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MINDFULNESS AND BODY METAPHORS
ACT CONSISTENT EXPERIENTIAL EXERCISES
Lic. Manuela O´Connell, [email protected]
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WORKSHOP COMPASS
Introduction: exercises frame
Experiencing and sharing the two metaphors
Discuss the mechanism behind those metaphors in
relation with ACT and RFT
Languaging
Possible settings
Conclusions
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SOME DEFINITIONS
What's a metaphor?• A metaphor is understanding and experiencing one
kind of thing in terms of another (Lakoff & Johnson).
• In terms of ACT and RFT is relating relations.
• A metaphor is like an amphora.
• The advantage of metaphors is that they allow the
listener to generate his or hers own conclusions
about the experience.
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SOME DEFINITIONS
What's mindfulness?• Mindfulness is “paying attention on purpose, in the
present moment, non-judgmentally to the unfolding of
the experience moment by moment” (Jon Kabat-Zinn).
• Mindfulness invites the clients to a process of learning
from the 5 senses experience.
• Mindfulness is an embodied practice.
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SOME DEFINITIONS
Why using the body?• The body inevitably connects us to the sense of here and
now.
• Body experiences helps us discriminate between 5
senses experiences and thoughts.
• The mind uses the body to make sense of abstract ideas.
The intention of mindfulness body metaphors is to
target act major issue: psychological flexibility
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METAPHORS FROM RFT POINT OF VIEW
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Metaphor: a relation of coordination between non-arbitrary relations
…….is like……
Same
Arbitrary crel for coordination
Vehicle Target
Same sort of feeling = Non-arbitrary Crel for coordination
Relational
network
Relational network
METAPHORS FROM AN ACT POINT OF VIEW
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Acceptance
Defusion
Self as a context
Contact with the present moment
Values
Comitted Actions
Psychological flexibility
LANGUAGING
What do we say before the metaphor?
No explicit, inductive or imaginary instructions of what to feel to
make room for the client to explore his or her own landscape
Let client extract his or her own meaning
Highlight the non arbitrary properties you wish to transfer to the
target when guiding the metaphor
The metaphor should fit the problem
Use of silence and time
Direct instructions that connects to the direct experience
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CONCLUSIONS
Focus on the here and now, and to observe what is
happening in the natural environment rather than relying
on thought of what is happening
Mindfulness body metaphors are useful to teach new
responses in difficult emotional contexts
Physical sensations are a privilege vehicle
Construct your own tailored metaphor
Use them in different settings
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