Meditation can be useful to moderate and explore intense emotional states such as anger, anxiety and depression. Both Concentration and Receptive styles of meditation can be helpful. I will review these styles and offer some suggestions about how to decide which type of meditation to employ with a particular patient. A few case studies will be presented. We will also have time for discussion and sharing.
Dr. Paul Kelly is a Psychologist, Founder and Clinical Director of The Mindfulness Clinic in Toronto and a Canadian pioneer in the adaptation of Mindfulness Meditation to Psychotherapy and Mental Health. He has practiced meditation since 1970 and in 1988 he started the first hospital-based Mindfulness Stress Management program in Canada at Toronto General Hospital. Since 2009 he and his staff of over 25 therapists at The Mindfulness Clinic have treated more than 6,000 patients with mindfulness-based psychotherapy and groups based on MBCT and ACT.