Meditation + Talk: The Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation to Managing Mood Disorders

03 Feb Meditation + Talk: The Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation to Managing Mood Disorders

Posted at 17:50h in Blog, Meditations and Talks by

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Dr. Segal is a Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto, and one of the creators of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression. He is a world-class expert on the applications of mindfulness – and having interviewed him on the Being Well podcast, I can add that he is a very warm and deep person who is dedicated to helping others.

Dr. Segal’s The Mindful Way Workbook is available here: The Mindful Way Workbook  To learn about his online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy offerings, visit: MBCT.

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Meditation: The Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation to Managing Mood Disorders

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Talk: The Relevance of Mindfulness Meditation to Managing Mood Disorders

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To practice generosity through making an offering – called “dāna” in the language of early Buddhism – please enter your email and donation amount below. Once you click “Donate” you will be directed to PayPal, where you can pay via credit card (no PayPal account required) or your PayPal account.[/vc_column_text]

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Additionally, many expressions of generosity are not about money. People offer attention, encouragement, and patience many times a day. Sometimes we withhold when it would be so easy, actually, to listen quietly for another minute or to offer a word of appreciation or simply a look that says, “I’m with you.” Try being a little more generous for a day and see what happens.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern”][vc_column][vc_column_text]

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