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Extended Abstract: Introduction: Many studies in the field of mental health suggest that the ordinary state of mind is significantly lacking mental awareness. It means that humans spend most of their time immersing themselves in memories or dreaming future. The concept of mindfulness is a topic that has become a concern of researchers in psychologyin recent years. The short definition of mindfulness is the awareness of current experience, its acceptance, and enjoyment. Despite the extensive research in the field of the psychological concept of mindfulness, the lack of mindfulness problems during the perception of the physical environment has been less discussed. In this regard, the main purpose of the present study is to present a model of mindfulness in urban natural recreational spaces. The operational purpose of this research is to prioritize the criteria of mindfulness in order to evaluate other similar environments and improve the quality of such spaces. Methodology: In line with the defined objectives, the authors of the present study planned a non-probable (purposive) sampling of pedestrians in the two natural recreational spaces of Tabriz: El Goli and Oun ibn Ali. The authors sampled 93 cases in the first space and 57 cases in the second space (total 150 cases). In the next step, by focusing on the context of the interviews, the necessary codes were extracted. These codes were then transformed into 6 main categories and 18 subcategories to make the model of mindfulness in the natural recreational spaces. The validity of the model was confirmed by the confirmatory factor analysis technique in LISREL software. Finally, the AHP technique was used to prioritize the categories and subcategories. The rating process was based on the relative frequency of categories in the interviews and average scores of thirteen native experts in the field of architecture and urban planning. Discussion: To obtain the categories and subcategories of mindfulness in the naturalenvironment, two questions were asked: 1) Why do you choose this natural environment for hiking or leisure and the overall enjoyment of the present?; and 2) What qualities or features of this natural environment have made you attracted to it? The findings of the present study indicate that six main categories including ‘feeling of relaxation’, ‘vitality and vivacity’, ‘beauty of nature’, ‘spirituality and the possibility of discovering the environment’, ‘intimacy of space’, and ‘greatness and glory of the space’ are the most important factors in attracting pedestrians and motivating them to mindful thinking about natural environments. Each of these categories also includes several subcategories. Factors such as the ‘possibility of avoidance of concerns’, ‘possibility of moving and water landscape’, ‘quality of nature and green space’, and ‘possibility of walking’ are important sub-categories that play a significant role in raising the awareness of citizens. Such factors form the model of mindfulness in Tabriz’s natural recreation areas. It is worth mentioning that the validity and reliability of the model were confirmed by the convergent construct validity technique and composite reliability technique, respectively. Also, the fitness of the suggested model for the second-level confirmatory factor analysis and first-level confirmatory factor analysis was confirmed in the 95% confidence level. Conclusion: The results of the present study show that ‘the feeling of relaxation’ is the most effective criterion to induce a sense of mindfulness and pleasure in the present time. 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