Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
May 16, 2013 admin News 0 15148 Views
Mindfulness is simply about ‘living in the moment’. It is the practice of purposefully paying attention moment by moment, in a non-judgemental way.
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) encourages clients to deal with whatever they are experiencing in their mind, body and emotions in a non-judgemental way; this helps foster a new type of relationship with challenging thoughts and feelings, a relationship that accepts, rather than battles, ruminates or avoids. MBCT facilitates clients in accepting that even though difficult things may happen it is possible to work with them in a new and more helpful way.
The UK National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) has endorsed Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) as a highly effective form of Relapse Prevention in the treatment of Depression.
How does mindfulness help?
- It requires us to rest both body and mind
- It nurtures calmness and self acceptance
- It helps us to recognise unhelpful thought patterns
- It teaches us to get back in touch with our body
- It promotes a new type of thinking which is non judgemental
- It develops our ability and willingness to experience our emotions rather than trying to avoid or battle them
- It offers an alternative perspective
- It promotes self compassion
- It relieves Stress!