The art & science of mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness into the helping professions, 3rd ed.

Shapiro, Shauna L. Carlson, Linda E. Sawyer, Broderick A.

Citation

Shapiro, S. L., Carlson, L. E., & Sawyer, B. A. (2024). Mindfulness-informed therapy. In S. L. Shapiro, L. E. Carlson, & B. A. Sawyer, The art & science of mindfulness: Integrating mindfulness into the helping professions (3rd ed., pp. 39–52). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/0000418-004

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Abstract

Mindfulness helps us to see clearly so that we can make choices grounded in reality and respond to life with wisdom. However, seeing clearly is difficult because the lens through which we view the world is blurred by our parents, teachers, relationships, and society, and they influence our perceptions on conscious and subconscious levels. Practicing mindfulness helps us remove the filters, biases, and preconceived ideas that shape our perceptions and cloud our consciousness. At the deepest level, mindfulness is about freedom: freedom from reflexive patterns, freedom from reactivity, and, ultimately, freedom from suffering. This book navigates how mindful awareness is fundamental to the therapy process, and shows how mindful practice can help therapists and clients cultivate and connect with this deeper awareness. New to this edition is a comprehensive overview of the evidence supporting the neurochemical basis of intention, attention, and attitude; a discussion of implicit bias and how it interferes with connecting mindfully with clients; a discussion of new mindfulness -based interventions and ways to apply mindfulness in therapy, and more. (PsycInfo Database Record © 2025 APA, all rights reserved)