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The Benefits of Mindfulness
Practising mindfulness helps you:
to be fully present, here and now
to experience unpleasant thoughts and feelings safely
to become aware of what you're avoiding
to become more connected to yourself, to others and to the world
around you
to become less judgmental
to increase self-awareness
to become less disturbed by and less reactive to unpleasant
experiences
to learn the distinction between you and your thoughts
to have more direct contact with the world, rather than living
through your thoughts
to learn that everything changes; that thoughts and feelings come
and go like the weather
to have more balance, less emotional volatility
to experience more calm and peacefulness
to develop self-acceptance and self-compassion
Mindfulness and Psychotherapy
Mindfulness training has emerged as a powerful, evidence-based tool
for enhancing psychological health. It is empirically supported as an
effective intervention in a wide range of clinical disorders, including
chronic pain, anxiety disorders, depression, PTSD, OCD, substance
abuse, and borderline personality disorder.
The 'third wave' of behavioural therapies started in the late eighties
with Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, and now includes therapies
such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Mindfulness-Based
Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). These 'third wave' therapies all emphasise
mindfulness as a core principle in undermining destructive cognitive,
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