{"id":758,"date":"2018-09-28T13:02:05","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T11:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/?p=758"},"modified":"2020-01-14T15:12:32","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T14:12:32","slug":"mindfulness-happiness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/mindfulness-happiness\/","title":{"rendered":"What prevents us from BEING happy?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"gt-res-content\">\n<div id=\"gt-res-dir-ctr\" class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<p><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Como la propia frase del t\u00edtulo indica, la felicidad es m\u00e1s un estado de ser que algo que consigamos haciendo o logrando cosas.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/happiness-happy-kids-web-300x200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>As the headline says, happiness is more a state of being than something we achieve by doing or accomplishing things. <\/span><span title=\"De hecho, la frase podr\u00eda terminar sin la \u00faltima palabra y estar\u00edamos hablando de lo mismo.. \">In fact, the headline could stop right there, at the word BEING, and we,d still be talking about the same thing..<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"\u00bfPor qu\u00e9 nos cuesta tanto ser?, \u00bfqu\u00e9 nos impide estar en ese estado m\u00e1s a menudo?\">Why is it so difficult for us to simply be? What prevents us from being in that state more often? <\/span><span title=\"Ahora mismo, \u00bfqu\u00e9 se interpone entre t\u00fa y la felicidad?, \u00bfentre t\u00fa y estar a gusto, sentirte tranquilo?.. Observa qu\u00e9 aparece en tu mente ante esta pregunta. \">Right now, what stands between you and happiness ?, between you and being at ease and feeling calmed? .. See what arises in your mind as you ask yourself this question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Para muchos de nosotros lo que se interpone es estar atrapados en estados de tensi\u00f3n o estr\u00e9s.\">For many of us, what gets in the way is being trapped in states of tension or stress. <\/span><span title=\"Esto es lo que nos impide sentirnos en casa.\">This is what prevents us from feeling at home. <\/span><span title=\"Las preocupaciones y el hacer cosas sin parar provoca que nuestro cuerpo se ponga tenso y nuestra mente ansiosa.. y eso nos impide disfrutar de nuestros momentos. \">Worrying and constantly doing things without a pause causes our body to tense and our mind to get anxious .. and that prevents us from enjoying our moments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Son las prisas de la sociedad en la que vivimos, las demandas y presiones de nuestra vida lo que nos aboca a una forma de vivir alejada del bienestar y la felicidad que son nuestro estado natural. \">It,s the rush of the society in which we live, the demands and pressures of our daily life that leads us to a way of living that keeps us further away from the well-being and happiness that are our natural state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"C\u00f3mo funciona el estr\u00e9s \"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>How stress works<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Veamos por un momento c\u00f3mo funciona el estr\u00e9s: cuando percibimos algo amenazante, autom\u00e1ticamente se dispara en nuestro cerebro el modo shock, lucha o huida, que causa toda una serie de efectos fisiol\u00f3gicos en nuestro organismo. \">Let&#8217;s see for a moment how stress works: when we perceive something threatening, it automatically triggers the fight, flight, freeze mode in our brain, which causes a whole series of physiological effects in our body.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Cuando estos detonantes son extremos o continuos, nuestro sistema nervioso se sobrecarga y queda atrapado en un sistema de shock, lucha o huida constante.\">When these triggers are extreme or continuous, our nervous system is overloaded and trapped in a system of constant fight, flight, freeze. <\/span><span title=\"Esto significa que nuestro cuerpo se est\u00e1 ba\u00f1ando regularmente en la bioqu\u00edmica del estr\u00e9s y nuestra mente empieza a crear pensamientos que retroalimentan el ciclo, juzgando, preocup\u00e1ndose y a\u00f1adiendo m\u00e1s presi\u00f3n. \">This means that our body is regularly bathed in the biochemistry of stress and our mind begins to create thoughts that feed the cycle: judging, worrying and adding more pressure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"En este estado, t\u00f3xico para el organismo, nuestros m\u00fasculos se ponen tensos y nuestra mente se sobrecarga.\">In this toxic inner state, our muscles become tense and our mind becomes overloaded. <\/span><span title=\"Cuando esta sobrecarga se vuelve cr\u00f3nica, acabamos exhaustos y esto mina la calidad de nuestras vidas. \">When this becomes chronic, we end up exhausted and this undermines the quality of our lives.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"chico-agobiado-webLas investigaciones se\u00f1alan que el estr\u00e9s puede menguar nuestra salud y acortar nuestra vida.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/anxious-man-web-300x200-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>Research indicates that stress can reduce our health and shorten our lives. <\/span><span title=\"De hecho, los estudios demuestran que practicar la atenci\u00f3n al momento presente o mindfulness reduce los niveles de cortisol \u2013 lo que ayuda a prevenir la inflamaci\u00f3n (causa primera de muchas enfermedades), y tambi\u00e9n reduce los riesgos de depresi\u00f3n y las enfermedades coronarias, entre muchos\">In fact, studies show that practicing attention to the present moment or mindfulness reduces cortisol levels &#8211; which helps prevent inflammation (the first cause of many diseases), and also reduces the risks of depression and coronary heart disease, among many <\/span><span title=\"otros beneficios. \">other benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Una mente siempre insatisfecha \"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>An always unsatisfied mind<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Aparte de la respuesta autom\u00e1tica de nuestro organismo al estr\u00e9s, existe tambi\u00e9n un sistema en nuestro cerebro, llamado del logro y la recompensa, que genera una de las hormonas m\u00e1s adictivas que existen: la dopamina.