Cognitive behavioral therapy
I am in the business of thinking that it matters what you think. From the perspective of cognitive behavioral therapy – what we think, and how we distort our thinking is a critical component of the work in therapy. We skew thoughts by our perceptions. Learning to identify common distortions such as viewing the world […]
Positive emotions
While you have been anchoring in your breath, your mind has been busy telling stories. These stories are of interest especially the ones that do not focus on positive emotions. While we are meditating, we want to return to focusing on our breath. But at others times in our day, the stories we tell ourselves […]
Breath Anchors
We return again to breathing. We have already discussed that you should Breathe deep into your lower abdomen and draw your attention to your breath throughout the day. This intentional awareness around breathing allows us to cultivate the breath as an anchor in mindful experience. Breath as an anchor simply means that when we begin to sit still, we can […]
Belly Breath
You are noticing your breath. Now we want to look at where you are breathing from in your body. Many people are upper-chest breathers, this means that the breaths are short and rapid, not fully oxygenating the blood. We want to move the breath to the lower abdomen. This can begin to occur just by […]
Breath Focus
One breath creates change. We do it so much that we ignore it. “It” in this instance is breathe. And yet, research in neuroscience and anecdotal reports over the ages indicate that attention to the breath can be a powerful force for change in the lives of human beings. Recent research by Pierre Phillipot demonstrates […]
