Mindfulness is finding its way more and more into the field of psychotherapy, and with positive effects on those who practice it. It is helpful in reducing everything from anxiety, to impulsivity, to stress and chronic pain. Could radical acceptance and compassionate awareness be the key to ease suffering and promote change? Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Dialectical Behavior Therapy; and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction are some of the approaches that incorporate mindfulness at their core. Check out this May 2008 New York Times article by Benedict Carey.