\">Apart from the automatic response of our body to stress, there is also a system in our brain, called the achievement and reward system, which generates one of the most addictive hormones that exist: dopamine. <\/span><span title=\"\u00c9sta nos hace querer siempre m\u00e1s y m\u00e1s est\u00edmulos placenteros. \">This makes us always want more and more pleasant stimuli.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Esta parte, llamada el cerebro l\u00edmbico, est\u00e1 siempre funcionando.\">This part, called the limbic brain, is always operating. <\/span><span title=\"Se trata de un sistema que hace que estemos orientados al logro y nos permite prosperar en la vida, pero que lamentablemente se activa f\u00e1cilmente y permanece \u00e1vido de m\u00e1s satisfacci\u00f3n, m\u00e1s placer, m\u00e1s objetivos, m\u00e1s metas.. en concreto, un 20% m\u00e1s\">It,s a system that makes us goal oriented and allows us to prosper in life, but unfortunately it,s easily activated and remains eager for more satisfaction, pleasure and goals,.. at least 20% more of what we have<\/span><span title=\", seg\u00fan los cient\u00edficos. \">, according to scientists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"As\u00ed pues, no importa nuestro status o lo que hayamos conseguido en la vida, si no somos capaces de parar, apreciar el momento presente y enviarle a esas partes de nuestro cerebro el mensaje de que es suficiente y estamos a gusto con lo que hay,\">So, no matter our status in life or what we have achieved, if we aren,t able to stop, appreciate the present moment and send to those parts of our brain the message that it is enough and that we are comfortable with what is, <\/span><span title=\"no tenemos paz. \">we can,t have peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"La pausa sagrada \"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>The sacred pause<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Hay un dicho que dice que la libertad es el momento entre una percepci\u00f3n y una opini\u00f3n.\">There is a saying that goes: &#8216;there is freedom is the moment between a perception and an opinion&#8217;. <\/span><span title=\"Cuando cultivamos la atenci\u00f3n consciente a lo que ocurre en el momento, podemos parar y desidentificarnos de todo lo que pensamos, sentimos y hacemos en autom\u00e1tico.\">When we cultivate conscious attention to what happens in the moment, we can stop and disidentify with everything we think, feel and do automatically. <\/span><span title=\"En mindfulness, la primera instrucci\u00f3n que se nos da es hacer una pausa.\">In mindfulness, the first instruction we are given is to pause. <\/span><span title=\"Esta pausa es sagrada porque es la puerta a liberarnos de ese modo autom\u00e1tico de hacer, lograr y preocuparse. \">This pause is sacred because is the door to free ourselves from that automatic way of doing, achieving and worrying.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"pausaCuando nos permitimos parar, podemos darnos cuenta de lo que est\u00e1 pasando dentro y fuera de nosotros.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/pause-250x300-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"300\" \/>When we allow ourselves to pause, we realize what is going on, inside and outside of us. <\/span><span title=\"Somos conscientes de nuestras sensaciones, emociones, pensamientos, reacciones y actitudes en el mismo momento en que est\u00e1n ocurriendo, as\u00ed como de lo que nos rodea: sonidos, colores, olores, espacio, texturas.. Entonces podemos soltar lo que no nos sirve. \">We,re aware of our sensations, emotions, thoughts, reactions and attitudes as they are happening, as well as of what surrounds us: sounds, colors, smells, space, textures .. Then we can let go of unnecessary tensions, and go back to appreciate the richness of the present moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Al hacer una pausa de manera consciente, podemos cambiar el estado de tensi\u00f3n interna a un modo de apertura y consciencia.\">By consciously pausing, we can change the state of internal tension to a mode of openness and awareness. <\/span><span title=\"Cuando nos tomamos el tiempo para parar todo ese hacer y relajarnos en nuestro cuerpo, vemos que la mente lo sigue.\">When we take the time to stop all that doing and relax in our body, we see that the mind follows. <\/span><span title=\"Este relajarse conscientemente es el siguiente paso para llegar a la presencia. \">This conscious relaxation is the next step to enter presence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"Relajarnos conscientemente \"><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Relax consciously<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"La relajaci\u00f3n que nos lleva a la presencia no es algo que hagamos nosotros.\">The relaxation that brings us to presence is not something we do. <\/span><span title=\"El relajarse no es otro hacer, sino m\u00e1s bien un no hacer que permite disolver la tensi\u00f3n.. Cuando nos relajamos conscientemente dejamos de hacer, y entonces la relajaci\u00f3n ocurre naturalmente.