Openness to life experiences does not have to mean agreement or preference but rather there is not a closed off belief system or emotional resistance to any life event. It…
The ability to find the gap between thought enables people to be able to have a break from their self-constructed thoughts. It enables them to also be able to turn…
Regulation of attention is the ability to direct attention or one’s awareness intentionally towards whatever it chooses including thoughts, feelings or physical sensations. In order for this to occur there…
Clarity is where there is enough mental space to be able to clearly see what the mental and emotional process is that is occurring within us. Clarity also includes the…
Neutrality is the ability to see thoughts as passing, neutral mental events. This method teaches you to look objectively at what is happening and break them down into physical reactions,…
This is the ability to be in the present moment rather than in past reflection, future planning or analysis of something. This of course can be either positive or negative…
Doctor Patrick Jones on perseverance and getting through challenges. We look at three things we can try: Cognitive – eg reframing – Telling ourselves the ‘pain’ is just temporary and…
Dr Patrick Jones on mindfulness and stopping our fixation on scenarios that make us anxious. The discussion centres around the role of mindfulness and some useful ways we can stop…