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"Article Evaluation" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acupuncture#Safety

I would like to start by saying that I am only evaluating the section "Clinical Practice", which includes the three sections, "Needles, Needling Technique, and Related Practices". -Everything that is in the "Clinical Practice" section was relevant and did not stray off topic distracting me. -There is no part that is more biased towards anything in particular. It does a good job by mentioning that this process is not scientific but at the the same time not focusing the article on this aspect. -I randomly checked three of the references used and they worked. -The ones I checked at random were also not biased. -I feel that the article should speak about the sterilization technique of the needles. It does say that most of the time the needles are thrown out instead of re-used, but it does not say how they would be sterilized, or if there is a specific process to follow. -On the talk page, the most recent topic being discussed is the effects acupuncture has on chemo patients.

"Improving an existing article draft"

Article I'm adding to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness_meditation

Mindfulness therapy is another form of cognitive therapy just as CBT is. Mindfulness happens in a group setting. However, the group therapy feeling is not there. The patients are only here in this therapy for themselves. They are focusing on the inner thoughts and emotions that they have inside themselves. Patients grow to accept the mind and wherever it may wander. Unlike CBT mindfulness does not try to change the patient at all. Simply educates the patient on how to become more tuned in to what is going on with them at that moment. “So instead of reacting instinctively to uncomfortable feelings by denying them, turning away from them, distracting oneself from them, trying to get rid of them, or acting them out, group members learn how to be mindful of these phenomena—which means being aware of them, as they happen, with acceptance—so that they can respond more consciously and skillfully.”1

References:

1 - Pedulla, Thomas. “The Mindfulness Perspective.” International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, vol. 67, no. sup1, 2017, pp. 1–11., doi:10.1080/00207284.2016.1218284. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207284.2016.1218284

-Morgan, D. (2003). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse. Psychotherapy Research,13(1), 123-125.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness_meditation

Mindfulness therapy is another form of cognitive therapy just as CBT is. Mindfulness happens in a group setting. However, the group therapy feeling is not there. The patients are only here in this therapy for themselves. They are focusing on the inner thoughts and emotions that they have inside themselves. Patients grow to accept the mind and wherever it may wander. Unlike CBT mindfulness does not try to change the patient at all. Simply educates the patient on how to become more tuned in to what is going on with them at that moment. “So instead of reacting instinctively to uncomfortable feelings by denying them, turning away from them, distracting oneself from them, trying to get rid of them, or acting them out, group members learn how to be mindful of these phenomena—which means being aware of them, as they happen, with acceptance—so that they can respond more consciously and skillfully.”1 Psychology Today says, “Mindfulness, paying precise, nonjudgmental attention to the details of our experience as it arises and subsides, doesn't reject anything.”2

How To When practicing mindfulness mediation, it always good to start with an open mind. While knowing, and understanding, that not everyone can practice mindfulness easily, it gets easier with practice. The best area to practice this in is a quiet one. You do not have to be alone, just quiet. After you have that space, you want to pick a spot to sit or lay down comfortably. If you are not comfortable during this your mind will stay with any pain longer, and make it harder to concentrate on the meditation. Your eyes do not have to be closed. If you choose to keep them open then focus in one area instead of looking all around. That is so you don’t become distracted with anything going on around you. Your breathing is the next aspect to this meditation. Try to focus on your breathing. This is different from changing your breathing. Your goal is to be in the moment and let whatever is happening, happen. That includes breathing. Thoughts are the biggest part of the mediation practice. To notice your thoughts, and let them be, without changing them is the best way to practice. To learn to be okay with the thoughts that are going through your mind, instead of worrying about changing them is mastering the mindfulness meditation. If you try to change the thoughts in that moment, then your breathing will change, and your bodies position will also change.

References:

1 - Pedulla, Thomas. “The Mindfulness Perspective.” International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, vol. 67, no. sup1, 2017, pp. 1–11., doi:10.1080/00207284.2016.1218284. http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00207284.2016.1218284.

2- Wegela, K. K. (2010, January 19). How to Practice Mindfulness Meditation. Retrieved August, from https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-courage-be-present/201001/how-practice-mindfulness-meditation. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-courage-be-present/201001/how-practice-mindfulness-meditation.

-Morgan, D. (2003). Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression: A New Approach to Preventing Relapse. Psychotherapy Research,13(1), 123-125. Duffey.ka (talk) 00:32, 14 August 2017 (UTC)