Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy

Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy is a type of therapy that incorporates mindfulness techniques such as meditation and deep breathing in order to help with a variety of challenges. MBCT is particularly effective for people with recurrent depression, chronic unhappiness, and addiction. Deep breathing and meditation have long been practiced worldwide but have recently caught the attention of scientists and been proven to be effective instruments for self-control of the body and mind. With MBCT, therapists teach you to use mindfulness tools that use the body’s own powerful abilities to rewire and recalibrate the body and brain in the short and long term. Mindfulness techniques are taught and practiced in conjunction with a more classical style of therapy called cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT (link). If you'd like to learn more about MBCT, you can do so here.