Andrew Safer — Mindfulness Instruction, Training, and Consultation—St. John’s, Newfoundland
(c) Andrew Safer 2014 “Meditation is about taking what comes, giving it appropriate reverence, and learning to let it go, to lose attachment to it. So that’s the practice.” You would expect to hear this from a Buddhist monk or meditation teacher, but this was Mark Bertolini, the Chairman and CEO of Aetna, Inc., the …
Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention Shows Greater Long-Term Effectiveness Than Standard Relapse Prevention in Landmark Study (c) Andrew Safer 2014 A study of 286 people who had completed initial treatment for substance use disorders is the first to compare long-term outcomes from a mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) group, a standard relapse-prevention group (RP), and a 12-step group …
(c) Andrew Safer 2013 “Mindfulness-awareness” meditation combines both the precision and accuracy of relating to things as they are (mindfulness) with openness and a greater connection to the environment (awareness). Mindfulness allows us to experience sensations, thought processes, moods, perceptions and other mental events without becoming enmeshed in our storylines about them. Instead, we keep …