Acceptance is a conscious choice of an individual to experience symptoms more fully in an effort to serve one's valued goals. This aspect of therapeutic mindfulness tends to reduce the effects of avoidance and improves psychological flexibility. 

Acceptance

Awareness is a dimension of well-being and an aspect of mindfulness that refers to heightened and flexible attentiveness to perceptual impressions within one's environment, including internal cues such as thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations. In therapeutic mindfulness, awareness is imperative in observing what causes the individual to engage in certain behaviors. 



Awareness - Dimension of Wellbeing

There are three important aspects of therapeutic mindfulness. Each can be emphasized differently in therapy to help patients with their individual difficulties. The three aspects are:

- Acceptance
- Present experience
- Awareness

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Therapeutic mindfulness is mindfulness used specifically in therapy. It can be defined as awareness and acceptance of the current moment. It is growing in popularity among therapists with all different theoretical backgrounds.

Therapeutic Mindfulness

Fabrizio, D. (ed.). (2009). Clinical handbook of mindfulness. Springer. 

Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness

Aspects of Therapeutic Mindfulness

Mindfulness Interventions refer to therapeutic approaches grounded in mindfulness to create a structured, replicable program. 

Mindfulness Interventions

- Practicing Therapist
- Didactic Teaching

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