Mindfulness is usually defined as a way of paying attention and being aware of the present moment and of the concomitant experience, assuming a mindful attitude, that is intentional and non-judgmental, in order to reach an acceptance of self through a greater awareness of sensations, perceptions, impulses, emotions, thoughts, words, actions and relationships, as they occur in the here and now. Among other things, this mindful attitude of paying attention also allows one to readily grasp the rise of those negative thoughts that contribute to emotional malaise, going on to develop those so-called metacognitive abilities of exploring one's mental and body states, which lead to ever greater possibilities of exploration, expression and change of such contents.