Today in the Wall Street Journal, there is an article on mindfulness and its incorporation into psychotherapy. So, what's the big deal about mindfulness anyway? Why is it being embraced by mainstream psychology, the Wall Street Journal, and Oprah, while touted as "being all that and a bag of chips"?
Previously, I've written about the "Top 10 Reasons Why Mindfulness is Cool", but today I'd like to write about its importance relative to psychotherapy and our own growth (both in and out of the city). As a psychologist, I often help my patients learn and practice mindfulness. By learning to observe their thoughts, emotions, and sensory experiences, they become less wrapped up their negative stories about themselves, other people, the world, the future, and correspondingly develop the ability to pause before acting. This pause allows them to practice new ways of being and acting in the world. So, given these experiences, you can imagine that many people are quite interested in becoming more mindful!
Read the rest of the article and find the embedded links to other referenced stories at Psychology Today
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