Mindfulness for stress reduction and well-being
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An introduction to Mindfulness and its role in stress reduction and our daily well-being. By Dr Phang Cheng Kar
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- 1. Dr. Phang Cheng Kar BSc, MD, MMed (Psych) Lecturer & Psychiatrist, Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM)
- 2. Content…
- 3. Origin of Mindfulness… Right View Right Thought Right S peech Right C oncentration Right A ction Right L ivelihood Right E ffort Right MINDFULNESS
- 9. Mindful Relaxation BREATHING
Editor's Notes
- Although mindfulness has been proposed by Martin as a common factor in all schools of psychotherapy, the more specific concept of mindfulness is found in eastern contemplative tradition especially the Middle Way, which is often represented by a wheel. The MW, also know as the Noble Eightfold Path is a pan-Buddhist, but non-faith dependent spiritual practice guidelines for overcoming sufferings, and achieving happiness. The 8 inter-dependent and overlapping guidelines are… It ’ s interesting to note that the currently popular concept of mindfulness in modern psychotherapy is only one of the eight practice guidelines of the MW.
- What is this mindfulness all about? The concept of mindfulness was first described in clinical setting by Kabat Zinn as … Since then, the definition of mindfulness has been getting more and more complex. For instance, Bishop et. al (2004), came out with an operational definition with more than 80 words