What is Mindfulness and why is it positive?

Essay from the year 2018 in the subject Psychology - Miscellaneous, grade: 1.0, University of Limerick (Physical Education and Sport Sciences (PESS) department), course: Applied Positive Psychology, language: English, abstract: Mindfulness is becoming increasingly important during the emergence of digitalization and issues of addiction to the all-pervasive media on the one side and increasing occupational workload and working hours on the other side. The application of mindfulness has gained much more popularity in the West in the past decades, which is generally contributed to Jon Kabat-Zinn and his application of mindfulness in the clinical context. Also in the field of positive psychology, which is concerned with human well-being and flourishing by focusing on positive experiences, traits, and virtues, concept and practice of mindfulness have been established as a focus of research regarding its potential for improving well-being.