Is Guided Mindful Meditation (GMM) the same as hypnosis?

The concept of Mindfulness has come up quite a lot in the last several years in the healing communities (including psychotherapy). It originates in the teachings of Buddhism, but a secularized version of this “thought practice” has caught on in a big way in the United States. It has even made it’s way in to psychological theoretical practices such as DBT (Dialectical Behavioral Theory). […]