Mindfulness Feedback – Jessica Gnata

Jessica Gnata talks about her experience of completing the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Course with Habits for Wellbeing.

“I have gone through my grown up life thinking I know what it means to be mindful. Yet only to personally understand I have been judgemental, black and white, yes and no, right and wrong – stressed hard and possibly cold.

Mindfulness has opened my mind helping to unfold my thoughts, becoming more accepting and non-judging. Allowing myself to see, feel and experience as if it was my first time.

Having faith and allowing myself to trust my experiences to unfold in its own way and letting it be.

Mindfulness has given me insight to stress reactions and stress responses as well as how they affect my body. Knowing this vital information, I now have a heightened awareness to which better supports good mental health and letting go of habitual thoughts.

I had an experience one Friday afternoon when I tried to do too many things in one hour. I had to collect my daughter from school and cook pasta. I started by opening the bag of pasta instead of using the scissors, I stab the bag with s cheese knife – I was quick enough to stop the pasta from going everywhere. Then I filled a tall glass with the pasta giving it a quick knock to try and fit more in and broke the jar.

I put the pasta on the stove thinking my mother would look after it. Ducked off to pick up my daughter from school, then checked the mail box, saw a post pick up docket and quickly when down to collect my parcel. Then returning home to a burnt pot of past. I did not stop to think my mother is not well and could not smell the pasta.

I acknowledge I had been running on autopilot not being in the present and mindful of my actions.

I could clearly understand what I did! I was not hard on myself, I was accepting of my behaviour and able to let it be!

Mindfulness has shown me to the path of equanimity the space that I define as being like on a seesaw keeping it balanced and creating the space in my mind to move forward on a progressive journey of balance and freedom with an inner connection, that I have only experienced since taking part in the life of Mindfulness.” – Jessica Gnata – Life Coach.

If you would like to read more feedback from the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course, please visit –

• Mindfulness Feedback – Janine Ward
• Mindfulness Feedback – James Beilharz
• Mindfulness Feedback – Mel Brand
• Mindfulness Feedback – Steph