Addictions

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 …

What is Mindfulness-Awareness?

(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 …

Andrew Safer presented the following remarks in a panel discussion on Inequality, Poverty and Homelessness on International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2011 at The Lantern in St. John’s, Newfoundland… Equality of “the Person” (c) Andrew Safer 2011 Today we have been grappling with the problems of inequality, injustice, intolerance, and bigotry in the world, …