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Contemplating…the Obvious: What you Focus On, you Amplify.
1Private Practice, Fallbrook, California, USA.
Summary
Mindfulness and hypnosis are increasingly similar clinical interventions, sharing goal-oriented pragmatism. Their differences stem from focus, not inherent structure, highlighting shared potential in therapeutic applications.
Area of Science:
- Clinical Psychology
- Mind-Body Therapies
Background:
- Mindfulness has evolved from a spiritual practice to a clinical intervention.
- This evolution brings mindfulness closer to the domain of hypnosis.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the evolving relationship between mindfulness and hypnosis.
- To highlight shared clinical pragmatism and goal-oriented approaches.
- To discuss the similarities and differences between mindfulness and hypnosis.
Main Methods:
- This is an opinion-editorial (op-ed) piece.
- Analysis of the conceptual and practical overlap between mindfulness and hypnosis.
- Focus on the principle that 'what is focused upon is amplified.'
Main Results:
- Mindfulness and hypnosis share significant similarities in their clinical application.
- Both approaches exhibit goal-oriented, purposeful clinical pragmatism.
- Differences are attributed to the focus of goals and content, not inherent structural disparities.
Conclusions:
- The similarities between mindfulness and hypnosis warrant wider recognition.
- Understanding the differential focus can enhance comprehension of both practices.
- Mindfulness and hypnosis represent related, evolving therapeutic domains.
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