00f3n en neurociencia ha demostrado que el entrenamiento en mindfulness va acompa\u00f1ado de cambios en la estructura y funci\u00f3n de las regiones cerebrales que apoyan los procesos de autorregulaci\u00f3n, lo que permite comprender los mecanismos de acci\u00f3n potencialmente subyacentes\u201d<\/em>.<br\/>\n<br\/>Supongamos que no te encuentras en un a\u00f1o sab\u00e1tico o en un retiro de yoga en la India: \u00bfc\u00f3mo puedes empezar? Ir\u00f3nicamente, las aplicaciones son una forma estupenda de empezar a reconectar contigo mismo y practicar la atenci\u00f3n plena. Hemos elaborado una lista de aplicaciones que pueden ayudarte a desestresarte, aliviar la ansiedad e iniciarte en la meditaci\u00f3n:<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Espacio para la cabeza<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Headspace promete \u201cmeditaci\u00f3n guiada y atenci\u00f3n plena\u201d. Es ideal para principiantes y ofrece un paquete b\u00e1sico gratuito que \u201cte gu\u00eda a trav\u00e9s de los fundamentos de la meditaci\u00f3n\u201d.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Calma<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Calm est\u00e1 pensada para ayudarte a meditar, relajarte y dormir mejor. La aplicaci\u00f3n ofrece, entre otras cosas, historias relajantes para conciliar el sue\u00f1o.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Buddhify<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Buddhify seduce con un \u201cenfoque aut\u00e9ntico de la atenci\u00f3n plena moderna\u201d. La aplicaci\u00f3n ofrece una serie de meditaciones personalizadas, dependiendo de d\u00f3nde te encuentres (por ejemplo, en casa, en una pausa en el trabajo o paseando por la ciudad) o de lo que est\u00e9s afrontando en ese momento, como sentirte estresado.<br\/>\n<br\/><strong>Parar, respirar y pensar<\/strong><br\/>\n<br\/>Stop, Breathe &amp; Think te anima a \u201cencontrar la paz en cualquier lugar\u201d. La app incluye (pero no se limita a) meditaciones ordenadas por determinados temas y emociones, como la gratitud, la bondad, la compasi\u00f3n, el perd\u00f3n o la alegr\u00eda.<br\/>\n<br\/>Tanto si decides empezar tu viaje de mindfulness con una aplicaci\u00f3n como si no, te animamos a que lo pruebes y experimentes los beneficios de meditar con regularidad.<br\/>\n<br\/>\u00a0<br\/>\n<br\/>Imagen de wingmar\/iStock<br\/>\n<\/div>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- row category header -->\n<div class=\"row rowCategoryHeader\" style=\"grid-template-columns:1fr\">\n    <div class=\"col\" style=\"display: flex; align-items: baseline;\">\n        <h2 class=\"bgPuma\">\n            <span>\u00bfQu\u00e9 m\u00e1s hay?<\/span>\n        <\/h2>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"row articleMulti4 spacing\">\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/lost-in-thought-playlist\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"4523\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/PlaylistNovember.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t        <h4>Lista de reproducci\u00f3n de Lost in Thought<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tMientras que nuestras \u00faltimas listas de reproducci\u00f3n CATch up se centraban en la motivaci\u00f3n y el empoderamiento a trav\u00e9s de la m\u00fasica, esta vez elegimos un tono m\u00e1s suave. Hemos elaborado una lista de canciones que estimular\u00e1n tu mente y tus emociones.\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/lost-in-thought-playlist\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"4678\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/mentalhealth_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t        <h4>M\u00e1s que un cuerpo en forma<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tS\u00ed, hacer ejercicio sienta muy bien y mejora enormemente el bienestar f\u00edsico general. Aumenta la fuerza, la resistencia y la energ\u00eda. Adem\u00e1s, mantenerse f\u00edsicamente activo puede reducir el riesgo de padecer enfermedades como las cardiopat\u00edas o la diabetes de tipo 2. Y aunque no discutiremos que los m\u00fasculos y un cuerpo en forma son ciertamente agradables, los efectos positivos del ejercicio van mucho m\u00e1s all\u00e1.\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/more-than-a-fit-body\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t    <div class=\"col articleTeaser\" >\n\t\t\t<a class=\"hoverzooma  scrollAnim\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/the-art-of-hiking\/\" \n\t\t\t     tabindex=\"-1\" \n\t\t\t    id=\"5416\"\n\t\t\t     style=\"width:100%;position:relative;overflow:hidden;\t\t\t    aspect-ratio:1\t\t\t    ;\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\"\n\t\t\t    class=\"hoverZoom\"\n\t\t\t    src=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Han_Hiking_H.jpg\" style=\"transition: 0.35s all;height:100%;width:100%;\t\t\t    object-position: 50% 0%; object-fit: cover;\"\/>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/\" class=\"secondary2\" style=\"margin-top: 17px;\">Sportstyle<\/a>\n\t        <h4>El arte del senderismo<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"description shortExcerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tEn colaboraci\u00f3n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/the-art-of-hiking\/\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">leer la historia<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La mayor\u00eda de nosotros estamos acostumbrados a llevar una vida acelerada. Hacer malabarismos con el trabajo, la vida social, las obligaciones cotidianas y la presi\u00f3n (autoimpuesta) para rendir puede resultar agotador. Cuando sentirse agotado se convierte en la norma, el deseo de tomarse un descanso parece inevitable. \u00bfSientes t\u00fa tambi\u00e9n que necesitas un descanso? La palabra m\u00e1gica podr\u00eda ser \u201cmindfulness\u201d.