According to Dixit, living for the moment by practicing mindfulness reduces stress, boosts your immune system, lowers blood pressure, and has other beneficial physical and mental effects. Dixit adds that mindful people are more secure, have higher self-esteem and are happier.According to Sonja Lyubomirsky, Ph.D., psychologist, and educator at the University of California at Riverside and author of The How of Happiness, savoring and relishing life in the moment — whether it’s eating a meal, drinking a cup of coffee or walking to the store — elicits happiness and other positive emotions.
