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- This presentation does not suggest mindfulness practices should immediately replace current medication.
- A holistic model of treatment, as opposed to the current medical model, should be considered.
- Medication issues should be negotiated with the prescribing physician prior to discontinuation or change of medication.
- At least initially, in many cases, the combination of medication and alternative therapies seems to be the best possible option toward recovery for many people.
Meditation as Medication Mastering the Art of Mindfulness
By: Daryush Parvinbenam M. Ed, M.A, LPCCS
R.S.V.P Conference September 29, 2010
- This presentation does not suggest mindfulness practices should immediately replace current medication.
- A holistic model of treatment, as opposed to the current medical model, should be considered.
- Medication issues should be negotiated with the prescribing physician prior to discontinuation or change of medication.
- At least initially, in many cases, the combination of medication and alternative therapies seems to be the best possible option toward recovery for many people.
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Mental Training & Mastering the Art of Mindfulness (Short Version)Daryush Parvinbenam
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As the principal of Bnos Malka Academy in New York, Rabbi Michael Weichselbaum has distinguished himself as one of the first in his position to implement in-school mindfulness training. Since introducing the practice, Rabbi Michael Weichselbaum has observed an increase in student expressions of empathy for others.
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2. mind·ful·ness
ˈmīn(d)f(ə)lnəs/
noun
1. the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something.
"their mindfulness of the wider cinematic tradition"
2. a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present
moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings,
thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique.
3. Why Adults Need Mindfulness
Training:
“It is easy to get swept away on a strong current of thoughts and
feelings. We lose ourselves, and we lose track of what’s actually
happening around us. We are obsessed with something that happened
in the past, or we are frantically agitated about something that might
happen in the future. We are no longer present. Such moments in
which we lose our way can do great harm. They make us forgetful and
unaware. We are prone to accidents. We can be flooded with feelings
of fear and aggression. Many people who have committed acts of
violence speak of being lost to themselves in that moment.”
4. Why Kids Need Mindfulness
Training:
"Regardless of race, education, or socioeconomic status, an alarming
number of children and adolescents are being diagnosed with ADHD,
depression, anxiety, obesity, eating disorders, and addictions, and
engaging in cutting and other self-destructive behaviors, including
suicide."
5. Mindfulness and the Brain
There is a lot of recent research about the neuroplasticity of the brain and
on the positive impact of mindfulness practices. According to Dr. Kirk
Strosahl and Dr. Patricia Robinson, "research indicates that brain training
involving mindfulness practices can strengthen areas of the brain
responsible for attention, emotional control, and problem solving… There
is even emerging evidence that mindfulness-based brain training produces
permanent structural changes in the brain.”
6. What are the benefits of mindfulness
in educational settings?
For Teachers:
Increases responsiveness to students' needs.
Supports stress management and stress reduction.
Enhances classroom climate.
For Students:
Strengthens attention and concentration.
Reduces anxiety before testing.
Improves classroom participation.
Enhances social and emotional learning.
7. Specifically, mindfulness training can help with:
Observing: Our typical reaction to stress is bottom-up attention, which "originates in the core structures of
the limbic system and evolved to help us scan for immediate threats to our survival." Mindfulness training allows
us to shift to top-down attention, which "originates in the insula, a higher-order brain structure, [and] allows you to
shift your attention inward so you can monitor and regulate how your body is reacting to stress," and helps to
"visualize and implement solutions to stress-producing problems."
Detachment: "If you get absorbed in a negative appraisal, like telling yourself that feeling angry isn't okay
because you should be positive... the neural circuitry responsible for exerting a calming influence isn't being
activated. This leaves the limbic system in a state of constant arousal... Acceptance of emotion without the need
to react... triggers PNS [parasympathetic nervous system] activation, which in turn reduces activity of the arousal
centers of the limbic system."
Self-Compassion: "Compassion-based mindfulness practice increases the density of gray matter in
certain areas of the brain... involved in learning and memory processes, as well as emotional control, self-
awareness, and perspective taking... It also appears that the experience of compassion for oneself and others
strengthens neural circuitry responsible for regulating the activity of the amygdala, the brain center involved in
producing negative emotions."
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Editor's Notes
Hi, I wanted to talk about a topic that is somewhat new to educators, if they have even heard of it at all. It’s called mindfulness.
Mindfulness is being focused on the present, in thoughts and feelings. In our hectic world, it is a way to focus on the here and now. It’s a way to push worry or anxiety aside to focus on the here and now.
It’s easy to let our stresses cut into our lives. Here you see why adults could use mindfulness training.
In a society where many students are under tremendous pressure in their home lives, kids would greatly benefit from mindfulness training.
Practicing mindfulness goes far beyond theory. Scientific studies prove that its existence helps to permanently change the structure of the brain.
Here are the benefits of mindfulness at school, for teachers AND students.
Mindfulness can specifically help with observation, detachment and self-compassion.