Recent research by Emily Lykin and Ruth Baer at the University of Kentucky (Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy: An International Quarterly, 2009, vol 23(3)) showed that the long term practice of meditation (over 7 years) has positive effects on psychological well-being. Long term meditators were compared to non-meditators on various tests and they reported better able to Observe Be nonjudgemental of [...]
5 things to practice during a mindfulness course
Here are five things you may want to practice as you go through a Mindfulness-Based intervention (MBSR, MBCT, MB-anything): 1 - Practice! Try your best to do the "homework". We play around with the word, calling it "homework" may lead to feelings of being back in school. So we call it "home practice", "gifts", "suggestions", [...]
Pain Management online course
Please take part in this online series at How to Cope with Pain. Every Monday a set of exercises are offered for pain management. This week begins with breathing exercises! Click here and get started!
Practice for the week
Being in the present moment can be an opportunity to be skillful in our relationships. It can also be an opportunity to deny, deflect, disengage. Being skillful about being skillful is quite a challenge!
Exploring Mindfulness
Excerpt from the Introduction of our clinic guidebook (we're working on progress too! encourage us to finish this book by leaving your reflections on these sections) Living Skillfully, Living Well Mindfulness as a word, a concept, and a practice permeates our awareness these days. We learn of ways to be mindful through meditation and intentional [...]
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