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Mindfulness is essentially the mind watching the mind. The Buddha came up with mindfulness 2,600 years ago, but all modern talk therapy is derivative of the practice (though only dialectical behavioral therapy explicitly acknowledges its indebtedness).
These days, mindfulness is the new recovery buzzword. There is even something called “mindfulness-based cognitive therapy” (which is something of a redundancy). ...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009
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Hi John,
My name is Jay Busemeyer. I have enjoyed your page and video on mindfulness as it relates to bipolar disorder. I'm surprised you do not mention anything about meditation exercises such as following the breath. I have lived with bipolar for many years. Please see my meditation link at
http://www.holisticstressrelief.com/page5.html. I like your integrative approach to living with bipolar. It makes sense for most eople, I'm sure. I have been fortunate in that I have been medication free since 1990. Mindfulness has been a big part of that, but so has spiritual healing, regular exercise, fish oil, other herbal treatments. I'd be happy to dialogue with you. peace, jay
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