The Mindfulness It is the focusing of attention on the present moment, it is a method to get the mindfulnessfocusing on what is happening “here and now”, Accepting it without question, without trying to change or judge anything. Its meaning It is full awareness. Concentrating on what is happening within us and around us, and knowing how to let go of noise and distractions.
The doctor Jon Kabat-Zinn And his team, in 1979, began to use mindfulness therapeutically in the stress reduction clinic ofHospital de la Universidad de Massachusetts, in the USA. In this way they developed an 8-week mindfulness-based program for stress reduction (MBSR – Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction), a program created to help people learn to live with chronic medical conditions.
There are different Mindfulness programs with their scientific protocols, adapted to the needs of each individual, such as:
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (MBCT – Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy):
An adaptation of MBSR, MBCT integrates principles of cognitive therapy to address anxiety and depression problems, through the practice of mindfulness to observe thoughts and emotions without identifying with them.
Mindfulness y Autocompasión (MSC – Mindfulness Self- Compassion)
The MSC program was developed by Christopher K. Germer, PhD, a Harvard professor and leader in the integration of mindfulness and psychotherapy, and Kristin Neff, PhD, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and a pioneering researcher in the field of self-compassion. MSC combines mindfulness and self-compassion skills, providing a powerful tool for emotional resilience.
Mindfulness for illness and pain. (MBPM – Mindfulness Based Pain Management)
Its purpose is to help you self-manage both the illness and the pain, as well as the stress that often arises as a result of these difficult circumstances.
Numerous clinical studies reveal that mindfulness meditation can be as effective as prescription pain medication and can enhance the body's natural healing system. Mindfulness can also help reduce stress, anxiety, depression, irritability, burnout, and insomnia that often arise in association with chronic illness and pain.
Various subsequent scientific studies are proving that by including these practices in our daily routine we achieve many benefits. benefits for our physical and mental health thanks to mindfulness.
At the same time, resources help with coping in sick people and improve objective levels of health; among them, it is fundamental for reduce stress and anxietyto improve concentration levels and our memory, to eliminate debilitating intrusive thoughts, and to improve pain.
The goal of mindfulness is to achieve a deep state of awareness during the session, and several specific techniques are used to reach this point. We aim to help our consciousness relax and refrain from judging our sensations, feelings, or thoughts.
With mindfulness We learn to tolerate the urge to follow patterns that don't serve us. We cultivate a space between thought and action, and with practice, little by little, we increase our capacity to be in this space and in this moment. By reacting less compulsively, considering the options available to us, and operating less on autopilot, we can make free and appropriate decisions for each situation, without being driven by the automatic responses triggered by haste.
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