Abstract
While there is growing research on the benefits of mindfulness meditation, scientific exploration of this topic is still limited. Data was received from interviews with a convenience sample of twelve Kaiser Permanente mental health practitioners from the departments of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry. All of the participants interviewed utilize mindfulness interventions in their practice as mental health workers. The themes emerging from data analysis indicated that mindfulness interventions are specifically beneficial for consumers diagnosed with depression, anxiety, and borderline personality disorder. A majority of the participants discouraged the treatment of mindfulness interventions for consumers diagnosed with thought disorders. A final common element of the interviews was that mindfulness has had a profound impact on these mental health practitioner's professional and personal lives. Implications for human service professionals are discussed.