Introducing the big four cognitive practices of mindfulness

Watch Craig introduce the big four cognitive practices of mindfulness (perception, letting go or non-attachment, acceptance and presence of mind).

Each of these cognitive practices can have a very powerful effect on how we think and feel, hence it can be good to explore these both in our meditation practice and also in everyday real life settings – especially those that challenge us.

For if we can shift our thinking about a difficult situation, we can often start to manage this in a more effective and less emotionally reactive way.

Each of videos that make up this section contain some important life lessons that are relatively simple and common sense. However, they are not always easy to put into practise, especially in the heat of the moment when we are feeling some strain.

We strongly recommend taking your time with this section of the course, watching each video more than once if that works best for you.

While you’re making your way through the materials, you may also find it helpful to read the video transcript, journal abstract or comments made by the mentors or other learners to help consolidate the information and make sense of it for yourself.

This journal article is included to help demonstrate some of the research in this area, but we do not expect you to purchase a subscription to read the full paper.

Hopefully, just reading the summary provided in the free abstract will be sufficient for those that are wanting to know more about these studies.