Mindful Based Cognitive Therapy

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By Janet Haughton Quarshie / September 15, 2023 / Comments Off on More About Me

My Mission Guided by a deep desire to help reduce emotional and physical pain and suffering and an inner knowledge that we all have within us all the resources we need to heal ourselves- Body Breath and Mind. “What you are seeking is not outside of yourself…it is already in you!” My Vision After many…

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How To Cultivate And Infuse Mindfulness In Your Relationship

By Janet Haughton Quarshie / February 18, 2022 / Comments Off on How To Cultivate And Infuse Mindfulness In Your Relationship

What Are The Benefits Of Mindfulness For Relationships? Most people are familiar with the benefits of practicing Mindfulness for lowering stress and anxiety, improving sleep, and supporting our overall wellbeing in many other ways. Applying Mindfulness to our relationships evokes all of those benefits and more. Simply put, Mindfulness means “the state of being aware…

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What Is a Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapist?

By Janet Haughton Quarshie / October 14, 2019 / Comments Off on What Is a Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapist?

What is a Mindful-Based Cognitive Therapist and how is it different from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)?  In simple terms, a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist is a Mental Health Professional who guides you through ‘talk therapy’ to help you manage issues or day-to-day struggles. CBT teaches us to change destructive thought patterns and might be useful…

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Why Meditation Should be Part of Your Self-Care

By Janet Haughton Quarshie / September 23, 2019 / Comments Off on Why Meditation Should be Part of Your Self-Care

Meditation for beginners has so many amazing benefits from a physical, mental and emotional perspective. Here are a few reasons why it should be a part of your daily self-care regime: Meditation Is a Great Fit for Anyone and Everyone One of the main benefits of meditation is that everyone can do it. While it…

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How Stress Impacts Your Health – And What to Do About It

By Janet Haughton Quarshie / September 16, 2019 / Comments Off on How Stress Impacts Your Health – And What to Do About It

Stress is a symptom of our times. According to Statistics Canada, 23% of people over the age of 15 report that most days are “quite a bit” or “extremely” stressful, and that number rises to 30% among the 35 to 54 age group. The question is, how does stress impact your physical and mental health?…

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How Yoga Transforms Your Brain – Not Just Your Mindset

By Janet Haughton Quarshie / August 12, 2019 / Comments Off on How Yoga Transforms Your Brain – Not Just Your Mindset

When merged with Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), yoga (as offered by a certified yoga teacher) does so much more than simply change your mindset in order to empower you to better cope with the stresses, trials, and tribulations of daily life – it actually totally transforms your brain. Here is everything that you need to…

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