What is mindfulness and how can it help people in recovery from addiction?

Drug and alcohol addictions rob you of your physical health and also destroy the mind. Consumed by your thoughts to deal with pain in a destructive and life-threatening way, it’s easy to forget who you are when overwhelmed with addiction. It’s important in recovery to form healthy habits that will help renew both your mind and body.

Being mindful can mean many different things depending on who you ask. Some people use meditation to quiet and calm their worried mind. Others find a certain kind of peace in exercise and conditioning their bodies. Or it may do you good to try something artistic in the form of painting, photography, music, cooking, journaling, filmmaking, or other creative endeavors. No matter your path to mindfulness, the ultimate goal is to find clarity and make healthy choices to replace destructive patterns.

We reached out to some of our friends and professionals, including a therapist, people in recovery and singer/songwriter, to ask them about their experience with mindfulness.

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The multi-episode series focuses on different aspects of drug addiction, recovery and sobriety with facts from experts in the field and gripping personal stories from the people who have lived through it.

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In times of stress, anxiety, and isolation finding effective strategies to understand our emotions and how we relate to the world at large often brings comfort. Mindfulness, meditation, and compassion have long been championed as helpful strategies but how do they impact our well being, if at all? Fadel Zeidan joins William Mobley to discuss his work applying scientific methods to these practices to quantify and discover how and why they work. [Show ID: 35824]

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Can you go from feeling stressed to calm in under 30 seconds? Phil Boissiere shares his simple technique to bring mindfulness to your busy life, any time, anywhere.

Phil Boissiere is an adult ADHD and couples counseling specialist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His goal-focused approach and use of evidence based practices, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and skills training form an empowering therapeutic process. Phil has pursued expertise in brain science, advanced training in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), and adult ADHD specific training at the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy.

In 2014 Phil founded Beyond Focused a web based video learning series for adults with ADHD and others who are looking to achieve optimal cognitive, occupational, and personal success. The Beyond Focused for Adult ADHD video series has gained considerable popularity outside of the United States, where resources for adults with ADHD are scarce.

In 2015 Phil co-founded the Elite Focus Clinic in the Silicon Valley with two Stanford-trained psychiatrists. Elite Focus Clinic specializes in the treatment of adult ADHD, especially among entrepreneurs, business professionals, and attorneys connected to the tech world Phil Boissiere is an adult ADHD and couples counseling specialist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. His goal-focused approach and use of evidence based practices, such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and skills training form an empowering therapeutic process. Phil has pursued expertise in brain science, advanced training in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), and adult ADHD specific training at the Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Have a go at this practice to see for yourself how mindfulness works. Learn how kindness and patience are needed to train the mind.

Beditation is the 3rd of 8 animations by Mindfulness in Schools Project (MiSP – https://mindfulnessinschools.org/) to support the .b course (https://mindfulnessinschools.org/what-is-b/b-curriculum/) for 11 to 18 year-olds.

.b is a classroom-based course first conceived in 2008. Since then it has been constantly evolving in response to feedback from both students and teachers. These animations are designed to support
students with their home practice after each classroom lesson. They are freely available on http://www.dotbe.org/

MiSP is a registered charity whose aim is to bring mindfulness to young people and those who care for them. Key to our vision is that the quality of our teaching materials and the training of those who
deliver them in the classroom is of the highest standard. Our courses can only be taught in schools by MiSP-trained teachers (https://mindfulnessinschools.org/courses/) who have an established mindfulness practice.

MiSP would like to thank animator Martin Pickles (http://martinpickles.com/) for his outstanding work. Many thanks also to Tom Lowe (http://lowe-frequency.co.uk/) for the sound design, Tanera Dawkins (http://www.taneradawkins.com/TANWEBSITE2.swf) for the music, and Niamh Bruce (https://www.sanctuary.ie/facilitators/niamh-bruce/) for her voice. The concept of the swirling circles was developed by Geoff Marsh (http://geoffmarsh.com/) and Sam Woolf. (http://samwoolf.net/)

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Stop. Breathe. Pay attention. “Our mental health and well-being are profoundly affected by where and how we place our attention”. In this enlightening talk, Richard guides through a short mindfulness meditation, and shares his experience of teaching mindfulness in schools. He reveals some of the amazing benefits being mindful can bring to the classroom and inspires the audience with simple ways to bring more awareness to how we respond to our everyday experiences.

