Posts tagged with 'mindfulness'
Learning mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR): how important is "homework" and responses to the bodyscan
6th October 2011
So this is a week into a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course. I've practised the "Body Scan" meditation eight times in the last eight days. Initially there was the practice session that we did at the first MBSR class that I talked a bit about in last week's blog post …
Co-running a day on mindfulness & hypnosis
3rd October 2011
A dozen Powerpoint slides I put together for this seminar are downloadable by clicking here. A couple of days ago, a friend and I ran a day seminar on "Mindfulness & hypnosis" for the Scottish Branch of the British Society of Medical & Dental Hypnosis (BSMDH). The learning objectives we'd …
Learning mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR): first evening of the course
30th September 2011
I wrote a blog post a few days ago entitled "Mindfulness: teaching & learning". I talked about my decision to participate in a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course, saying "Why participate in a MBSR course? Basically because I think it would be rather interesting! There's a real groundswell of energy …
What is mindfulness?
28th September 2011
I wrote a couple of days ago - in the blog post "Mindfulness: teaching & learning" - about a day workshop I'm due to co-run this Saturday on "Mindfulness & hypnosis". One of the learning objective for this workshop is "To understand what ‘mindfulness' involves". I find it helpful to …
Mindfulness: teaching & learning
26th September 2011
It's a funny week for me. On Thursday I'm due to start an 8 week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course as a participant, and on Saturday I'm scheduled to co-run a one day workshop on Mindfulness & Hypnosis. I've been involved in mindfulness practice for a long time. I joined …
Six recent research papers on mindfulness: outcome reviews, brain changes, self-compassion, current depression, and overview
12th September 2011
Here are half a dozen interesting recent papers on mindfulness that have caught my eye. Mindfulness research is roaring ahead a bit like a runaway train (probably not an ideal analogy for this subject matter), so it's good to get regular reviews of where we're getting to. The first two …
"Naming emotions" is another useful self-regulation & mindfulness strategy
7th August 2011
(This blog post is downloadable as both a Word doc and as a PDF file). I was intrigued by a recent research paper - "Subjective responses to emotional stimuli during labeling, reappraisal, and distraction" - from the highly productive Professor Matthew Lieberman. His UCLA social cognitive neuroscience lab's website has …
New NICE guidance on common mental disorders: identification and pathways to care
26th May 2011
This month the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) published their new evidence-based clinical guideline on "Common mental disorders: identification and pathways to care". The description reads "This clinical guideline offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of adults who have common mental health disorders, with a …
Conflict: not too much, not too little - and how to make it constructive
21st May 2011
(this post is downloadable as both a Word doc and as a PDF file). I wrote yesterday about conflict and the costs of over- and under-assertiveness. Today's post adds further thoughts about making conflict constructive. Relationships are the source of much of humanity's greatest joys and greatest sorrows. They have …
Conflict: not too much, not too little - some research suggestions
20th May 2011
(this post is downloadable as both a Word doc and as a PDF file). Occasional disagreement and conflict are pretty much inevitable. I scanned Medline for relevant research articles to see if there are any helpful insights that have emerged recently. As usual when one trawls for information, hundreds of …