...Mindfulness meditation means to be aware of the present moment while acknowledging your thoughts, and emotions. It’s the 21st century and we are always so busy trying to achieve what society labels as the “perfect life”, that we lose sight of what’s really important to us. The minds of high school students are always filled with random thoughts, denying them the order needed for optimal functioning. For students who get easily stressed and distracted, mindfulness can make them more focused, decrease stress and improve memory. Mindfulness also has many physical benefits like enhancing one's general health, boosting neuroplasticity, and facilitating their recovery from traumatizing events. Lastly, mindfulness had social advantages such as increasing...
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...Mindfulness is being consciously aware and accepting of what is going on in and around you at the present moment without judging it in any way. It is more like being the "observer" rather than stepping into the story that is playing out in your experience. You become aware of all that you feel and are thinking as simply an event that you are witnessing. Pain is something that immediately gets your attention because it is a physical feeling. Your first thought may be to get rid of it or avoid it in some way. But as you become aware of what you feel, you become emotionally involved with the pain. You might feel anger, frustration, irritation, or even fear. Then you may actually create a "story" around the pain such as "Maybe I have something...
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...How Does Mindfulness Benefit The Brain Physically And Physiologically? Our minds can process 126 pieces of information every second, and there is still so much that we do not notice. Mindfulness benefits the brain physically and physiologically in many ways such as the increase in the density of gray matter, preventing the brain from aging, reducing anxiety and depression, helping with addiction, and helping with concentration and focus. Mindfulness affects the brain physically and physiologically in many positive ways Physically Increases In The Density Of Grey Matter Mindfulness has been proven to increase the amount of gray matter in 4 major areas of the brain the Left Hippocampus, the Posterior Cingulate Cortex, the Left Temporoparietal Junction, and the Cerebellum. However, I will be discussing the two most important areas that we are most aware of in our everyday life. The first area that had shown an increase in gray matter was the left hippocampus. The left hippocampus control Emotion regulation and memory. In the past mindfulness...
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...Mindfulness training, a simple idea that sounds senseless but has significant results. All it takes is seven minutes of mediation twice a day. Before beginning I was aggravated that I had to dedicate a fragment of my day to “such a silly task”. I work practically 45 hours a week plus I’m a full time student; two jobs, four classes and a minimal social life. The time I have left is dedicated to sleep. Confiscating a few minutes of sleep, seemed illogical. But this “silly task” had effects I didn’t foresee. By the time week two had come, my body wasn’t fighting to relax itself but rather fighting for longer sessions. The initial days were routine, inflexible and problematic. They were routine in the sense that I would awake, rush to work and rush home. This left for no flexibility, in day to day actions. One issue at work or school could cripple my entire day. This left me with a problematic lifestyle. Leaving me aggravated, annoyed and depressed. However like any noble training, practice facilitates abilities to combat the issues which in my case lead to a vexatious...
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...Mindfulness training, a simple idea that sounds senseless, but has significant results. All it takes is seven minutes of meditation twice a day. Before beginning I was aggravated that I had to dedicate a fragment of my day to “such a silly task”. I work practically 45 hours a week plus I’m a full time student; two jobs, four classes and a minimal social life. The time I have left is dedicated to sleep. Confiscating a few minutes of sleep, seemed illogical. But this “silly task” had effects I didn’t foresee. By the time week two had come, my body wasn’t fighting to relax itself, but rather fighting for longer relaxation. The initial days were routine, inflexible and problematic. They were routine in the sense that I would awake, rush to work...
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...The most prominent practice of mindfulness is mindfulness meditation. Kabat-Zinn (1990) summarizes the principles of mindfulness meditation as: nonjudgment, patience, beginner’s mind, trusting oneself, nonstriving, letting go, and acceptance. Killackey (1998) claims that these principles are interconnected and extensions of mindfulness. The Buddhist philosophy is that the formulation of these principles diminishes the strength of negative attitudes. Mindfulness meditation is a formal practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness meditation is a formal practice of presence. In mindfulness meditation, attention is given to what is being experienced in the moment, either in the breath or body, without judgment or interpretation. Attention is expanded to...
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...Mind and Mindfulness “Mindfulness is a way of befriending ourselves and our experience.” -- Jon Kabat Zinn Most of our sufferings lie in the past or the future. Do you agree? A man who has lost his job gets more upset thinking what he would do next, a person who has undergone a separation from his/her partner gets sad thinking about the good old memories. Most of it is either in the past regrets or in the future anticipations, that causes the present to suffer. The Psychology of Mindfulness, or Mindfulness in itself, is the mental phenomena of bringing one’s consciousness to focus on the “present”, on what is happening “now”, on what we are experiencing “at this moment.” Mindfulness works well because it helps us in making aware of our...
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...January 21, 2013 Abstract This paper reviews an assessment that was designed to measure personality. It includes the description of test, what the test attempted to measure, what the test is to be used with, basic principles and/or theories upon which the test is based, and any other special characteristics of the test as well as psychometric properties. This paper examines a study done in a journal called Assessment which tested the hypothesis that the relationship between present-moment observation and substance use is moderated by the tendency to be nonjudgmental and nonreactive toward the observed stimuli. The study called The "What" and the "How" of Dispositional Mindfulness: Using Interactions Among Subscales of the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire to Understand Its Relation To Substance Use and written by Tory A. Eisenlohr-Moul, Erin C. Walsh, Richard J. Charnigo, Donald R. Lynam, and Ruth A. Baer. The test was given to on two hundred and ninety-six undergraduate students and completed using the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ). Test Review: Personality and Substance Use There are various ways to obtain information about a person’s personality when conducting research. Observation is one of those methods. Observation is the most used and most understood form of personality assessment and can be made through a controlled environment or in a natural environment (Aiken, & Groth-Marnat, 2006). Conducting research to understand subjects such as substance...
