Mindfulness

• Mindfulness -> attending to and regulating thoughts, feelings and emotions: monitor these, observe and accept them.
• Mindfulness and stress -> mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), regular group sessions, mindful focus on own thoughts, body scan, mindful stretching, less troubled by stressful thoughts, promote distraction.
• Mindfulness and addiction -> Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE), awareness of automatic behaviour- mindful not mindless.
• Mindfulness evaluation (positives) -> practical uses, support for effectiveness.
• Mindfulness evaluation (negatives) -> exaggerated claims.