Mindfulness in English is referring to the Pali word sati used as a central tenet of the Buddha’s teachings some 2500 years ago. Sati does not easily translate into English and mindfulness has become common parlance as an approximation of the subtler connotations of awareness, attention and remembering. As such there are varying interpretations of the … [Read more...] about What Is Mindfulness & How Is It Healing?
Insecure Attachment in Adults
Insecure Attachment Behaviour Styles in Adults Each of the styles of insecure attachment in adults were survival strategies for them as an infant. For adult clients, they obviously worked well enough to that end. Likely now as adults they create limitations, and unconsciously driven feelings and behaviours in the domain of relationship. These different … [Read more...] about Insecure Attachment in Adults
Understanding Attachment Theory
In this article, I will give an overview of the basics of attachment theory as pertaining to early life experiences. When we are born, we are helpless and defenseless and utterly dependent on our primary carers (who I will refer to as mother, regardless of who it was in reality). From birth, we are learning about relationship, in relationship. We are … [Read more...] about Understanding Attachment Theory
