The concept of mindfulness is deceptively simple. Attempts at describing or explaining mindfulness cannot do the subject justice. Often it really comes down to actively engaging in rather than passively reading or hearing about the ideas. It is not a new concept. It is, however, showing great promise as a way of helping people deal better with the way they feel. It has emerged from ancient Eastern Philosophical traditions. It has also been on the margins of Western “Positive Psychology” for some time. The resurgence of these ideas may have much to owe the recent transformation in “Psychological Therapies”. Emerging out of and working alongside Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness Based Approaches can be used in many ways to help people deal with a range of psychological and physical difficulties. (more…)