We need to find a way to anchor it in the present, and mindfulness practice is all about becoming more aware of our mind’s activity.”Mindful workplaceCarmel Farnan is the founder and course director of the Irish Mindfulness Academy and the British Mindfulness Academy. “It showed that most people are mentally absent for 47% of their working day due to their mind wandering,” she says. So, we’re missing almost 50% of our working lives, and we don’t even feel better for it.”Other research has uncovered other potential workplace benefits to mindfulness. "And remember, there is no such thing as good or bad meditation or mindfulness practice. “A mindfulness exercise can be quickly and discreetly done, and it can make all the difference to our working day.”

Source: Irish Examiner January 02, 2026 02:02 UTC