Richard Burnett is co-founder of the Mindfulness in Schools Project. With Chris Cullen and Chris O’Neill, Richard wrote the highly-acclaimed 9 week mindfulness course, .b (pronounced dot-b), designed to engage adolescents in the classroom. He is a teacher and Housemaster at Tonbridge School, the first school in the UK to put mindfulness on the curriculum, an event covered by press, TV and radio in early 2010. Since then, thousands of young people have been taught .b in a wide range of educational contexts, from independent girls’ schools like St Pauls to Young People’s Support Services for those excluded from school. .b is now being taught in the UK, USA, Germany, France, Finland, Denmark, Holland and Thailand. For more information on the Mindfulness in Schools Project go to www.mindfulnessinschools.org

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These days, it seems like everyone is talking about mindfulness. And like nearly everything else these days…THERE’S AN APP FOR THAT! Apps like Headspace, Calm, and Insight Timer are designed to help you start paying attention and practicing mindfulness. But are these apps worth the hype? Do you really NEED a mindfulness app? As a psychologist, I’m weighing in!

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The Problem With Headspace, Calm, and All Those Meditation Apps // Meditation has become a multi-billion dollar industry in the U.S., but how well do some of the most popular meditation apps actually work? It depends who you ask. If you’re serious about learning meditation or stepping up your practice, watch this video. We’ll be discussing five problematic trends with most meditation apps on the market – PLUS, an app that I think is an exception to the rule.

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7:08 – #4: Unethical practices in the name of growth
8:54 – #5: Lack of training for insight
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What is Mindfulness Therapy? | Mindfulness How and What Skills // Curious about how you might incorporate mindfulness, mindfulness-based cognitive therapy, or meditation into your daily life? Let’s start with the basics – What is mindfulness meditation and how can it help me manage my depression, anxiety and stress? Mindfulness is a key component of dialectical behavior therapy/dialectical behavioral therapy or DBT, and research has proven mindfulness can benefit mental health and psychology in many ways. This What is Mindfulness video includes a simple mindfulness exercise commonly used in DBT therapy, and covers the DBT skills of What and How. You’ll be able to use these basic DBT tools to mindfully reflect on your thoughts and emotions.

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Mindfulness allows us to see our thoughts and feelings as they really are, freeing us from old ways of thinking. Want to give it a try? Download our iPhone or Android app, or visit http://www.happify.com for guided meditations and other mindfulness-building activities designed by experts.

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“Why is it that some people are more vulnerable to life’s slings and arrows and others more resilient?” In this eye-opening talk, Richard Davidson discusses how mindfulness can improve well-being and outlines strategies to boost four components of a healthy mind: awareness, connection, insight, and purpose.

Richard Davidson is researching how mindfulness changes the emotional life of our brains and what we know about people’s brains of individuals showing more resilience than others. Davidson is Wiliam James and Vilas professor of psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as well as founder and director of the Center for Healthy Minds. His research is focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing, including meditation and related contemplative practices. #Neuroscience #Wellbeing #MentalHealth Richard Davidson is Research Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry and Founder & Director of the Center for Healthy Minds, University of Wisconsin-Madison.Davidson’s research is focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing including meditation and related contemplative practices. He has published more than 400 articles and is the co-author of “The Emotional Life of Your Brain” and “Altered Traits: Science Reveals How Meditation Changes Your Mind, Brain, and Body”, both published by Penguin. Davidson has been recognized for his research through various awards, such as a National Institute of Mental Health Research Scientist Award and an Established Investigator Award from the National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders (NARSAD). Davidson received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in Psychology and has been teaching psychology and psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1984. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
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Dr Neil Bailey, Monash Alfred Psychiatry research centre, describes how mindfulness changes our brain to prevent mental illness. Vote on Neil’s video for the 2015 Thinkable Award: http://thinkable.org/submission/2037
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Mindfulness is an effective and side effect free method to treat and prevent mental illness, and improve mental health. Our research will test the changes in brain activity that take place as a result of mindfulness, helping us further understand how mindfulness can be used to improve our lives. Eventually, we hope to establish mindfulness practice as part of the core curriculum in high schools, so that every teenager benefits from a reduced risk of mental illness.

Scientists think the benefits provided by mindfulness come from an improved ability to direct our attention, so we can focus on the moment, rather than being distracted by worries about the future or regrets about the past. This improved attention is almost certainly the result of neuroplastic change. However, no one has systematically examined the effect of these changes on brain activity during the direction of attention. The current research project will examine changes in neural inhibition (the brain’s ability to quiet non-relevant regions) as a result of mindfulness practice. Understanding these changes will help us understand how mindfulness works to improve attention.

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MINDFULNESS AT WORK – 5 Tips To Being Mindful in the Workplace // How To Be Mindful At Work

Mindfulness in the workplace – it’s a great idea, but how do we implement mindfulness in business life? If you’ve been wondering how to be mindful in the office, this video is for you because I’m sharing my top 5 mindfulness at work tips.

Mindfulness in the office can help us make positive changes in our lives and at work. In this video, I’ll teach you 5 mindful techniques at work tricks for a healthier, less stressful, more productive day. Use these mindful techniques at work:

1) Mindful Minute
2) Breathing Mindful
3) Mindful Listening
4) Mindful Walking
5) Mindful Interaction

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Learn about the brain and the importance of Mindfulness Meditation.

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