1. Lesson 1 Safe Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness X

2. This Lesson Why Safe Practice? Know Your Participants
OUTLINE
This Lesson
Why Safe Practice?
Know Your Participants
Have a Clinical Expert as Backup
Practice What You Preach
Use High Quality Instructions

3. 1
Why Safe Practice?

4. To maximize positive outcomes
1. WHY SAFE PRACTICE?
To maximize positive outcomes
realistic expectations
accurate understanding
better practice

5. To prevent negative outcomes
1. WHY SAFE PRACTICE?
To prevent negative outcomes
using mindfulness in the wrong way
worsening complaints
unauthorized dealing with clinical cases

6. 2
Know Your Participants

7. Clinical Problems active psychosis suicidal thoughts and feelings
2. KNOW YOUR PARTCIPANTS
Clinical Problems
active psychosis
suicidal thoughts and feelings
high levels of unprocessed trauma
extreme anxiety
post traumatic stress disorder

8. Intake session motivation expectancies
2. KNOW YOUR PARTCIPANTS
Intake session
motivation
expectancies
past and current clinical issues

9. 3
Have a Clinical Expert as Backup

10. Clinical Backup qualified psychologist or psychiatrist
2. KNOW YOUR PARTCIPANTS
Clinical Backup
qualified psychologist or psychiatrist
unforeseen situations
Immediate action

11. 4
Practice What You Preach

12. Experience you cannot teach what you did not experience
4. PRACTICE WHAT YOU PREACH
Experience
you cannot teach what you did not experience
practice mindfulness extensively
challenges and benefits
connect with participant’s experience

13. 5
Use High Quality Instructions

14. Fundamental Insights Mindfulness is not:
5. USE HIGH QUALITY MINDFULNESS INSTRUCTIONS
Fundamental Insights
Mindfulness is not:
intended to be a blissful experience
a quick fix
the only way to increase wellbeing
about striving

15. Thanks
for your attention