Core Processes
Paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment nonjudgmentally.
What is Mindfulness
our compass or North Star; our guiding principles
What are values
Putting all of the focus on achieving our goals and ignoring the progress made along the way; only focusing on relapses
What is fixating on outcomes
The ability to take a step back and observe your thinking rather than get lost or tangled up in it.
What is Defusion
Important principles clash and sometimes get in the way of one another
What are Conflicting Values
When the mind spins tales and thoughts that are not usually true
What is the storytelling mind
Making a commitment to move in the direction of your values despite whatever discomfort might arise as a result of doing so.
Figuring out which values need to come before the others
What is prioritizing
Focusing on the need to do everything perfectly
What is Perfectionism
Allowing your experience to happen rather than avoiding or resisting it, even if it is difficult.
What is Acceptance
The ability to think outside of rigid patterns and to be open to other ways of doing and thinking
What is Psychological Flexibility
When our thoughts move between the future and the past
What is Time Traveling
The part of you that is able to notice your own experience
What is the Observer Self
something that can be accomplished and should align with your values
What are goals
Thinking in terms of black and white; right or wrong; being stuck in one way of doing things
What is Rigidity