mindfulness Archives - Gateway Psychiatric Excellent Psychiatric Care Sat, 23 Sep 2023 18:21:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/favicon2.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 mindfulness Archives - Gateway Psychiatric 32 32 70562394 Mindfulness Courses Can Improve Mental Health for at Least Six Months, Study Finds https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/mindfulness-courses-can-improve-mental-health-for-at-least-six-months-study-finds/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/mindfulness-courses-can-improve-mental-health-for-at-least-six-months-study-finds/#respond Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=21821 A recent study published in the journal Nature Mental Health by researchers at the University of Cambridge revealed that attending in-person mindfulness courses has a lasting positive impact on mental health, even up to six months after completing the program. The study analyzed data from 13 randomized controlled trials, encompassing 2,371 participants. The researchers discovered that individuals who participated in ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/mindfulness-courses-can-improve-mental-health-for-at-least-six-months-study-finds/feed/ 0 21821 Awakening to Mindfulness Class for Gateway Psychiatric Patients https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/awakening-to-mindfulness-class-for-gateway-psychiatric-patients/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/awakening-to-mindfulness-class-for-gateway-psychiatric-patients/#respond Thu, 24 Feb 2022 16:10:24 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=19559 Gateway psychotherapist Andrea Starn, LMFT will be offering an introductory class on mindfulness starting March 7th that is available to Gateway patients. This class will be accessed via Zoom. Andrea Starn is currently completing certification as a Mindfulness Meditation Teacher after a 2-year intensive training program sponsored by Gateway Psychiatric. The program is the most widely recognized certification program in ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/awakening-to-mindfulness-class-for-gateway-psychiatric-patients/feed/ 0 19559 Gateway Staff attend APA Annual Conference in San Francisco – Chris https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/gateway-staff-attend-apa-annual-conference-in-san-francisco-chris/ https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/gateway-staff-attend-apa-annual-conference-in-san-francisco-chris/#respond Fri, 31 Aug 2018 13:38:24 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=15293 Recently the American Psychological Association (APA) held their annual conference here in San Francisco and Gateway staff was there to take advantage of the opportunity to update our knowledge of the most recent developments in the field. Gina Gregory, LCSW and I spent the long weekend attending workshops, presentations, and discussions in order to align ourselves with the current research ...

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]]> https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/gateway-staff-attend-apa-annual-conference-in-san-francisco-chris/feed/ 0 15293 Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/mindfulness-based-cognitive-therapy-for-bipolar-2/ Sun, 03 Jul 2016 16:30:30 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=9407 Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Bipolar May Reduce Anxiety and Improved Cognitive Function Researchers in the Departments of Biology and Psychiatry at University of Cape Town, in Western Cape, South Africa, recently reported results from a study in which 23 bipolar patients received neuropsychological tests and functional MRI scans before and after a Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy 8 week program. The study showed increased ...

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]]> 9407 Mindfulness for Depression – Research Update https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/mindfulness-for-depression-research-update/ Thu, 05 May 2016 17:23:03 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=10637 Mindfulness has received a lot of attention recently as an approach to improving mental health in a number of conditions. But is it really effective as part of a strategy for treating serious depression? And, if so, how can we best incorporate it into treatment, given the great difficulty that many people with depression have doing even a small amount ...

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]]> 10637 Body Mindfulness and Peak Performance https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/body-mindfulness-peak-performance/ Sun, 17 Jan 2016 18:43:08 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=9713 Research from the UCSD Center for Mindfulness suggests that what distinguishes people who are resilient in the face of physical challenges from others may be a natural capacity for the kind of self-awareness that mindfulness teaches, in other words, that body mindfulness and peak performance may be inextricably linked. Psychologist Lori Haase, and her colleagues at UCSD, have conducted a series of ...

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]]> 9713 Meditation Tricks https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/meditation-tricks/ Sun, 07 Dec 2014 03:33:23 +0000 https://www.gatewaypsychiatric.com/?p=8388 Most of us in the Gateway Clinic have been encouraging our patients to take up meditation for years.  We will explain how it works, and what the benefits are, we’ll suggest books on the topic, recommend guided meditation sources, follow up on those recommendations, and follow up, and follow up… And yet, this has been an exercise in frustration.  Very rarely ...

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