Discover how mindfulness can be a powerful adjunct to the practice of psychotherapy. Whether practiced personally by the therapist or used as an intervention in session, mindfulness can benefit the quality of our work with our clients. Research shows increased therapeutic benefits for clients whose therapists practice mindfulness.

The practice of mindfulness provides a way of living that can help people develop self-awareness, access and process emotion effectively, reduce reactivity to thoughts and urges, and open to internal compassion and intuition.

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Bringing spacious, nonjudgmental awareness to our present-moment experience is the essence of mindfulness. It is a way of being that research shows to bring significant reductions in anxiety, depression, and stress-related physical symptoms for those who practice mindfulness.

Mindfulness is applicable to the practice of psychotherapy in the following ways:

•  self-care for the psychotherapist,

•  a way of being present in the process of psychotherapy,

•  as an intervention with clients, and

•  as a source of simple and useful tools for clients to enhance their well-being.

In this course, you will:

•  Learn the powerful influence of mindfulness training on mind /body.

•  Practice mindfulness meditation to feel more alive and reduce stress in your professional and personal life.

•  Explore therapeutic applications of mindfulness in psychotherapy.

•  Revision your work from a focus on pathology to creating resonance and heart-felt responses to attachment needs.

•  Discover practical application of these concepts.

Mindfulness is best understood through its practice. To benefit, participants are asked to commit themselves to practice mindfulness meditation from 45 to 60 minutes per day. Participants are coached to work with this commitment with gentleness and patience.