What Are the Benefits of Mindfulness? A Practice Review of ...

Practice REVIEWWhat Are the Benefits of Mindfulness? A Practice Review ofPsychotherapy-Related ResearchDaphne M. Davis and Jeffrey A. HayesPennsylvania State UniversityResearch suggests that mindfulness practices offer psychotherapists a way to positively affect aspects oftherapy that account for successful treatment. This paper provides psychotherapists with a synthesis ofthe empirically supported advantages of mindfulness. Definitions of mindfulness and evidence-basedinterpersonal, affective, and intrapersonal Benefits of mindfulness are presented. Research on therapistswho meditate and client outcomes of therapists who meditate are reviewed. Implications for Practice ,research, and training are :mindfulness, psychotherapy, meditation, literature reviewMindfulness has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity in thepast decade, both in the popular press and in the psychotherapyliterature (Didonna, 2009a; Shapiro & Carlson, 2009).

While a myriad of meditation practices including Tibetan and Zen Buddhist meditation styles also cultivate mindfulness, the term mindfulness meditation is typically used synonymously with Vipassana, a form of meditation that derives from Theravada Buddhism (Gunaratana, 2002; Young, 1997). Vipassana is a Pali

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