How might mindfulness be used to work with withdrawn or difficult children? The following essay will explore how integrating mindfulness into psychotherapy practice can help reach withdrawn or difficult children; young people who have lost the connection with themselves and others. The mindful therapist attends to what the client is communicating in the here and now, inviting them to drop into being and shift their attention downward from a mind that needs to go somewhere into the realm of meaningful sensation. Entering the young person's world requires patience and focused attention on their emerging experiences; as they happen in the therapy room. This specific type of attention will be discussed within three states of being; openness, observation and objectivity or deception (Siegal, 2010:121). This triangle of awareness provides a stable foundation, a kind of visual platform where we can monitor our inner experiences and adapt them accordingly, without judging. The therapist's ability to self-regulate and frequent his or her internal world moment by moment serves to generate in the child the desire to do the same, a desire to be open and curious, observing experiences in the moment as if through the subtle lens of being. human. a camera, objectively and clearly. Withdrawn or difficult people may be seen as having lost touch with their inner world and are stuck in repetitive cycles of difficult behavior and rigid thinking. In this state the young person is out of balance with the mind, body and ability to connect in relationships, the flow of positive energy is somewhat blocked. Since this is a triangle not only of energy and information flow, but of well- being, triceception is how we perceive our states......middle of paper......and at mind. However, distancing ourselves from these thoughts while remaining aware of the sensations we feel can be a difficult balance. Seigal points out that objectivity taken to the extreme has its drawbacks. It is important to mention here that this discernment, if used improperly, can become a form of dissociation, as some individuals will distance themselves from their rich inner world' Seigal 43% Mindfulness meditation practice can be helpful in encouraging clients to connect with themselves to recognize that they can be separated from their thoughts and external events while maintaining a sense of self. Where clients have experienced great distrust in people and adults in particular, it is important to reassure the client that they will not disappear from themselves if they are identified only by their thoughts and experiences.