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Meditation in Couple and Family Therapy

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Distinctive forms of meditation can be found in diverse religions and cultures; bhavana in Buddhism, lienhsin in Taoism, zikr in Islamism, centering prayer in Christianity, and yogas in Hinduism. Meditation has been widely used in the Buddhist practice for more than 2,500 years to promote self-regulation, self-awareness, empathy, and compassion (Goleman 2006). In the last decade, there has been a dramatic increase in the use of meditation interventions in Western practices of psychotherapy. The increase in popularity of meditation practices has also increased interest in empirically based research practices, particularly on the topic of mindfulness meditation. Most mindfulness training programs frequently rely on specific forms of meditation and can also include other exercises. The terms mindfulness training and mindfulness meditationare usually used...

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Tidarat Puranachaikere & Corina M. Teofilo Mattson

  2. Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Tidarat Puranachaikere

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Correspondence to Corina M. Teofilo Mattson .

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay L. Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony L. Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. PositivaMente & Grupo Campos Elíseos, Mexico City, Mexico

    Margarita Tarragona

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Bahareh Sahebi

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Puranachaikere, T., Teofilo Mattson, C.M. (2019). Meditation in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_86

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