A Survey of the Use of Mindfulness in Psychotherapy‪.‬

This article explores the possible uses mindfulness in therapeutic processes have engaged psychotherapists since post-World War II period when in Buddhism arose (Fromm, Suzuki, DeMartino, 1960). It examines the full spectrum of the application of mindfulness: considering it as another way to perceive the phenomenon of the observing ego, suggesting it as an adjunct to therapy for the client and/or therapist, including it as an essential aspect of a therapeutic protocol, and using it as the main therapeutic tool throughout a therapy session. The use of mindfulness is growing in clinical settings, and an increasingly substantial bibliography on mindfulness and therapy is developing. The article also examines classic Buddhist perspectives on mindfulness and how it has increasingly found its way into contemporary psychotherapeutic practice in a number of areas. Examples of possible clinical applications are interwoven with theoretical perspectives. Key words: mindfulness, psychotherapy, clinical applications, Buddhism-therapy dialogue