Contemporary Retreat
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Life
This therapy blends Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness. It is a secular and simplified approach combining ancient wisdom of Buddhism with modern Psychology. It spans 8 weeks where the participants learn to build present moment awareness and different helpful attitudinal qualities. The learning is experiential and the participants learn from the teacher, the course, other participants as they build their own practice.
Know more about MBCT: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22340145/
What Therapy with me will involve?
- Reflecting on:
- your past,
- current beliefs,
- difficulties and attitudes with a different perspective, aiming to understand and analyse.
- Exploring:
- Fears
- Relationship issues
- Thoughts
- Your identity and sense of self
- Your values
- Choices
- Strengths
- Learning:
- How to deal with your psychological disorder within the safe confines of the therapy room
- How to deal with difficult thoughts
- What to do when things become “too much”
- Achieving:
- Coping strategies
- Clarity
- Self-awareness
- Self-acceptance
- Better relationships
- Better quality of life
- Increased well-being
Non-Judging
A natural tendency which shows up during meditation practice is the urge to appraise our current state of doing and being (“Am I doing this right, “This is difficult” “I will never get this”).
Patience
In our lives we follow a simple rule -- doing things to obtain results.
Beginner’s Mind
We tend to enter into the mindfulness space with all our historical learning
Trust
Since childhood we learn to look for answers and guidance from outside which is helpful in certain areas of our life.
