{"id":10409,"date":"2023-08-04T13:51:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T13:51:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.floridarehab.com\/?page_id=10409"},"modified":"2025-02-07T11:47:21","modified_gmt":"2025-02-07T11:47:21","slug":"mindfulness-based-therapy","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.floridarehab.com\/treatment\/addiction-therapies\/mindfulness-based-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Mindfulness-Based Therapy at The Recovery Village Palm Beach"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Mindfulness-based therapy methods have become popular within therapy settings in recent years. Find out more about mindfulness and how it might help you with addiction.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindfulness-based therapy\u00a0methods have become commonplace within therapy settings in recent years. Find out more about mindfulness-based therapy and how it might help you or a loved one who is dealing with a substance use disorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Is Mindfulness-Based Therapy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The concept of mindfulness has its roots in Eastern contemplative traditions and is most often associated with the formal practice of mindfulness meditation. Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by maintaining your awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting your feelings, thoughts and bodily sensations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So what exactly is mindfulness-based therapy?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindfulness-based therapy is any therapy that utilizes mindfulness techniques. Different forms of cognitive-behavioral therapy<\/a> (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and Dialectic Behavior Therapy<\/a>) are most commonly associated with encouraging elements of mindfulness as a part of their technique or curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mindfulness-based therapy methods have been shown to be effective at reducing the symptoms of depression<\/a>, anxiety (including post-traumatic stress disorder)<\/a> and insomnia<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, mindfulness-based therapy also reduces substance abuse relapse<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How Mindfulness Therapy and Addiction Treatment Work Together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Therapists have been increasingly utilizing mindfulness therapy as a part of the addiction treatment process. Mindfulness skills are particularly useful as a technique for coping with urges and cravings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this way, mindfulness therapy and addiction treatment work together to prevent relapse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scholars have observed<\/a> that mindfulness involves the acceptance of the present moment, whereas addiction is the repeated desire to avoid the present moment. Thus, by training the brain to accept the present moment, this can reduce urges to engage in substance abuse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Benefits of Mindfulness Therapy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are many benefits of mindfulness therapy, including<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n