Mindfulness and the Arts Therapies by Jared D. Kass

Author:Jared D. Kass [Laury Rappaport, Ph.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780857006882
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Published: 2013-10-14T00:00:00+00:00

The Development of MBET

The ideas for MBET began as discussions with two graduate interns from Lesley University (Ben Fox and Stephanie (Sordillo) Ryan) and was further inspired by Caroline Peterson’s development of Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy (MBAT) for women with cancer (Monti et al. 2005).

We had been discussing ways to use multiple artistic modalities to introduce mindfulness to clients who had difficulty with the 16-week mindfulness protocol and to enhance the understanding and application of mindfulness for those who were beginning to develop mastery in the protocol. After some initial sessions which were applied with some success by Fox and Sordillo and with the help of interns and staff clinicians over the next few years, I developed a 16-week MBET protocol which could be used either as a supplement or as an alternative to the original 16-week mindfulness protocol, for both experienced and new meditators. The addition of expressive arts with mindfulness seems to provide an easier way for clients to witness and learn about the contents of their mind, emotions, and senses without over-identification or reactivity.

Since mindfulness is essentially the act of directing and redirecting attention, it increases basic executive functioning and provides relief from painful feedback loops (Segal et al. 2002). Persons with SPMI are frequently caught in such loops. Mindfulness helps participants to change their relationship to sensory and mental experience from one of fear, attachment, and reactivity to one that is more aware, tolerant, and accepting (Hayes, Strosahl, and Wilson 1999). MBET can be a valuable tool in promoting all of the above.

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