Incarnational Counseling: Mindfulness and Christianity

Should Christians engage in mindfulness-based therapies? We're in the midst of a mindfulness revolution in the West. For Christians and Christian counselors, we face the dilemma of how to approach this practice that seems to be based in Eastern mysticism. In this video, I explain how I navigated this topic over the past several years. As I've learned more about what mindfulness actually is, I see how the basic core of mindfulness is not only compatible with Christianity, but if we also view it as "bodyfulness" (as Eric Gentry calls it), it fits quite well with Theology of the Body. And I've learned Christianity has always had its own version of mindfulness, so we're not left with borrowing from other religions.

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For more:
Jonathan Pageau on the symbolism of the Jesus prayer: https://youtu.be/aPyanmXxpaQ
Jonathan Pageau's critique of the mindfulness revolution: https://youtu.be/2R6IMhjtBEw
My sermon Restore, Revive, Rebuild: https://youtu.be/hs6ict6TWXU
My video on Diane Langberg, discussing incarnational counseling as representing Christ to our clients: https://youtu.be/ZpNi2NPkKpU
My video on what we do in Reintegrative Therapy, showing how we use a curious, mindful approach to sexuality conflicts and addiction: https://youtu.be/4gz8NJKML9w
My video on Polyvagal Theory and Reintegrative Therapy, showing how we use mindful principles for self-regulation: https://youtu.be/jA9QuFlYd_c

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