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Decenter to Be Centered

By Jay Winner, M.D. on October 29, 2008 in Stress Remedy

Decentering in order to be centered? Most of us know what it means to be centered. When someone is centered he enjoys the present moment and is comfortable in his own skin. What is decentering?

One of the first prerequisites common to both cognitive therapy and mindfulness practice is learning that we do not have to believe all of our thoughts. This has been described as decentering.

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Jay Winner

Jay Winner, M.D. is the founder of the Stress Reduction Program at Sansum Clinic and the author of Take the Stress Out of Your Life.

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