Chapter 3, The Four Immeasurable Minds, describes the challenges of developing physical endurance and the practice of living mindfully (pg. 37).
When we decide to live mindfully is easy to give up, when we realized how something that sounds so simple can become so challenging (pg. 37).
It is easy to understate the benefits of living with full acceptance and awareness of the moment –by-moment experience. However, exercising this concept can be overwhelming (pg. 37).
Running and mindfulness both are simple processes; requiring us to take one step at a time and one breathe at a time. However, we cannot expect to run a 10k (6.2 miles), on our first day any more than we can expect to mediate for hours on our first mindful awareness meditation session
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It allows us to be ourselves and to be aware of our breath, the sounds around us, and to experience an inner calm, peace and quietness unlike any other experience.
Chapter 3, The Four Immeasurable Minds, describes the steps a new therapist must learn in order to put into practice what he learned in school, which is easier said than done (pg. 38).
One of the fundamentals of a good therapist is the ability to listen and make the client realize he/she is being heard and understood and not judge (pg. 38).
While the therapist listens, to the client, he/she needs to do it with an open mind and not be critical or judgmental. Ensuring his/her own curiosity is in the best interest of the client and not to satisfy the therapist own curiosity (pg. 38).
Charles Rogers’s (1957), wrote an article on the necessary and sufficient conditions of the therapeutic change. However he was most concern with three conditions involving the therapist values: First the therapist must be a participant in the relationship, second the therapist must have genuine concern for the client, and not demand the client must achieve a certain goal in order to continue treatment and third the therapist must be empathetic and have a true understanding of what is going on with the client and communicate as much to the client (pg.
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The ideal therapist is mindful with a client. Mindfulness is a quality of being nonjudgmental, open, accepting awareness in the present and now (pg. 40).
The mindfulness approach in psychotherapy has been gaining in popularity and empirical support. (Bien, 2006), describes Mindful Therapy as the therapist capacity to be present and listen to the client, thus providing the therapist the choice of teaching mindfulness to receptive clients. This approach is rooted in Buddhist teaching as a practice, to evoke a new way of perceiving. We can enhance our understanding of mindfulness by becoming aquatinted with the Buddhist roots, without fear of joining any particular philosophy that may harm the client or the therapist (pg. 41).
Chapter 14, Zen and the Buddhist Tradition, an inexperience therapist is like a baby Buddha he/she need to realize their patient is also a baby Buddha; and develop a therapy plan to help him or her )pg. 371).
Buddhist training requires understanding; however a student of Buddhism must not rely solely on the intellect which can become a limitation to true awareness (pg.
... be shown that we care about him and want to provide stability in his life. It’s importance for a therapist to share things about themselves and give their honest opinion in order to make the patient comfortable and trusting of them. (Comer, 2011, p. 43)
These seven powerful principles give the therapist the ability to connect with the client and empathetically personalize treatment per their clinical experiences to the client’s needs. By applying these seven powerful principles the therapist; values each client as one of a kind, purposefully listens to recognize the client’s feelings, displays controlled and objective emotional immersion, shows genuine acceptance, displays a non-judgmental front, projects autonomy, and values privacy. These principles are the building blocks to successfully creating a powerful yet empathetic therapeutic alliance (Kilpatrick, et al., 2009).
mindfulness techniques daily in both my interactions with my patients as well as my patient
Meditation is logical in not only the minds of Buddhist practitioners, but also in those of scientific standpoints. Meditation, however, is not exclusive to Buddhism alone. These brain scan studies showed that Franciscan nuns that spend tim...
In the preparation phase, the therapist starts to teach the client some self-care techniques that could guide the client to control his/her emotions (Bartson, 2011). Self-care techniques are also very helpful in guiding the clients’ emotions during and between sessions (Bartson, 2011). In this stage of the therapy, the therapist is able to thoroughly explain the therapy to the patient in the aspect of the process, expectations during and after therapy (Bartson, 2011). Trust is usually developed in this phase of the therapy between the therapist and the client (Bartson,
Being a therapist is not only sitting in a chair listening to your clients’ problems all day. It is also not “reading-minds” as many people think and it is not giving advice or solving each clients’ issue. Therapists have many qualities that define the effectiveness of their treatment and their competence in the field. The important qualities that a therapist should have are empathic and great listening skills. In addition to, the therapist must be knowledge in their skills and in the different mental disorders in order to prevent a misdiagnosis. Furthermore, the therapist should have other qualities such as interpersonal skills and the ability to build rapport with the clients so they can feel secure and continue to come to therapy.
