Mindfulness & Meditation
These pieces examine mindfulness and meditation both as clinical tools and means for inhabiting life more fully. They range from Jon Kabat-Zinn's reflections on modern mindfulness to reflections from Tara Branch on how we can all awaken from the "cybertrance." These articles offer practical strategies for applying mindfulness in work with clients struggling with a broad range of issues, from depression and overwhelm to relationship challenges and maladaptive patterns. They also address meditation myths, explore safety concerns, and offer insights into mindfulness's role in the process of change. Learn more about applying these tools both in your daily life and your therapy practice.
If we engage in meditation long enough, we discover that our sense of being a separate, coherent, enduring self is actually a delusion maintained by our... Read more
Openness to the larger mystery of our lives can deepen the therapeutic encounter. Read more
According to Eugene Gendlin, legendary originator of Focusing, exploring thoughts on the body can lead us to a new kind of wisdom. Read more
How can you more effectively work with a client whose emotions have become all-consuming? Read more
Clients who struggle with PTSD, depression, and other stress-related conditions may have a tough time staying engaged in the consulting room. No matter how... Read more
Jon Kabat-Zinn, one of the pioneers in mind-body medicine, prefers calling himself a student of Buddhist meditation to a Buddhist, and believes anything can be... Read more
In the late 1970s, before mindfulness exercises caught on in psychotherapy, mindfulness meditation was making inroads into the medical community. This was... Read more
Most of us have been trained—at least in part—to appeal to the cognitive mind of our clients. But, according to Courtney Armstrong— who trains mental... Read more
What’s happening when a client suffering from symptoms of depression is willing to follow the therapist’s voice with eyes closed? According to Zindal Segal... Read more
Zin Segal discusses how clients can achieve mindful awareness of their emotional states in just three minutes. Read more
Therapists of the '70s and '80s saw meditation as either a fading hippie pursuit or a nonvaluable relaxation method. On the other hand, meditation teachers... Read more
Psychotherapy Networker Founder Rich Simon talks with Elisha Goldstein on the meditative technique he calls a "mindful check-in." Read more
It wasn’t their research results or bestselling books that set apart Freud, Rogers, Minuchin, and Satir. They seemed to have a sense of what really mattered... Read more
Is “mentalization” a breakthrough in our understanding of the mind, or just a rehash of old ideas? Read more
As mindfulness practices work their way into the psychotherapeutic mainstream, we’re starting to ask more clinically sophisticated questions: Who needs what... Read more
A Zen teacher describes the benefits and limitations of traditional meditation practice. Read more
While meditation is usually considered solitary, two therapists discover that the couples intervention they’ve been using for over 20 years is actually a... Read more
Three basic skills for incorporating mindfulness into our work with clients. Read more
Sometimes conversation isn’t the best way to communicate with clients. There are times when therapists must go beyond the words. Read more
How mindfulness can reduce the stress of multitasking and information overload. Read more
Mindfulness offers tools for navigating the stormy seas of a troubled relationship. Read more
As unlikely as it may sound, the mathematics of complexity theory could offer us the key to the elusive secrets of mental health and personal well-being. Read more
This article first appeared in the January/February 2006 issue. Mindfulness has become one of the hottest growth areas in the field of psychotherapy in the... Read more
If you're a therapist these days, it's hard to open a publication—or your mailbox—without hearing about mindfulness. Are the Eastern wisdom traditions... Read more
All of us ruminate, bringing up the cud of old, unresolved problems. But far from being idle mind chatter, most of these mental distractions are actually the... Read more
How would it feel to sit completely still for a week, not communicating with anyone, just tuning in to the seemingly chaotic jumble of your own thoughts? A... Read more
I'm interested in integrating meditation into my psychotherapy practice. What's the best way of doing this, and are there situations in which meditation can be? Read more
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