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Staying emotionally balanced can feel like an impossible ask in an ever-changing world. How do you stay centred when everything around you is moving faster than you can keep up with?

That’s where mindfulness comes in. Mindfulness is a simple yet effective way to improve your emotional stability and overall emotional and mental wellbeing. Whether you're feeling overwhelmed, anxious or reactive, practicing mindfulness can help you regain a sense of calm and clarity.

What is mindfulness?

Mindfulness means paying full attention to the present. It’s the opposite of rushing through your day on autopilot. Instead, mindfulness encourages you to notice your thoughts, emotions and physical sensations with curiosity rather than criticism.

How mindfulness builds emotional stability

When practiced regularly, mindfulness can:

• reduce stress and anxiety by calming the nervous system,
• improve focus and decision making in emotionally-charged situations,
• help you respond instead of react, leading to healthier communication, andstrengthen emotional awareness, helping you notice patterns and triggers.

Mindfulness doesn’t make emotions disappear. It creates a space between the emotion and your response…and in that space is power.

Easy mindfulness practices to start today

You don’t need a yoga mat or a mountain retreat to get started. Try these simple techniques.

1. Mindful breathing

Take 2–3 minutes to focus only on your breathing. Inhale slowly through your nose, exhale through your mouth. When your mind wanders (and it will), gently bring it back. Try box breathing, where you inhale for four seconds, hold for four, exhale for four, and hold for four. 

2. Body scan

Close your eyes and slowly move your attention through your body, from head to toe. Notice any tension or sensations without trying to change them.

3. Pause and name it

Feeling triggered? Take a moment to pause. Silently name the emotion (“I’m feeling frustrated”).This reduces its grip and helps your brain regulate the response.

The long-term benefits

With consistent practice, mindfulness can help you feel more grounded, less reactive and better able to cope with life’s ups and downs. It supports stronger relationships, better work performance and even improved physical health.

Start your journey to emotional balance

Mindfulness isn’t a quick fix, it’s a tool you use everyday for the rest of your life. Start small, be kind to yourself and stay consistent.

Tempo also has a wealth of emotional wellbeing resources available to help you. This included the Tempo Wellness Webinars, ‘how to’ videos, emotional wellbeing podcasts and articles on mental wellbeing.

These resources are available to anyone, even people who aren’t Bestmed members. So, if you know someone who could use a little guidance, feel free to share the emotional wellbeing content on the Tempo Emotional Wellbeing webpage with them.