11/05/2026
Why mindfulness belongs in therapy, not just on a yoga mat
Mindfulness has become a wellness word.
Apps. Retreats. Ten-minute meditations. All of which have their place but it’s not the whole story.
In the therapy room, mindfulness is doing something quieter and more useful.
It’s the moment a client notices, perhaps for the first time, that their chest tightens when they speak about their trauma It’s the pause that lets a feeling be felt rather than rushed past. It’s the slowing down that allows old material to surface safely, in the body that finally has the resources to meet it.
Mindfulness-informed therapy isn’t about teaching clients to meditate. It’s about helping them inhabit themselves often after years of having to leave their bodies just to survive what happened to them.
This matters particularly for clients carrying anxiety, depression, childhood trauma, or the long quiet weight of generational pain. The thinking mind can analyse those experiences for years and not shift them. The body gently approached, properly and resourced well, knows another way.
I’m still learning and sharing what slowing down can do.
If you’ve tried talking therapy and found it useful but you’re still missing something, then this just may be what you’re looking for. Mindfulness in Psychotherapy.
