A Buddhist approach to enhancing self-esteem.

I first became aware that there was such a thing as meditation as part of my immersion in the cascade of mind-body-spirit esoterica unleashed by the human potential movement back in the early ’70s.

As mindfulness practices work their way into the psychotherapeutic mainstream, we’re starting to ask more clinically sophisticated questions: Who needs what practice when? What about the downsides of some mindfulness interventions?
 

As a clinical intervention, mindfulness is best understood by stripping away its aura of mystical spirituality and understanding the crucial role suggestion plays in the change process.

A psychotherapist discusses the next step: how to help clients transform the disruptive feelings and thoughts that they’ve learned to simply observe during meditation.

A Zen teacher describes the benefits and limitations of traditional meditation practice.

While meditation is usually considered solitary, two therapists discover that the couples intervention they’ve been using for over 20 years is actually a form of reciprocal relational practice.

A primer on the specifics of incorporating mindfulness into therapeutic practice.

How mindfulness can reduce the stress of multitasking and information overload.

Mindfulness offers tools for navigating the stormy seas of a troubled relationship.