--- In [email protected], "Susan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There are a number of groups around that teach mindfulness > meditation for people with depression and other types of mental > problems - but they are not limited to these types of people as this > is how I first learned how to meditate, and I don't suffer from any > of these problems, I just wanted to learn how to meditate. > > "Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction" or MBSR is the name of the > program, it is commonly facilitated by > psychiatrists/psychotherapists, but not always. The program was > developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn at the University of Massachusetts > Medical Centre and is widely offered throughout the United States > and Canada. Doing a simple google search for this program and the > city in which your friend is in might bring up something useful. > It's an 8 week program in which one practices about 45 minutes each > night, and they meet together once a week to talk about their > experiences and meditate as a group. > > This is a good way to get started and begin to deal with depression > to boot, without aligning oneself with a particular branch of > Buddhism. > > Susan >
I was in the bookstore the other day, and I usually hang out in the sections on religion, philosophy, mythology etc. Usually lots of books on mindful this or that in the "eastern philosophy" section. But I wandered over to the psychology section and WHOA! I couldn't believe the number of books I saw (ok maybe it was 5, but it seemed like a lot to me) on "Mindfulness." So it seems it is catching on, as something that is marketed in a way that is "secular," or which is not associated with zen or buddhism or anything. All of which, I personally think is a good thing, because it allows more people to benefit from the practice even if they have hang-ups (i.e. misconceptions) about Buddhism, or anything outside their religious or non-religious practice. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/S27xlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Current Book Discussion: any Zen book that you recently have read or are reading! Talk about it today! Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Zen_Forum/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
