Mindfulness has far-reaching health benefits.
Exciting new findings in neurogenesis and neuroplasticity are now suggesting that mindfulness practice can actually change brain pathways.
That’s a huge step forward because it can lead to important applications for our work.
Among the many things that we know about mindfulness, research has shown that:
- Becoming more attuned to ourselves and others with mindfulness practices can improve our own sense of well-being and our attitude toward our patients (MS Krasner)
- Brain areas have been shown to grow in mindfulness meditators (S Lazar)
- The mindful practice of journal writing is good for both your immune system and sense of well-being (JW Pennebaker)
But only if we know how to integrate mindfulness into our healing protocols can we bring our patients the full benefit of its potential.
NICABM has brought the global community of practitioners together to consider mindfulness in medicine and psychotherapy.
Check out more on our mindfulness programs.
Meanwhile, leave a comment and let us know what you think. Do you use mindfulness in your work? How is it going? Are there any questions you’d like us to cover?
No doubt mindfulness brings tremendous benefits with it. I feel myself bit higher from the others level of state. It built my confidence level and make me safe from many day today health issues too. I am loving it.
Thank you so much I have been meditating for 15 years I’m proud of myself
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I have had the same problem since I was young; I have a very strong fear of dying. Often times I will make myself get out of bed and do something to avert my thoughts; mainly I will take a shower and drink a glass of warm milk with vanilla and some sugar. If this doesn’t work, try something a little bit more stimulating that can avert the thoughts, but won’t keep you awake for hours once you lay down. Pick up one of your favorite books, or walk around in your back yard for a bit.. . If it still persists, speak with your doctor. They can prescibe something for you to take when these attacks occur that will sooth your thoughts and help you fall asleep.. . I know how horrible this is. Best of luck.
Thanks for the forum. A long-term Buddhist practitioner and therapist I have been exploring mindfulness with clients for years. One approach I like– for the person who is ready to do so–is to spend mindful time in compassionate awareness of a particular habitual state (e.g.’s anxiety over the future, intolerance of making mistakes, getting rigid over conflicts, feeling critical, getting hurt, sad and withdrawing). The practice involves bringing into mindful awareness the attitudes /narratives along with a pattern of tension in the body and breath–the bodily manifestation.
The next step is to try to articulate a preferred mind/bodily state. Going back and forth between negative and preferred states exercises the brain, bringing choice to consciousness. During therapy time we enhance this awareness using the Emotional Freedom Technique, particularly the Choices approach, saying “I find myself doing that (negative state) in mindful awareness, I have compassion and kindness for myself, (as I might a best friend) and I consciously choose to shift to this chosen state–an aspect of my capacity that I prefer.”
Both states and the transition are tapped through while maintaining mindful awareness. The more body awareness the better, I find. When lack of self acceptance gets in the the way, we work on developing self-compassion and kindness in order to do this practice. Also happy to say that I have been able to shift some hard habitual states applying this in self-practice. Looking forward to hearing others’ experiences in the contemporary application of the ancient knowledge of mindfulness.
Mindfulness is not new, as I am sure you are aware. It’s health benefits toward mind / body / science are tremendous. I am a practicing counselor who has been trained in and employes the use of DBT with mindfulness at it’s cornerstone. Thank you for your willingness to approach such a valide topic.
I’m a citizen of Washington State who at age 33 years old began experiencing seizures. The result of severe whiplash and head injury sustained in a car accident, this health emergency changed my life. The standard, one size fits all, drug’em till their dead approach to care that I confronted in the hospitals and many doctors’ offices astounded me. I walked away from all of that and began my own healing practices based on research I had done and very reliable wisdom I and my friends practicing massage carried with us. I began practicing meditation and mindfulness several years ago. My seizures and the other uncomfortable symptoms that accompanied the imbalance in my central nervous system causing the seizures, like insomnia, began to heal as well. I really do believe that the meditation practice changes my brain waves. I can feel that happening at times.
I am an affiliate of Brain State Technologies which uses meditation and visualization to balance and harmonize brainwaves. We notice results similar to what the research suggests happens with people who do a mindfulness practice for an extended time. I am looking forward to this upcoming series.
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