Drawing from Japanese psychology to access the participate skill and overcome obstacles to taking action.

In DBT the participate skill is a mindfulness skill about throwing yourself completely into the moment. Its an antidote for alientation, avoidance, anxiety. Gregg Krech’s book “The Art of Taking Action” provides a wealth of tools for “how” to participate. He draws on Japanese Psychology to present remedies for procrastination and strategies for meaningful action.

The Participate skill is about throwing yourself into an activity completely, letting go of self-consciousness, judgment and fears.

One-Mindfully is about doing one thing in the moment.

Mindfulness as a spiritual practice is compatible with any belief system. The emphasis in this lesson is on the cultivation of compassion towards self and others.