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Pain Coping Study
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is evaluating a psychological exercise for coping with chronic pain and are looking for volunteers to test the brief approach. What will the study involve?
Why Meditate? The Differential Roles of Attention, Awareness and Mindfulness
By Bruno A. Cayoun, DPsych, MiCBT Institute, Hobart Australia. Over the past two decades, much has been said about the nature, mechanisms and roles of mindfulness. Yet some conceptualizations and
ICM Conference 2022
Join experts from scientific, spiritual and religious traditions to further our understanding of contemplative science, compassion and mindfulness. 15-18 NOV. The scientific and scholarly study of these things are
Conferencia ICM 2022
Únase a los expertos de las tradiciones científicas, espirituales y religiosas para ampliar nuestra comprensión de la ciencia contemplativa, la compasión y la atención plena. 15-18 NOV. El estudio
Mindfulness for Mental Health and Wellbeing
4-week refresher
Commencing 17 August 12:30pm – 1:30pm Online Melbourne Mindfulness Institute If you have dropped your mindfulness practice or have forgotten some of the principles – this program may be for
Mindfulness in Practice
Keys to Measuring Patient Progress during Mindfulness-integrated CBT This Novopsych-sponsored webinar will introduce mental health clinicians and mindfulness researchers on two validated measures of mindfulness. By the end of this
Confusion and Doubt
Sometimes people undergoing mindfulness training ask themselves “What am I doing here with closed eyes watching my breath and body sensations?” Such doubt usually arises when we are still not
Agitation
Misunderstanding the techniques of mindfulness in the early stages often leads to some agitation and the desire to distract ourselves, misinterpret the experience, become agitated and ultimately stop practising. Agitation
Poor Interoception
If you have just started practising body-scanning, you are likely to experience initial difficulties feeling body sensations in some body parts, which is an ability called interception. Low interoception is
Drowsiness
Even after a good night sleep people can sometimes feel drowsy when practising mindfulness. Sometimes this is simply because you are deeply relaxed after some stress. As our nervous system
Dealing with Pain
Some intense sensations can emerge during mindfulness practise for numerous reasons, including posture and old injury. They can be distressing at times, particularly when you are required to keep still
Lost in Thoughts
A difficulty that many people experience when starting mindfulness training is that their mind keeps on being distracted by unwanted thoughts. With continued and correct mindfulness practice, intrusive thoughts will