Dr Axel Rüdiger Würz
Specialist Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy (UK)
MD, MRCPsych,DiplCBT,DiplClinHyp
Specialist Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy (UK)
MD, MRCPsych,DiplCBT,DiplClinHyp
Mindfulness
You may have heard about 'Mindfulness'. It has become a very popular term, being used in many self-help books, programmes, websites and phone applications.
This popularity is great but does come with the caveat that the real meaning of the approach gets watered down.
The first component of 'Mindfulness' is to re-discover and develop your natural ability to focus your attention intentionally on whatever you experience in the current moment rather than your mind jumping back and forth in time. The second component is to learn to observe what is going on in the moment without getting stuck in a grind of labelling your experiences as good or bad, wanted or unwanted.
The benefit of 'mindfulness' is well researched for many areas and it can easily be combined with other therapies.
As mentioned this is a natural ability that anyone can develop step by step. There are many simple and and down-to-earth ways to do so, which means you can find the approach that suits you.
This popularity is great but does come with the caveat that the real meaning of the approach gets watered down.
The first component of 'Mindfulness' is to re-discover and develop your natural ability to focus your attention intentionally on whatever you experience in the current moment rather than your mind jumping back and forth in time. The second component is to learn to observe what is going on in the moment without getting stuck in a grind of labelling your experiences as good or bad, wanted or unwanted.
The benefit of 'mindfulness' is well researched for many areas and it can easily be combined with other therapies.
As mentioned this is a natural ability that anyone can develop step by step. There are many simple and and down-to-earth ways to do so, which means you can find the approach that suits you.