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“Fighting pain perpetuates and spirals it into the dimension of suffering,” he says. “Mindfulness meets the pain with an attitude of allowing, not protesting.” Mindfulness is often learned through a form of meditation. Mindfulness meditation combines focusing on some present experience, like taking a breath, with open awareness to whatever else – sights, sounds, feelings, thoughts – arises in the moment. Mindfulness involves five aspects: * Intent – choosing to be in the moment; * Wakeful energy – cultivating relaxed alertness; * Attention – sustaining focus on some present experience instead of mental wandering; * Awareness – open perception of all current experiences; and * Acceptance – the attitude of non-judging or non-resistance to what arises in our experiences. Dr. Lumpkin says that practicing mindfulness keeps us from contracting around the pain experience. “It is a profoundly simple discovery,” he says. “We find that it is our pain stories, not pain sensations, that make up most of our suffering.” Visit www.utsouthwestern.org/mentalhealth to learn more about UT Southwestern’s clinical services for mental health. Subscribe to our FREE Ezine and be eligible for Health News, discounted products/services and coupons related to your Health. We publish 24/7. HealthNewsDigest.com We videotape Press Conferences, produce Satellite MediaTour's, B-rolls, PSA's, - all with distribution: HealthyTelevisionProductionstvmike13@healthnewsdigest.com Top of Page 
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