Can attention feel spacious?
Short Answer
Yes. In mindfulness, attention can feel less contracted around a single object and more like a field that includes many sensations at once. This spaciousness often reduces urgency and reactivity. ---
Why This Matters
Mindfulness works by changing attention and meta-awareness, not by eliminating experience. When you understand attention mechanics, you stop interpreting distraction as failure. This makes practice more stable and transferable to work and relationships.
Where This Changes
Focused vs open mindfulness can produce very different experiences. If one style increases tension or rumination, switch styles or change anchors. The “right” form is the one that increases clarity without destabilizing you.