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":7515,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_top_article":false,"is_featured_article":true,"EasyPostViewCounter":1274,"meta-headline":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"class_list":["post-7513","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sportstyle"],"fullData":{"ID":7513,"post_author":"5","post_date":"2018-02-11 09:35:27","post_date_gmt":"2018-02-11 08:35:27","post_content":"<!-- wp:puma\/row-post-header {\"image\":{\"width\":1140,\"height\":640,\"file\":\"2017\/11\/Meditation_H.jpg\",\"filesize\":65247,\"sizes\":{\"medium\":{\"file\":\"Meditation_H-300x168.jpg\",\"width\":300,\"height\":168,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":5755},\"large\":{\"file\":\"Meditation_H-1024x575.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":575,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":35850},\"thumbnail\":{\"file\":\"Meditation_H-150x150.jpg\",\"width\":150,\"height\":150,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":2990},\"medium_large\":{\"file\":\"Meditation_H-768x431.jpg\",\"width\":768,\"height\":431,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":22488},\"trp-custom-language-flag\":{\"file\":\"Meditation_H-18x10.jpg\",\"width\":18,\"height\":10,\"mime-type\":\"image\/jpeg\",\"filesize\":405}},\"image_meta\":{\"aperture\":\"0\",\"credit\":\"\",\"camera\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"created_timestamp\":\"0\",\"copyright\":\"\",\"focal_length\":\"0\",\"iso\":\"0\",\"shutter_speed\":\"0\",\"title\":\"\",\"orientation\":\"0\",\"keywords\":[]},\"id\":7515,\"alt\":\"\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Meditation_H.jpg\",\"title\":\"Meditation_H\",\"aspect_ratio\":1.78125,\"focalPointLeft\":0.5,\"focalPointTop\":0},\"headline\":\"Mindfulness\",\"content\":\"A beginner's guide\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u003cspan class=\\u0022textStyle_intro\\u0022\\u003eMost of us are used to living fast-paced lives. Juggling jobs, social lives, everyday obligations and (self-imposed) pressure to perform can be tiresome. When feeling exhausted becomes the norm, the desire to take a break seems to be inevitable. Do you feel like you need to take a break as well? The magic word might be \u201cmindfulness\u201d.\\u003c\/span\\u003e\\n\",\"width\":\"Wide\",\"aspect\":\"0\",\"style\":\"2b\"} \/--><!-- wp:puma\/row-text-single {\"content\":\"\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;There is no textbook definition of mindfulness. At the core, mindfulness means \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;to be fully present\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. Further, it describes a state of being \u201cin the moment\u201d \u2013 truly aware of your feelings, thoughts and external happenings. For most people, this is far from second nature. Worrying about tomorrow, stewing over yesterday, going through your mental to-do list \u2013 this is the kind of internalized way of pondering that takes you out of the moment. Practicing mindfulness can help us to keep the daily stress at bay. Dr. Britta H\u00f6lzel, a neuroscientist and qualified psychologist from the Institute of mindfulness and mediation in Munich, elaborates: \\u0026lt;em\\u0026gt;\u201cThrough systematic practice, mindfulness can help us to remain centered on what is important despite distractions, to remain balanced in the face of challenging situations, and to act from a place of greater creativity and compassion in today\u2019s fast-paced world\u201d\\u0026lt;\/em\\u0026gt;.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Mindfulness is directly linked to meditation.\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; Meditation stems from the Latin word \u201cmeditatio\u201d, which means \u201cto contemplate\u201d or \u201cto ponder\u201d. The practice of meditating is meant to promote mindfulness and serenity through a vast set of exercises in concentration and awareness, e.g. through controlled breathing. Millions of people around the globe swear by meditation and companies such as PUMA have realised the potential benefits regular meditation can offer their employees. Roman Klein, Head of Human Resources \\u0026amp;amp; Strategic HR Development at PUMA, emphasises that \\u0026lt;em\\u0026gt;\u201cthe effects of a regular meditation practice are: clear thinking and acting, more energy and creativity, stronger concentration ability, more patience and empathy as well as positive thinking\u201c\\u0026lt;\/em\\u0026gt;.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Meditation has its \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;roots in ancient India\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. When exactly it originated, is a subject of debate. The earliest written accounts of meditation date back to around 1,500 BCE and are connected to the Hindu philosophy of Vedantism. Other forms of meditation arose hundreds of years later between 600 to 500 BCE in Taoist China and Buddhist India. Meditation-like practices were also common in medieval Christianity but were ultimately forbidden.