6/16/17 1 California State University, Nort dgehart@ma www.dianegeha Author Mindfulness and Acceptance in Couple and Family T Mindfulness Practice: In a Nutshell • Observing a single phenomenon (e.g. the breath) • while compassionately and non-judgmentally • quieting the inner chatter in the mind • Jewish Meditation
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and Wellbeing• Reduced Stress• Increased Emotional
Regulation• Increased Metacognitive
Awareness• Decreased Rumination• Improved Attention• Increased Acceptance and
Decreased Avoidance• Clarification of Values• Increased Self Compassion
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Relational Benefits• Increased Marital Satisfaction• Increased Empathy and Compassion• Increased Acceptance of Self and Partner• Increased Awareness of Interactional Patterns• Increased Ability to Respond with Awareness• Greater Sense of Freedom and Safety in
Relationships• Greater Sense of Unity and Separation
• Stress Response• Amygdala scans for danger • Triggers an autonomic response
• Fight, flight, freeze response• Prefrontal cortex only to shut off
§ 15 lessons§ “Core Practice”: Used everyday to incorporate brief practice
multiple times per day.§ Integrated with daily class activities§ Focus on neuroscience aspects§ thehawnfoundation.org/mindup/
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Mindful Parenting Programs
§Mindful Parenting Program§ Teaching parents to self regulate§ Bring greater acceptance and compassion
§Mindfulness-Based Parent Training § Reducing rigid, “mindless” interaction patterns
§Evidence base§ Reduced depression, ADHD symptoms § Improved child-parent communication§ Reduced risk behavior, including drug use and sex§ Reduced negative expression by parents