Mindfulness is described as the intentional use of awareness that includes compassionate and ethical inclination. Mindfulness has been a subject of human interest for centuries. A growing body of scientific research suggests that mindfulness and mindfulness practices can have a significant impact on health and quality of life. Systematic ways of cultivating mindfulness have been historically proposed, methods that are currently being adapted for research on the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of mindfulness for preventative self-care and health. Scientific research suggests that mindfulness can play a role in reducing stress while improving attention, immune function, mood, and overall health. Cultivating mindfulness, however, is an individual choice, making mindfulness and the practice of mindfulness only potentially good ideas. Without overreaching, it appears that the potential always exists for human beings to think their way forward to more successful ways of interacting with their mind, body, self and others, and mindfulness is one.