title: Mindfulness - part 2: how to reduce stress.
abstract: Practising mindfulness cannot stop challenging things happening in your life, but it can help you to control your response. Buddhists use an analogy of two arrows to explain this: the first arrow is the actual event which, though difficult or painful, is often outside your control. For example, starting your shift and finding out you are short-staffed yet again. The second arrow is your reaction, which might be to get angry, stressed or grumpy.
authors.forename: Mandy
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Day-Calder
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D064866:Mindfulness; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control