![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() As an example, DBT, ACT, and MBCT with their emphasis on borderline personality, anxiety, and depression, along with efforts in play to broaden the application of these treatments to different populations. The explicit overlay of mindfulness in therapy is evident in the extraordinary number of research grants, research and meditation-oriented articles, clinical treatments, and books addressing the two. The evolving neuroscience underlying some of these processes offers the promise of long-term benefits, and the validation of models that had fallen out of favor. One such example is how mindful awareness naturally infuses skills such as active listening and mirroring - the lesson being that those living a mindful life “naturally” exhibit the interpersonal skills taught in these programs and those learning these programs become more mindfully aware. And, at their core, the two may well be one and the same. At the same time, it can be difficult to tease apart where a therapeutic method ends and a mindfulness practice begins. The application of mindfulness practices in the therapeutic context is a vibrant and fascinating endeavor – perhaps even enlightening. ![]()
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