Meditation is an ancient practice that involves focusing on calming the mind for specific lengths of time. While meditation has been used for many years for religious regions, it’s also well-known for its mental health benefits. So, the combination of meditation and mental health treatment is quite common. For example, guided meditation is an available service at Delray Center for Healing for all of our outpatient clients.
The meditation technique most commonly used in mental health settings is mindfulness. This approach to meditation involves meditating while purposefully concentrating on the present moment. Thus, allowing for a person to focus on the here and now – reducing stress and anxiety about the past and present. For many dealing with mental health issues including anxiety, depression, trauma, eating disorders, and substance abuse, the past and future can bring up worry. But, mental health recovery isn’t about the past or future – it’s about the present moment. Without getting through the present moment, the past and future of recovery don’t matter. So, helping individuals gain a mindset of mindfulness through meditation can help to instill the basic principles of mindfulness, which is exceedingly important for successful recovery.
Research says yes. Specifically, in 47 clinical trials, thousands of participants state that meditation helped to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. In other studies, it has been found that mindfulness meditation can help to reduce craving symptoms in people in smoking cessation programs. Therefore, yes, meditation and mental health treatment do pair and offer unique advantages for individuals seeking help with mental health issues.
There are a number of ways that meditation can benefit people looking to improve their mental health. Some of the mental health benefits of meditation can include:
Meditation is a great practice to include in treatment programs for people diagnosed with a number of mental health issues. Some of the issues that meditation can help with include:
At Delray Center for Healing, we make mindfulness meditation sessions available to people in our care. Our outpatient treatment approach makes implementing various aspects of treatment easy. Those who wish to implement mindfulness meditation into their treatment approach can do so at our Bamboo Gardens Yoga Center, which is located near our outpatient treatment facility in Delray Beach for easy access.
With our mindfulness meditation sessions, individuals can take advantage of a number of meditation techniques and applications all led by our professional yoga instructors. Find out more about all of our mental health services and programs today right from our website.
Dr. Rodriguez founded the Delray Center in 2003 and built it on a foundation of core clinical, professional, and ethical principles that are adhered to still to this day. Dr. Rodriguez founded the Delray Center in 2003 and built it on a foundation of core clinical, professional, and ethical principles that are adhered to still to this day.