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by MindfulnessTherapy
Mon May 11, 2015 2:19 pm
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: Online Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
Replies: 5
Views: 2294

Re: Online Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Mindfulness Therapy has some similarities to ACT, but there are a lot of differences. The first major difference is that in MT we do NOT accept emotional suffering or thoughts. Rather the path is one of AWAKENING to mental objects, to investigate the structure of the emotion rather than just taking ...
by MindfulnessTherapy
Sat Jan 31, 2015 3:53 pm
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: Online Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
Replies: 5
Views: 2294

Re: Online Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Thanks Gareth, She was definitely ready for mindfulness after having tried all the usual approaches - CBT, medication, etc, which may bring temporary relief from symptoms of anxiety and depression, but which do little to transform the underlying process that causes emotional-psychological suffering....
by MindfulnessTherapy
Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:46 pm
Forum: Mindfulness & Me
Topic: Mindfulness in 2-3 Sentences
Replies: 7
Views: 5269

Re: Mindfulness in 2-3 Sentences

Mindfulness definitions. In my book, The Path of Mindfulness Meditation, I frequently use the term "engaged presence" - the process of choosing to bring direct conscious awareness to something (an object, a sensation, an emotion, a thought, a memory, a person). Mindfulness is choosing to b...
by MindfulnessTherapy
Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:34 pm
Forum: Mindfulness & Me
Topic: Psychological sensations during meditation
Replies: 11
Views: 5962

Re: Psychological sensations during meditation

Such psychophysical sensations are an important part of the inner structure of emotional formations (sankharas) in the mind. It is well worth while meditating on them, creating a mindful relationship with them in which you allow them to change in their own natural way. When they change it brings abo...
by MindfulnessTherapy
Fri Jan 30, 2015 5:01 pm
Forum: Mindfulness Resources
Topic: Online Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety and Depression
Replies: 5
Views: 2294

Re: Online Mindfulness Therapy for Anxiety and Depression

Hi Gareth,
Thanks for your suggestion. Will do.
Peter Strong