Meditation and mindful breathing

• Formal meditation such as sitting meditation is effective for developing mindfulness skills as it physically removes an individual for their daily interaction with life so it’s easy to focus on the mind
• Meditation is Leary through a mix of guided instruction and personal practice
• guided mediation involves getting the client to sit in a comfortable position keeping the spine straight and asking them to direct their attention to their breathing
• then encouraged to pay attention to their body sensations, thoughts and emotions. preventing the intuition of unhelpful negative thoughts