Let’s redefine “judgment” and work together on raising awareness of our moment-by-moment judgment-making process in this roughly 11-minute guided meditation.
While many of us try our hardest to stay away from being labeled “judgmental,” it is actually a normal and important part of the human experience. In fact, it is largely what has kept humans alive for thousands of years. Judgments help us to determine what is dangerous and safe and how to handle situations with our best interest in mind. Judgment becomes an issue when we do it quickly, indiscriminately, and outside of our awareness in situations that can be harmful to the well-being of others.
Therefore, the goal of this practice is to bring this automatic process to conscious awareness so we can be intentional about reducing the harm (to ourselves and others) that can come with judgment. The more awareness we have of our judgment-making process, the more we can prevent these judgments from interfering with our lives.
So, in this practice, we will begin with some general mindfulness practice, connecting with our breath and physical body and then turn our attention to our thoughts and the judgments that pop up in our minds.
My favorite thing about this practice is that non-judgment is a critical part of the mindfulness process and one that many folks struggle with. So, by practicing a targeted judgment practice, we improve our overall mindfulness skills!
New Meditation to Manage Judgments
Let’s redefine “judgment” and work together on raising awareness of our moment-by-moment judgment-making process in this roughly 11-minute guided meditation.
While many of us try our hardest to stay away from being labeled “judgmental,” it is actually a normal and important part of the human experience. In fact, it is largely what has kept humans alive for thousands of years. Judgments help us to determine what is dangerous and safe and how to handle situations with our best interest in mind. Judgment becomes an issue when we do it quickly, indiscriminately, and outside of our awareness in situations that can be harmful to the well-being of others.
Therefore, the goal of this practice is to bring this automatic process to conscious awareness so we can be intentional about reducing the harm (to ourselves and others) that can come with judgment. The more awareness we have of our judgment-making process, the more we can prevent these judgments from interfering with our lives.
So, in this practice, we will begin with some general mindfulness practice, connecting with our breath and physical body and then turn our attention to our thoughts and the judgments that pop up in our minds.
My favorite thing about this practice is that non-judgment is a critical part of the mindfulness process and one that many folks struggle with. So, by practicing a targeted judgment practice, we improve our overall mindfulness skills!