This week, after acquiring the research skills necessary through the readings, I located a source using portal http://psywww.com/. To be up front, this is not my first introduction to the field or specific research topic I’m pursuing, but at the time of this writing I do not hold nearly enough information to prepare a research writing with any sort of meaning on my own, so this week’s exercise was very helpful in getting started on the right foot. I was introduced to Mindfulness as a form of therapy and have found, when dedicated enough to practice it, great benefits from the labors that it entails. I sought to understand its origin both in culture and in clinical psychology. This article gives a historical background that filled my gap in knowledge as outlined above, and, more importantly, demonstrates why it’s at the forefront of clinical treatment for a variety of mental illnesses. In short, Eastern religions have inadvertently (at first) given new direction in the budding field of the treatment of mental illnesses. The research being conducted now is, of course, very deliberate as individuals in the West have begun to reap its benefits. In reading Chapter 6 of the Badke text, I noted that this particular portal was designated as a source of information in the field of psychology, and I knew I would return once I began this assignment. I first used the Leatherby Library eReferences but was not satisfied with the broad or inadmissible results I found there, as many of them did not pertain to Mindfulness. I think it is safe to say I will be returning to this portal in the future to complete our research assignment this semester. I hope that, with this article and other sources, I can hone in on the impact Mindfulness teachings have had in clinical therapy and the way it has shaped Western Psychology. 

This article may be found here - http://www.psywww.com/psyrelig/virtbauer.htm