All About Mindfulness Based Relapse Preventions
Increased awareness of triggers, harmful repetitive patterns, and "automatic" reactions that appear to rule many aspects of our life is what mindfulness based relapse prevention training techniques aim to promote. The mindfulness techniques used in the MBRP are intended to help us pause, pay attention to the moment, and bring awareness to the variety of options that are available to each of us at every moment. Instead of reacting in ways that are harmful to our health and happiness, we learn how to respond in ways that are beneficial to us. In the end, my goal is to be liberated from deeply ingrained, frequently disastrous routines. The MBRP is a program for aftercare that combines mindfulness techniques and principles with cognitive-behavioral relapse prevention techniques. In our experience, MBRP works best for those who have already received initial treatment, want to sustain their progress, and want to create a lifestyle that promotes their health and recovery. • Beco...