Chapter 6 – Having a Thought versus Buying a Thought Focus: This chapter sets out a variety of “cognitive defusion” techniques and ends with describing...
Watching thoughts coming and going is a rather central practice in classic meditation. My concern with this area of the book is that, while it contains many...
For getting us going again with a very useful summary, big up to Eric! Greg, I wonder if your concerns re the stance towards meditation may be allayed a little...
I agree that establishing a regular practice of any of these exercises is probably beneficial, and I suppose this has been verified in different ways. With...
Here is another way of stating what might be the essence of Chapter 6. “In the understanding of meditation there is love, and love is not the product of...
I just want to apologize for posting too much on this topic, and to say that I hope others will chime in regarding their reaction to the chapter. My opinion is...
Thanks for the comments Greg and David. The "formal practice of meditation" issue is an interesting one for third-wave cognitive behavioural therapies. It...
Hi As a new member of the ACT group, I'm still very much finding my way. This issue of whether meditation practice is necessary or sufficient for 'mindfulness'...
Wow, James, thanks for this and for these links to Kristin Neff - very useful. Best wishes David (Working for the same NHS trust as Paul Gilbert) ... From:...
I have taken the liberty of cancelling the meeting scheduled for 29th August, as many regulars would be unable to attend. The next two meetings will be on...
did anyone else go to the World congress in barcelona? i heard a lot of act and mindfulness stuff being talked about. melanie fennell and jeff talking both...
Joe, this is only hearsay, but a (CBT) colleague of mine went and she reported that the general vibe was that CBT is moving in an acceptance/ mindfulness...
that was certainly my impression. huge interest all round in ACT/mindfulness stuff. Steve's workshop and keynote were packed out. melanie fennell gave a...
Hi everyone, A colleague of mine at the University of Southampton has drawn my attention to a petition that I thought some of you might be interested in. It is...
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A belated response to James' very interesting post. If I've got this right, the question whether it is necessary for ACT clients (and therapists) to practice...
Hi, Is there an ACT practitioner in the Dover / Folkestone area I can advise a friend to contact? Please respond off-list to david.steare@.... Thanks,...
Makes sense to me - as long as actual meditation continues to be included as one potential intervention. My sense is that the talking and educating on the...
i wonder if mindfulness can also be a lot about defusion? a present and mindful focus could help to highlight when minds pull us away into the past or the...
I don't know if it is defusion, but I agree with the idea of mindfulness of thoughts, regardless of what they are. While we practice being mindful in the...
What I really like is the playfulness in relationship to one's thoughts, and the humour which really comes across in the exercises. I also think that when I...
hi jay, yeah, playfulness is a good word! a good way to stop taking this mind stuff so seriously... many different ways of skinning the unfortunate, but...
Jay, I'm with you about the playfulness description: it seems to me that when I start seeing a client display a sense of humour about their private experiences...
Yes, there is a difference in the way we propose to relate to thoughts. Once we start being aware of them, and embracing them, we stop being carried away by...
I suppose we move to embracing them but in a non-evaluative manner. Yes i agree the key is not getting attached to empyting the mind. Could this ring back to...
The venue has been changed for the next two meetings – September 26th (focusing on anxiety) and October 31st (focusing on The Present Moment), both...
Thich Nhat Hanh takes the usual Buddhist "non-evaluating" and sort of basically adds the idea of why not be positive about things when we have a choice. His is...
Looks like I missed a beat with this last post. I'll go back to what Jay said. Certainly if we are embracing all thoughts, we are not being evaluative, i.e....
hi Judith, Just down the M1 from Leicester and see people from Leicester. I'm part of the ACT Special Interest Group (SIG) for the Midlands and Northish. I...
There was a good piece about Albert Ellis on BBC Radio 4's Last Word programme yesterday which you can find at http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/ news/lastword.shtml...
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