Dear Girija:

You are welcome. I am fine answering you: (1) Having a daily routine, part of which is taking an hour long walk outside. At times of elevated stress, I take another, shorter walk, or just get out of the chair and move around, do something, (2) I intentionally slow down, avoid rushing. I particularly avoid rushing in between my ears. Mindfulness is about slowing down and paying attention to the body, and to the here-and-now. It is like taking a figurative elevator down from the abstract, overthinking brain to the concrete, sensing body, (3) I finally managed to adequately control some impulsive behaviors like binge eating, a behavior that made me feel very out of control, and therefore, very distressed.

How is all this, for now, as an answer?

anita