Mindfulness for Life
eBook - ePub

Mindfulness for Life

  1. 256 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Mindfulness for Life

About this book

Mindfulness is exceptionally easy to get started with, and people often experience benefits almost immediately. Why, then, do many initial enthusiasts end up dropping the practice after a short while? According to Oxford professor and leading mindfulness expert Willem Kuyken, it's because traditional mindfulness training is too far removed from how we actually live. This next-generation resource brings mindfulness home by teaching core skills in easy-to-integrate ways that touch directly on life's daily challenges. Dr. Kuyken provides stepping stones to help you build a personal practice that is sustainable, purposeful, and richly rewarding--now and for years to come. Interweaving ancient wisdom and modern scientific psychology, the book includes stories, quotations, reflection questions, tips for overcoming hurdles, and compelling guided practices, including audio tracks and video clips at the companion website.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Mindfulness for Life
  3. Also from Willem Kuyken
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Acknowledgments
  9. Introduction: A Life Well Lived: Beginning with the End in Mind
  10. Chapter 1. Wake Up!
  11. Chapter 2. Pay Attention!
  12. Chapter 3. Coming Home to Our Bodies
  13. Chapter 4. Appreciating the Life We Have
  14. Chapter 5. Our Most Important Natural Resource: Our “Body–Mind”
  15. Chapter 6. How We React to Stress and Difficulties
  16. Chapter 7. Befriending Our Minds
  17. Chapter 8. Perspective: Changing the View
  18. Chapter 9. Responding Wisely
  19. Chapter 10. Cool Head and Warm Heart: The Art of Balance and Equanimity
  20. Chapter 11. Living Well: Taking Care of Ourselves, Our Relationships, and the World
  21. Chapter 12. A Life Well Lived
  22. Resources
  23. Index
  24. About the Author
  25. About Guilford Press
  26. Discover Related Guilford Books