And again...
one example possibly to show the difference. Here is an example of mindfulness at work, and keep in mind this is only a snippet of what I might think and I use the bus example...
too much work to do... overwhelming... damn, heart racing... need to reply.... what do first?...too many buses ....
as the above thoughts come in, they are put onto the side of the bus, and the bus moves on. It mainly involves the mind and watching the thoughts come and go.
In grounding, and using an orange as a example, an opportunity to get back to the present moment by engaging all the senses when eating. And slowing down the eating process. So can...
touch, feel, smell the orange (skin). Then you can peel the orange, and the same steps are repeated with engaging all the senses. And then you eat a piece of the orange, and engage the sense, including taste.
In this example, you are the concentrating on the orange rather than "other" things. Remember these are just example and there are many other exercises in each. Someone else might have a grounding exercise that sounds like mindfulness. I don't think that you need to worry so much about categorising a particular exercise, but to think about how it makes you feel afterwards?
Tim
