The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress

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Remember that the practice won’t always feel nourishing—as much as you can, let the practice be as it is, letting go of your ideas of how it should be or of regarding it as part of a “project” of self-improvement. Three of the world's leading authorities on psychotherapy and mindfulness have developed a workbook of great clarity and value. It outlines an easy-to-follow, step-by-step program for how to train our minds out of repetitive loops and find states of peace."--Paul Gilbert, PhD, Centre for Compassion Research and Training, University of Derby, United Kingdom

Well, then look no further. This book is a kind guide that will help you on your way. It will not give you all the information about mindfulness, more ideas to think about. It is more focused to help you develop a stable and sustainable mindfulness practice and equip you with effective tools to battle recurring depression or other troublesome emotional states. And it will also give you information what is mindfulness, why you have to do the things it asks you to do and provide you with broader context and reference for more 'theoretical' books.Lccn 2013031209 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 1.0000 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA400140 Openlibrary_edition The “everydayness” of practice is hugely important as a way to keep mindfulness fresh, available, ready for you whenever you need it most—because you never know when that will be!

Before you go to sleep, take a few minutes and bring your attention to your breathing. Observe 5 mindful breaths. Our interpretations of events reflect what we bring to them just as much as the reality of the event themselves. Notice changes in your posture. Be aware of how your body and mind feel when you move from lying down to sitting, to standing, to walking. Notice each time you make a transition from one posture to the next. There is a kind of peace and contentment we can experience even in the presence of unpleasant feelings.You should not expect any miraculous changes after going through this book, but if you are struggling with depression and anxiety, you might, just like me, find it helpful to learn how to be more kind and less critical towards yourself when trying to break that vicious cycle of negative thoughts and feelings. Give it a try, even if you are very, very sceptical and feel like there is no hope :) Wisdom, illuminated and applied! We could ask for nothing more from three of the world's most gifted and caring clinicians, who provide us with a clear and practical guide to understanding and strengthening the mind. This workbook is a generous gift that can help you relieve depression and anxiety, improve your health, and enhance your way of being in the world."--Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of Mindsight

What could be more fabulous than this? An evidence-based treatment for depression translated into a workbook that everyone can use. This is a treatment that has circled the globe for a reason--it works. Fortunately, the authors who translated the treatment into a workbook are the very people who developed the treatment in the first place; all three are expert clinicians and scientists. My advice: 'Try this.'"--Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, Professor and Director Emeritus, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, University of Washington; developer of DBTLearn to respond to unpleasant and difficult experiences by intentionally taking a breathing space rather than reacting automatically with aversion. By deliberately moving your attention toward and right into the region of intensity, you reverse aversion's automatic tendency to move away from and avoid unpleasant experiences. You also give yourself a chance to see pains in the body for what they are -- not things we have to get rid of or away from at all costs, but constantly chancing patterns of physical sensation that can be held in awareness and known. Reread this workbook from time to time. Read other related books or listen to talks and guided meditations on the Internet (see the Resources for suggestions). Week 6 Moving from seeing thoughts as true and real to seeing them as mental events that may not correspond to reality

Fantastic….[It] functions as a trusted friend, counselor, and guide."--from the Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD J. Mark G. Williams, DPhil, is Professor of Clinical Psychology Emeritus and Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, where he was Founding Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He collaborated with John Teasdale and Zindel Segal in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides The Mindful Way Workbook and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) The Mindful Way through Depression. Dr. Williams is also coauthor of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy with People at Risk of Suicide (for mental health professionals). He continues to work with colleagues to research the role of mindfulness in the prevention of depression in adolescents, and to train new mindfulness teachers internationally. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and the British Academy. John D. Teasdale, PhD, held a Special Scientific Appointment with the United Kingdom Medical Research Council’s Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Academy of Medical Sciences. He collaborated with Mark Williams and Zindel Segal in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides The Mindful Way Workbook and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) The Mindful Way through Depression. Since retiring, Dr. Teasdale has taught mindfulness and insight meditation internationally. He continues to explore and seek to understand the wider implications of mindfulness and meditation for enhancing our way of being. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2021-07-05 05:01:04 Associated-names Williams, J. Mark G; Segal, Zindel V., 1956- Boxid IA40164620 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier I totally recommend to people who do not want to just 'think about' mindfulness, but who want to 'develop mindfulness' in their lives.Pleasure - give a sense of enjoyment, like calling a friend for a chat, taking a long, hot bath, or going for a leisurely walk Mindfulness means being able to bring direct, open-hearted awareness to what you are doing while you are doing it; being able to tune in to what's going on in your mind and body, and in the outside world, moment by moment.