Liselotte Frisk

The practice of mindfulness: from Buddhism to secular mainstream in a post-secular society

Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis January 16, 2019 Liselotte Frisk

The article focuses on the practice of mindfulness, which has migrated from being part of a religion, Buddhism, to being an integral part of Western psychology. Mindfulness is especially used in cognitive behavioural therapy, but also in, e.g., dialectical behavioural therapy (DBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). In Sweden several doctors, psychologists and psychiatrists use and...