MINDFULNESS IN PSYCHOTHERAPY:

Mindfulness teaches the practice of observing thoughts without getting entangled in them, approaching them as though they were leaves floating down a stream. It is not about replacing negative thoughts with positive ones, but rather accepting one’s ongoing flow of thoughts, sensation and emotion. The practice of mindfulness involves both formal and informal meditation practices and non-meditation-based exercises.

– Formal Mindfulness: Most often referred to as meditation, involves intense introspection whereby one sustains one’s attention on an object (breath, body sensation) or on whatever arises in each moment.

– Informal Mindfulness: is the application of mindful attention in everyday life. Mindful eating, mindful driving and mindful jogging are examples of informal mindfulness practices.

– Non-Meditation-Based Mindfulness: exercises are specifically used in dialectic behaviour therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy.

Types:
a. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

b. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

c. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy

d. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Above mention therapy is working effectively on anxiety disorder, borderline personality disorder and depression.