Dialectics of mindfulness: implications for western medicine
Overview
This paper explores the paradoxical nature of mindfulness to address potential misunderstandings that may limit its clinical effectiveness. It dissects these dialectics into five positions: activity versus passivity, wanting versus non-wanting, changing versus non-changing, non-judging versus non-reacting, and active versus passive acceptance. The resource discusses practical implications for medical professionals and highlights potential caveats in applying mindfulness-based interventions.
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- OpenAlex
- Author
- Sebastian Sauer (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), Siobhán Lynch (King's College London), Harald Walach (European University Viadrina), Niko Kohls (Samueli Institute)
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- 2011-01-01
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- gold
- DOI
- 10.1186/1747-5341-6-10
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- 52
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@article{allodium:f7bb0c6c4149482c,
title = {Dialectics of mindfulness: implications for western medicine},
author = {Sebastian Sauer and Siobhán Lynch and Harald Walach and Niko Kohls},
year = {2011},
journal = {OpenAlex},
doi = {10.1186/1747-5341-6-10},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-6-10}
}RIS
TY - JOUR TI - Dialectics of mindfulness: implications for western medicine AU - Sauer, Sebastian AU - Lynch, Siobhán AU - Walach, Harald AU - Kohls, Niko PY - 2011 PB - OpenAlex DO - 10.1186/1747-5341-6-10 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-6-10 ER -
APA
Sauer, S., Lynch, S., Walach, H., & Kohls, N. (2011). Dialectics of mindfulness: implications for western medicine. OpenAlex. https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-5341-6-10
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