Mindfulness is being aware and engaged in what is happening around you and within you, observing with curiosity, acceptance, and without judgement and criticism. 'The brain is an organ and its function is to think, and there is no way to stop this (while the brain is functional). Mindfulness helps engage fully to the present moment, notice when attention wanders, and gently return it to the present, so we are not lost in thought'. (Monash University). Increasingly, research into the science of Mindfulness finds it to be beneficial people's cognitive and academic performance, health and well-being, and improving their relationships.