Depression Hurts 121 · @121depression
12th Jan 2015 from TwitLonger
FREE/LOW COST quality therapy - Mindfulness
Mindfulness is increasingly recognised as a method of healing which can assist greatly with reducing levels of stress & anxiety, which cause/underly much mental anguish.
Often good therapy is hard to access because of limited in supply or cost prohibitive.
In researching for solutions to help the many seeking support, a resource worth recommending is Mindfulness from Jon Kabet-Zinn. It offers, guided self help which can be a useful tool in achieving and maintaining mental wellness.
It is not an alternative to medical diagnosis for either mental or physical illness, so it is important that you consult your Dr if your mental health is affecting your ability to function normally in your life..
Jon Kabat-Zinn is Professor of Medicine Emeritus and creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
More about him here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Kabat-Zinn
Available, are a number of FREE online resources where Jon teaches directly, so you can access them as though you are part of his class and learn from him.
http://www.mindfulnesscds.com/pages/videos-of-jon-teaching
A 6 part series starts here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGaRyLN9gb8
Jon's website http://www.mindfulnesscds.com/ also offers quality traing by cd/mp3 sets at a reasonable cost for personal use.
Please note #depressionhurts is not affiliated with Jon, nor his website & we do not benefit by this recommendation in any way. Our aim simply is to help those seeking mental wellness who have met the problem of therapy scarcity/cost, by highlighting good material, which may be accessed for FREE or at low cost.
We hope you find Jon's training of benefit.