The Role of the Teacher in Mindfulness-Based Approaches: A Qualitative Study

Mindfulness

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 170-178

  van Aalderen, Joël R ^a   Breukers, Walter J ^a   Reuzel, Rob P B ^a   Speckens, Anne E M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MBCT; Mindfulness; Mindfulness based cognitive therapy; Qualitative research; Teacher participant relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896976557     PISSN: 18688527     EISSN: 18688535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12671-012-0162-x     Document Type: Article

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