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...Meditation and mindfulness are words once mostly associated with hippies and monks. However, these practices are getting a lot of attention as a potential way to combat stress and illness in our modern world. This paper is a review of the book 10-Minute Mindfulness by S. Scott and B. Davenport (2017). This paper will discuss why I chose to review this book, two topics of interest that made an impression on me, scientific corroboration of claims about meditation and personal and professional application of the reading. Book When asked to chose a book to read for this class I saw the title “10- Minute Mindfulness” and knew immediately that would be the book I wanted to read (Scott & Davenport, 2017, p.1). Mindfulness through daily meditation is something I have...
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...Meditation Article Critique Part two Paper Rasheedah Long Grand Canyon University NSG 325: Evidence Based Practice 03/30/2015 The purpose of composing this paper is to review one article that supports the PICOT statement. This paper will be written as an essay and will scrutinize major components of the study such as the introduction, the review of literature, the methods used, the findings, and lastly the discussion. This paper will provide an analytical view of the chosen article, determining the applicability of the findings, the clinical importance, the validity and the reliability of the issue addressed in the article. There are many different types of mediation practices. Transcendental meditation and mindfulness based stress reduction meditation are two of the most commonly researched. Meditation is now widely accepted into mainstream and is being used as a way for maintaining health and wellness. Several medical and rehabilitation facilities have proved meditation to be a safe and effective tool for treating: “stress, fatigue, depression, anxiety, fibromyalgia, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, tinnitus, congestive heart failure, general pain, as well as many other health ailments. (Natural Medicine Database, 2014) Article Introduction The introduction to the study was clear and concise. It clearly identified what the researchers were looking to establish. The introduction explains that mindfulness meditation is defined as “paying attention...
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...Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reaction Paper Denise Dugan California Baptist University Author Note This paper is being submitted to Dr. Kristen White in partial fulfillment for the requirements for MFT Counseling Techniques, PSY 525, on March 1, 2014. Abstract Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a group therapy approach that utilizes mindfulness techniques and cognitive therapy for depression relapse prevention. This paper will reflect the effectiveness of MBCT from a personal worldview. It will also discuss if MBCT can be utilized in different areas of psychological treatment including: marriage and family therapy, patients with anxiety, culturally diverse groups, and in working with religious patients. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Reaction Paper Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is a group therapy treatment that integrates mindfulness and cognitive therapy practices to help individuals that suffer from recurrent depression in the prevention of depression relapse. Zindel Segal, John Teasdale, and Mark Williams developed MBCT, which was adapted from the mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) work of Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center for helping people with chronic physical illnesses (Sipe & Eisendrath, 2011). The core element of this treatment modality is mindfulness. MBCT teaches focus on the here and now and to be mindful of the thoughts that are taking place. Mindfulness...
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...This paper provides a book review of 10-Minute Mindfulness: 71 Simple Habits for Living in the Present Moment. I will discuss my reasons for choosing this book and my experience while practicing techniques the authors describe. I examine the use of mindfulness as a pain management tool in pregnancy and provide research information that corroborates this theory. I also discuss the benefits of mindfulness to nurses and include supporting evidence from research. In conclusion, I consider the impact this book has made on me personally and professionally. 10-Minute Mindfulness When was the last time you cleared your mind of all thoughts and only focused on enjoying the present moment? If someone asked me this question one month ago, my answer would...
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...Physiological Effects of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness Meditation Antonia Rupert Warren Wilson College For years, people have practiced meditation and mindfulness techniques to manage stress, improve mood and to boost their overall sense of wellbeing. With new advances in technology and medicine, we are now able to understand the physiological changes occurring in the body and the brain when engaging in these techniques. This paper will look specifically at the effects of loving kindness meditations and mindfulness-based stress reduction. Loving kindness meditations are meditations that use words, images, and feelings to evoke a sense of goodwill, kindness, warmth and friendliness toward oneself and others. Similarly, mindfulness-based stress reduction is a tool used to assist with and reduce the effects of physical and mental illnesses. This paper will highlight the effects of these two tools on overall feelings of wellbeing and on their neurological effects. Many studies have found that regular engagement in loving kindness meditations and mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques lead to a wide array of benefits. Loving kindness meditation has been shown to increase positive emotions, compassion, empathy, feelings of gratitude and...
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...to empathize, to feel with another person is the focal point of psychotherapy (McCann & Pearlman, 1990). That being the case, clinicians need to learn how to think clearly, modulate their emotions, feel effective when working with clients and maintain help that they are going to be effective. But, if the clinician is put into these states of stress by virtue of listening to others, they may feel inclined to withdraw from their clients (Geller et. al, 2004). When creating a psychotherapeutic relationship between a therapist and a client one approach that is considered as compatible with our theories and clinical foundations is that of the mindfulness based approach. According to Germer (2005), there are two general approaches that clinicians have applied in their clinical work. That of being mindful in psychotherapy and mindfulness – based psychotherapy (Turner, 2008). These two approaches have been shown to be effective and beneficial when in a therapeutic environment. Through...
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...Pregnancy and a new addition to a family, needs a major adjustment in the dynamics of the family and new parents. Many parents become preoccupied with these adjustments and become overwhelmed with minor details that keep them from observing and caring for their growing family. Many studies has showed a proper parents-child interaction helps parents to accept their new role, Infants to adjust to the environment as well as survive cognitively and socially later in life (1,11). The role of mindfulness in the parenting process is still in its infancy with unclear results but, few trials has shown that mindfulness training could help parents to be more focused and involved while concurrently less anxious, preoccupied and psychologically distressed....
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