As psychological field of study advances with its technologies to investigate changes in the mind, using such technology to look at effects of mindfulness meditation would strengthen its argument and understanding of the mechanisms in the brain, to change meditators into the new awaken state. This essay will reveal the evidence of mindfulness meditation making an impact on the mind. First, this essay will present the studies which found physiological functional differences in the body for those who did mindfulness meditation. Second, this essay will present the studies which found functional differences in the brain for those who perform mindfulness meditation. Third, this essay will present the studies which found structural differences in the brain for those who performed mindfulness meditation.
One view of Buddhis... ... middle of paper ... ... tation is nothing other than the intention to wake up” (p 74). I like how meditation begins and ends with your intention, you do not have any set time or order. Meditation is all in how you want to practice it.
To begin with, mindfulness is when someone can pay attention to the present moment “without being devoted to different points of view” (Martin, 1997). Along with staying focused on the present moment, mindfulness is when the particular person does not judge the current experience as the person tries to comprehend the present situation. Mindfulness makes a person reflect on one’s self by not only figuring out one’s thoughts, but also the feelings that go along with it. The complex nature of mindfulness demonstrates that it has multiple purposes that cultivates a person into realizing the potential of the brain (Davis & Hayes,
... properly interact and communicate well with their clients, they need to be emotionally intelligent, self aware, create a therapeutic relationship and develop reflective practices. All of the above contributes to an individual’s health and so it’s very important that we are able to control our emotions, correct and learn from our mistakes, examine and balance our life and create a therapeutic environment so that our clients feel comfortable, safe and trust us enough to live their life in our hands.
Psychotherapy has been Around for many years and has a major role in our world today. It has grown over the years and now there are known many hundreds of different theories about. Clients that use therapy are for different reasons as to cope with a change of life experience or a disorder or for personal development. Integrative psychotherapy has been around for over one hundred years but has really only come into the forefront of therapy since the late 1970’s. “Research has indicated that psycho¬therapy is moving toward an integrated approach to therapy” (Norcross, 2005b). The therapy is a mixture of all theories that are tailored by the therapist professional experience to work with the client in a positive way. This assignment will look at the factors needed to enable the therapist to carry out successful therapy. It will highlight and explain what the five principles of integrative therapy are. Also, with the common factors and how they are important and across all therapies. Also,
He condensed the psychological conditions needed down to six conditions and proceeds to explain each of them in more detail. Along with the detailed description, Roger also includes clinical examples for emphasis. The conditions the Rogers describe align with the humanistic approach in that Rogers determines that empathy and positive regard by the therapist towards the clients is necessary for the psychotherapy to be effective. The therapy described by Rogers is relevant today, nine years after the article was written. Clients more than ever today want to know that their therapist understands and has compassion for them and their condition.
It provides the necessary tools for you to be successful in listening to your inner self and in becoming more aware of the moment you are in without passing judgement on yourself or others. It is not a “one size fits all” book. It offers a variety of tips and techniques that even the worst skeptic of mindfulness may find beneficial. Authors: S.J. Scott & Barrie Davenport have produced this book in an instructive format. Each mindfulness step begins with the reasons why it is important and the benefits one may receive from practicing it.
At the beginning of my mindfulness journey, I felt frustrated as I began to realize how much I struggled with being in the present. I could not focus and I struggled to make it five minutes of practice. In the first two weeks, mindfulness felt like a chore. As I sat down to practice I would feel defeated each time. I did not really understand the point of mindfulness as focusing on breathing felt meaningless to me. My mind would wander each time I tried to focus on breathing and I began to realize how hard it was to still and control my mind. I knew that I was supposed to feel more relaxed and connected with my mind and body, but after each practice I felt more frustrated with myself. In the beginning I began to realize
We finish what we start. This was the motto that kept me going during the strenuous training period for a marathon. But prior to that, I must confess, I wasn’t an athlete. I was never interested in playing sports, except for recreational badminton. During gym class, I would walk three quarters of the time when it time for the dreaded mile run. I preferred staying indoors and sitting on the couch and watch movies. The first time I had heard about a marathon training program, called Dreamfar, in my school, I thought to myself, what kind of crazy person would want to run a marathon? Never did I realize, eight months later, I would be that crazy person.