Sunday, May 19, 2013

What is mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT)

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy


Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) is designed to help people who suffer repeated bouts of depression and chronic unhappiness. It was developed by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams and John Teasdale, based on Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction programme.

Mindfulness Meditation
Mindfulness Meditation


Mindfulness Based Psychotherapy


Mindfulness psychotherapy is interactive, insightful and focused on helping you make change a reality. Mindfulness is evidence-based treatment for depression, anxiety, addiction, trauma, emotion dysregulation and chronic pain. Freeing the mind from fixation and unwinding tightness in the heart and body helps us to relax and enjoy life. This work will help you learn to meet life's challenges with enthusiasm, wisdom and joy. Read more about What is mindfulness psychotherapy?

Mindfulness Exercises

Mindfulness is the practice of purposely focusing your attention on the present moment—and accepting it without judgment. Mindfulness is now being examined scientifically and has been found to be a key element in happiness. learn about  Mindfulness Exercises and the Benefits of Mindfulness Exercises


How to do Mindfulness Meditation


Mindfulness practice is simple and completely feasible. And because we are working with the mind that experiences life directly, just by sitting and doing nothing, we are doing a tremendous amount. learn How to Practice Mindfulness Meditation


Here, Mark Williams talks about mindfulness meditation as an alternative treatment for depression.



Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Training


Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) training is available through a number of resources and is offered as a single day workshop or several day retreat. The purpose of the training is to provide practice of the mindfulness meditation technique, application of the method and integration of mindfulness with the tools used in cognitive therapy. You can take Professional Training in MBCT


Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Books



This list contains all the great mindfulness based cognitive therapy. View at amazon.com and  read more from Google Books

MBCT is an intervention program developed to specifically target vulnerability to depressive relapse. Throughout the program, patients learn mind management skills leading to heighten metacognitive awareness, acceptance of negative thought patterns and an ability to respond in skillful ways. During MBCT patients learn to decenter their negative thoughts and feelings, allowing the mind to move from an automatic thought pattern to conscious emotional processing