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;It took many centuries for meditation, yoga and other traditionally Eastern practices to become the focus of attention within Western societies. Especially during the 1960s and 1970s spiritual and philosophical teachings \\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;rooted in Hinduism and Buddhism\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt; became wildly popular in mainstream Western culture. Jon Kabat-Zinn, an American molecular biologist, is considered the father of the modern mindfulness practice in Western cultures. He developed mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSE) in the 1970s, a program that is still practiced today. Through meditation, yoga and so-called \u201cbody scanning\u201d participants learn how to reduce stress through mental awareness.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Mindfulness may be \u201con-trend\u201d but the concept actually has\u00a0\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;impressive scientific backing\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;. As\u00a0Dr. Britta H\u00f6lzel explains: \\u0026lt;em\\u0026gt;\u201cResearch of the past years suggests that mindfulness practice has beneficial effects on physical and mental health and well-being. Neuroscience research has demonstrated that mindfulness training is accompanied by changes in the structure and function of brain regions supporting self-regulatory processes, providing an understanding of potentially underlying mechanisms of action\u201d\\u0026lt;\/em\\u0026gt;.\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;So, let\u2019s just assume that you\u2019re not currently on a sabbatical or visiting a yoga retreat in India \u2013 how do you get started? Ironically, apps are a great way to start reconnecting with yourself and practice mindfulness. We put together a list of apps that can help you de-stress, relieve anxiety and get you started with meditation:\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;strong\\u0026gt;Headspace\\u0026lt;\/strong\\u0026gt;\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;\\n\\u0026lt;br\/\\u0026gt;Headspace promises \u201cguided meditation and mindfulness\u201d. 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Hacer malabarismos con el trabajo, la vida social, las obligaciones cotidianas y la presi\u00f3n (autoimpuesta) para rendir puede resultar agotador. Cuando sentirse agotado se convierte en la norma, el deseo de tomarse un descanso parece inevitable. \u00bfSientes t\u00fa tambi\u00e9n que necesitas un descanso? La palabra m\u00e1gica podr\u00eda ser \u201cmindfulness\u201d.","status":"publish","password":"","name":"Mindfulness: una gu\u00eda para principiantes","modified":"2025-09-19 15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19 15:03:19","content_filtered":"","parent":0,"type":"post","mime_type":"","template":"","category":[3],"datetime_local":"11 de febrero de 2018, 8:35","date_local":"11 de febrero de 2018","time_local":"8:35","slug":"mindfulness-a-beginners-guide","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/sportstyle\/mindfulness-a-beginners-guide\/","featured_image":{"width":1140,"height":640,"file":"2017\/11\/Meditation_H.jpg","filesize":65247,"sizes":{"medium":{"file":"Meditation_H-300x168.jpg","width":300,"height":168,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":5755},"large":{"file":"Meditation_H-1024x575.jpg","width":1024,"height":575,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":35850},"thumbnail":{"file":"Meditation_H-150x150.jpg","width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":2990},"medium_large":{"file":"Meditation_H-768x431.jpg","width":768,"height":431,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":22488},"trp-custom-language-flag":{"file":"Meditation_H-18x10.jpg","width":18,"height":10,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","filesize":405}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0","keywords":[]},"id":7515,"alt":"","caption":"","description":"","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Meditation_H.jpg","title":"Meditaci\u00f3n_H","aspect_ratio":1.78125,"focalPointLeft":0.5,"focalPointTop":0},"headline":"Mindfulness: A beginner\u2019s guide","categories":[{"term_id":3,"name":"Sportstyle","slug":"sportstyle","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":415,"filter":"raw","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/"}],"theCategory":{"term_id":3,"name":"Sportstyle","slug":"sportstyle","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":3,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":415,"filter":"raw","url":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/category\/sportstyle\/"},"isFeaturedArticle":true,"isTopArticle":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7513"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7513\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7513"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.puma-catchup.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7513"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}