Mindfulness-Based Touch Therapy is most often used for

Mindfulness-Based Touch Therapy

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•Last Updated: September 29, 2022

Mindfulness-based touch therapy is the combination of two therapeutic techniques: mindfulness and touch therapy. Mindfulness can help people consciously shape and modulate their emotions, while touch therapy influences emotion in an unconscious manner. Theoretically, the combination of the two may produce a synergistic benefit for improving overall thought patterns and emotions.^[1]

Mindfulness-Based Touch Therapy is most often used for

Last Updated:September 29, 2022

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This meta-analysis of 10 randomized controlled trials found that mindfulness-based interventions improved the sleep quality of adults with depression or anxiety disorders. Some types of interventions worked better than others.

References

^Sötter et alMindfulness-based touch therapy and mindfulness practice in persons with moderate depressionBody Mov Dance Psychother.(07-09-2012)