Mindfulness is the ability to pay attention to the present moment without judgment. It allows individuals to focus on the now, rather than get lost in the future or the past. It teaches us to disengage from our thoughts and take action toward things we care about. Mindfulness-based therapies have been widely recognized as an empirically based treatment for trauma, anxiety, depression, OCD, addiction, pain management, stress management, and many other issues that we face every day.