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Mindfulness and spirituality: therapeutic perspectives

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Pages 235-244 | Received 29 Jan 2016, Accepted 15 Apr 2016, Published online: 20 Jun 2016
 

ABSTRACT

Social aspects that relate to beliefs and spirituality are subjects of the soul and mind, material to be studied out of the materialistic world. They transcend the body and nest in the experiences of the soul. Nonetheless, taught by mindfulness, a practice that stems from eastern spirituality the religious and/or the spiritual are experiences lived through the body. We conducted a pilot cross-sectional study to test the hypothesis that mindfulness correlates with spiritual beliefs. The results provide insight on the potential impact of mindfulness interventions in patients that value spirituality and metacognitive beliefs in the psychotherapeutic process. These preliminary findings provide a potential insight into the possible mechanisms underlying the application of mindfulness in psychotherapy.

Achtsamkeit und Spiritualität: therapeutische Perspektiven

Soziale Aspekte, die im Zusammenhang stehen mit Überzeugungen und Spiritualität sind Gegenstand von Seele und Geist, Material, das in der materialistischen Welt untersucht werden kann. Sie transzendieren den Körper und wohnen in den Erfahrungen der Seele. Achtsamkeit ist eine Praxis, die aus der östlichen Spiritualität und Glaubenswelt stammt. Sie lehrt uns, dass das Religiöse und/oder Spirituelle dennoch Erfahrungen sind, die durch den Körper gelebt werden, ein immer noch materielles Objekt, das spirituelles Wachstum herausfordert. In dieser Studie untersuchten wir die Korrelation zwischen dem Merkmal Achtsamkeit und spirituellen Ausdrucksweisen. Diese Resultate liefern uns Einsichten zum potentiellen Einfluss von Achtsamkeit-Interventionen bei Patienten, die Spiritualität und meta-kognitiven Überzeugungen im psychotherapeutischen Prozess einen Stellenwert einräumen. Diese ersten Ergebnisse liefern einen potentiellen Einblick in die möglichen Mechanismen, die der Achtsamkeit und der Psychotherapie zugrunde liegen.

Conciencia y espiritualidad: perspectivas terapéuticas

Los aspectos sociales que se relacionan con creencias y la espiritualidad son temas del alma y la mente; material para ser estudiado fuera del mundo materialista. Trascienden el cuerpo y anidan en las experiencias del alma. Sin embargo, enseñado por mindfulness, una práctica que surge de la espiritualidad oriental y la creencia religiosa, lo religioso y/ o lo espiritual son experiencias vividas a través del cuerpo, sin embargo, un objeto material que desafía el crecimiento espiritual. En este estudio, exploramos la correlación entre los rasgos de mindfulness y las expresiones espirituales. Estos resultados proporcionan información sobre el impacto potencial de intervenciones de mindfulness en los pacientes que valoran la espiritualidad y creencias meta cognitivas en el proceso psicoterapéutico. Estos resultados preliminares proporcionan una visión potencial de los posibles mecanismos subyacentes de mindfulness y psicoterapia.

Pleine conscience et spiritualité: perspectives thérapeutiques

Les aspects sociaux relatifs aux croyances et à la spiritualité relèvent de l'âme et de l'esprit, un matériel qu'il faut étudier en-dehors du cadre du monde matérialiste. Ils transcendent le corps et se nichent dans les expériences de l'âme. Néanmoins, comme l'enseigne la Pleine conscience, une pratique issue de la spiritualité orientale et de la croyance religieuse, le religieux et/ou le spirituel sont des expériences vécues à travers le corps, un objet pourtant matériel qui provoque une croissance spirituelle. Dans cette étude, nous avons exploré la corrélation entre le caractère de la pleine conscience et les expressions spirituelles. Ces résultats fournissent un aperçu de l'impact potentiel des interventions de Pleine conscience chez des patients qui valorisent la spiritualité et les croyances méta-cognitives dans le processus thérapeutique. Ces découvertes préliminaires procurent un aperçu potentiel des mécanismes possibles sous-jacents à la Pleine conscience et à la psychothérapie.

Mindfulness e Espiritualidade: perspetivas terapêuticas

Os aspetos sociais que ligam as crenças e a espiritualidade são assuntos da alma e da mente, matérias a serem estudadas fora do mundo materialista. Elas transcendem o corpo e acomodam-se nas experiências da alma. Não obstante, quando ensinadas pelo mindfulness, uma prática que deriva da espiritualidade e crenças religiosas orientais, o religioso e/ou o espiritual são experiências vividas através do corpo, um objeto ainda material que desafia o crescimento espiritual. Neste estudo exploráms a correlação entre o traço mindfulness e as expressões espirituais. Estes resultados proporcionam um vislumbre sobre o potencial impacto das intervenções mindfulness em pacientes que valorizam a espiritualidade e crenças metacognitivas no processo psicoterapêutico. Estes achados preliminares proporcionam um vislumbre de mecanismos que potencialmente subjazem ao mindfulness e à psicoterapia.

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Notes on contributors

Asimina Lazaridou

Asimina Lazaridou, PhD, is a Clinical Psychologist and a Research Fellow at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Previously, she worked as a research fellow at NMR Surgical Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School and Langer’s Mindfulness Laboratory at Harvard University. Her research focuses on interventions for enhancing wellbeing in various clinical populations. Her current project explores the neuroimaging effects of Mindfulness on chronic pain and depression.

Panagiotis Pentaris

Panagiotis Pentaris is an Associate lecturer at the Faiths & Civil Society Unit, Goldsmiths, where he also acts as Associate Lecturer. Panagiotis is the lead in Loss and Grief at the Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity, Chair of Bereavement Network Meeting for Indigenous Practices, and a Country Director for the International Peace Centre Africa, Kenya. Outside of his focus on thanatology, Panagiotis is one of the Lead Coordinators of the faithXchange research network and Associate Editor of the NOMOS Journal, an online journal that publishes material engaging the intersection between contemporary expressions of religion and popular culture.

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