\">Relaxation is not another doing, but rather a non-doing that allows the tension to dissolve. <strong>When we relax consciously, we stop doing, and then relaxation naturally occurs<\/strong>. <\/span><span title=\"Se trata solo de llevar una consciencia natural a las \u00e1reas de tensi\u00f3n de nuestro cuerpo y dejar que se disuelvan por s\u00ed solas, sin esfuerzo. \">It&#8217;s just about bringing a natural awareness to the areas of tension in our body and letting them dissolve on their own, without effort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span title=\"A la hora de relajarnos conscientemente, podemos tambi\u00e9n poner una ligera intenci\u00f3n de relajarnos, pero sin dejar que \u00e9sta interfiera demasiado con un proceso que es natural.\">At the time of consciously relaxing, we can also put a slight intention to relax, but without letting it interfere too much with a process that is natural. <\/span><span title=\"Dependiendo del grado de tensi\u00f3n o contracci\u00f3n en el que estemos y de la pr\u00e1ctica que tengamos en soltar y\">Depending on the degree of tension or contraction in our body and mind, and on the practice that we have in releasing our tensions, t<\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"relajarnos, este relajarse llevar\u00e1 m\u00e1s o menos tiempo.felicidad-concierto-webDe hecho, cuando nos dirigimos hacia una actividad placentera, como un concierto o una cena con amigos, nuestra actitud ya es de relajar y soltar, pero de manera inconsciente.\">his relaxation will take more or less time.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"relajarnos, este relajarse llevar\u00e1 m\u00e1s o menos tiempo.felicidad-concierto-webDe hecho, cuando nos dirigimos hacia una actividad placentera, como un concierto o una cena con amigos, nuestra actitud ya es de relajar y soltar, pero de manera inconsciente.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-762\" src=\"https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/joy-concert-web-768x510-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/joy-concert-web-768x510-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.menteyemociones.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/joy-concert-web-768x510.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In fact, when we go to a pleasant activity, such as a concert or a dinner with friends, our attitude naturally leads us to a state of relaxation, enjoyment and letting go, only unconsciously. <\/span><span title=\"Muchas veces, es entonces cuando empezamos a sentir el cansancio acumulado, ya que el cuerpo por s\u00ed mismo est\u00e1 haciendo este proceso de aflojar.\">Sometimes, in those occasions or right after, we start to feel more tired and fatigued, from all the accumulated tensions, cause the body is doing the process of loosening and coming back to its balance. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"La buena noticia es que el soltar podemos hacerlo conscientemente en cualquier momento, s\u00f3lo es cuesti\u00f3n de pr\u00e1ctica.\">The good news is that letting go can be done consciously at any time, it&#8217;s just a matter of practice. <\/span><span title=\"Y aunque, s\u00ed, cambiar h\u00e1bitos arraigados es dif\u00edcil, no es imposible.De esta manera, podemos elegir entre seguir atrapados en los modos autom\u00e1ticos de nuestra mente del logro y el estr\u00e9s, o aprender a hacer una pausa, relajarnos en nuestro cuerpo y volver\">And although, yes, changing ingrained habits is difficult, it,s not impossible. By doing so, we can choose to remain trapped in the automatic modes of our mind of achievement and stress, or learn to pause, relax in our body and return <\/span><span title=\"a casa, a nuestra presencia natural, de la que emergen las emociones de la calma, la seguridad, el bienestar y la felicidad.En resumen, el primer paso para relajarnos y volver a nuestro estado de presencia natural es darnos cuenta de la tensi\u00f3n acumulada\">home, to our natural presence, filled with sensations of calm, safety, trust, well-being and happiness. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"a casa, a nuestra presencia natural, de la que emergen las emociones de la calma, la seguridad, el bienestar y la felicidad.En resumen, el primer paso para relajarnos y volver a nuestro estado de presencia natural es darnos cuenta de la tensi\u00f3n acumulada\">Therefore, the first step is to pause, to realize our accumulated tensions in different parts of our body and mind, and then begin to let go of this usual armour of control and contraction.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\", nuestra armadura habitual.. liberarla no s\u00f3lo abre nuestro cuerpo sino tambi\u00e9n nuestra mente a la empat\u00eda y la inteligencia, permitiendo que emerjan nuestros recursos internos, como la sabidur\u00eda y la creatividad.Si quieres, deja un comentario o comparte este post.\">When we start to release, that opens our body and mind to our natural empathy and intelligence, allowing our internal resources to emerge, with wisdom and creativity. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"trans-verified-button-small\" dir=\"ltr\"><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\", nuestra armadura habitual.. liberarla no s\u00f3lo abre nuestro cuerpo sino tambi\u00e9n nuestra mente a la empat\u00eda y la inteligencia, permitiendo que emerjan nuestros recursos internos, como la sabidur\u00eda y la creatividad.Si quieres, deja un comentario o comparte este post.\">I invite you now to practice during your day this healing pause.<br \/>\nAnd let me know how it goes in the comments. Thank you for reading \ud83d\ude42<\/span><\/span><span id=\"result_box\" class=\"\" lang=\"en\"><span title=\"Dependiendo del grado de tensi\u00f3n o contracci\u00f3n en el que estemos y de la pr\u00e1ctica que tengamos en soltar y\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the headline says, happiness is more a state of being than something we achieve by doing or accomplishing things. 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