A Perspective on the Mindfulness Applied Balance Model in Positive Psychotherapy

Abstract

Positive Psychotherapy is currently emerging as a transcultural approach, possessing psychodynamic, humanistic, and resource-oriented characteristics. This approach incorporates a variety of unique inventories, metaphors, wise sayings, stories, and proverbs. At the heart of Positive Psychotherapy is the "Balance Model," which aims to help individuals achieve a balanced lifestyle (Peseschkian, 2000). However, even if individuals today aim to live a balanced life, a "disconnect from the moment" can become inevitable at each stage of the Balance Model (Martos-Martinez et al., 2022; Ciarrochi, Purser, & Milillo, 2015). Especially during stressful life events, while an individual's body may be "here," their mind can wander to the past or the future. In such situations, mindfulness practices, which mean "staying in the moment," help individuals refocus their minds on the present and lead a more balanced life.However, few studies systematically integrate mindfulness practices into the Balance Model of Positive Psychotherapy. Therefore, the present study aims to address this gap in the literature by examining the Balance Model from a mindfulness-oriented perspective. This study aims to examine the concept of Mindfulness, which plays an important role in individuals achieving balance, from a conceptual and content perspective, and to examine its connections and areas of use from the perspective of the Balance Model of Positive Psychotherapy. The study offers an original conceptual framework that explains how mindfulness can be positioned within each domain of the Balance Model, thereby contributing theoretically to the existing literature. In this context, it seeks to provide a theoretical discussion on the underexplored relationship between mindfulness and the Balance Model. This study is designed as a narrative review.