05-01-2009, 03:52 AM
Mindfulness deepens daily practice of the Twelve Steps
"Mindfulness" is changing our cultural conversation about health, including recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction.
Interest in the therapeutic uses of mindfulness has increased. The National Institutes of Health has launched studies of mindfulness as an adjunct treatment for people dealing with substance abuse, cancer, bone marrow transplants, problem gambling, low back pain, fibromyalgia and other conditions. Mindfulness is also a core element of new developments in mental health treatment, including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.
Mindfulness comes from the oldest practice of Buddhist meditation—vipassana, usually translated in English as "insight meditation." This pra...
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"Mindfulness" is changing our cultural conversation about health, including recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction.
Interest in the therapeutic uses of mindfulness has increased. The National Institutes of Health has launched studies of mindfulness as an adjunct treatment for people dealing with substance abuse, cancer, bone marrow transplants, problem gambling, low back pain, fibromyalgia and other conditions. Mindfulness is also a core element of new developments in mental health treatment, including mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and dialectical behavior therapy.
Mindfulness comes from the oldest practice of Buddhist meditation—vipassana, usually translated in English as "insight meditation." This pra...
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