Practical Mindfulness

Informationen zum Autor Consultant Ken A. Verni, Psy.D . trained under the renowned Jon Kabat-Zinn and has been practising mindfulness for more than 20 years. He is the founding director of the New Jersey Center for Mindful Awareness in the US and now teaches Mindful Awareness and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Klappentext Consultant Ken A. Verni, Psy.D . trained under the renowned Jon Kabat-Zinn and has been practising mindfulness for more than 20 years. He is the founding director of the New Jersey Center for Mindful Awareness in the US and now teaches Mindful Awareness and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Zusammenfassung Focusing on simple breathing techniques, meditation tips and relaxation methods, this book shows you how to improve your concentration and achieve success. It helps you to identify negative patterns of thinking and challenge them using well-respected exercises. Inhaltsverzeichnis 0: Foreword1: DISCOVERING MINDFULNESS1: A beginner's guide to the here and now2: New moment, new you3: Mind full of thoughts4: Silent witness5: The power of autopilot6: A thousand leaves7: Living the dream8: Growing yourself9: Mindfulness and tradition10: Mindfulness for health and wellbeing11: Going mainstream12: The mindful zeitgeist2: TOWARDS A MINDFUL YOU1: What do you think you're like?2: Disposed towards the moment3: Wheel and compass4: Alive in the present5: Time warps6: Questionnaire: Time traveller7: Lifting the lid8: Can't help it!9: Loosening habit's grip10: Questionnaire: Authenticity11: Wandering mind12: Mindful learning13: Questionnaire: Concentration14: Alive to others15: Questionnaire: Connection16: Who am I?17: Seeing your true self18: Questionnaire: What am I like?19: Inner circle20: Within your grasp21: The bigger picture3: MINDFULNESS MEDITATION1: Getting started2: Mixing and matching3: Mindfulness meditations4: Gently does it5: Body ready6: Breathe easy7: Inner clouds8: Inner winds9: What's not to like?10: I live here11: What's happening in your brain?12: Hello leaf, hello coin13: Body scan basics14: Sensational!15: Your inner rollercoaster16: Take it in your stride17: Waves of compassion18: Mindful imagination19: The habit of now20: Suddenly you're doing yoga!4: MINDFULNESS LIFE SKILLS1: Tangled tales2: Calm within3: Avoiding avoidance4: Unquiet mind5: Steady within6: Weather warning7: Shift work8: Away with autopilot!9: I can, I deserve10: Within seven breaths11: Clear thinking12: Empathy13: The mindful connection14: The mindful couple5: MINDFULNESS WHEN YOU NEED IT1: Grow and learn2: Show what you know3: Get that job4: Paid for a purpose5: Ahem!6: Mindfulness in motion7: Playing to win8: Clinch that deal!9: Be honest10: Their turn11: In crisis12: The mindful carer13: Mindful tomorrows6: Index7: Acknowledgements...

List of contents

• 0: Foreword
• 1: DISCOVERING MINDFULNESS
• • 1: A beginner's guide to the here and now
  • 2: New moment, new you
  • 3: Mind full of thoughts
  • 4: Silent witness
  • 5: The power of autopilot
  • 6: A thousand leaves
  • 7: Living the dream
  • 8: Growing yourself
  • 9: Mindfulness and tradition
  • 10: Mindfulness for health and wellbeing
  • 11: Going mainstream
  • 12: The mindful zeitgeist
• 2: TOWARDS A MINDFUL YOU
• • 1: What do you think you're like?
  • 2: Disposed towards the moment
  • 3: Wheel and compass
  • 4: Alive in the present
  • 5: Time warps
  • 6: Questionnaire: Time traveller
  • 7: Lifting the lid
  • 8: Can't help it!
  • 9: Loosening habit's grip
  • 10: Questionnaire: Authenticity
  • 11: Wandering mind
  • 12: Mindful learning
  • 13: Questionnaire: Concentration
  • 14: Alive to others
  • 15: Questionnaire: Connection
  • 16: Who am I?
  • 17: Seeing your true self
  • 18: Questionnaire: What am I like?
  • 19: Inner circle
  • 20: Within your grasp
  • 21: The bigger picture
• 3: MINDFULNESS MEDITATION
• • 1: Getting started
  • 2: Mixing and matching
  • 3: Mindfulness meditations
  • 4: Gently does it
  • 5: Body ready
  • 6: Breathe easy
  • 7: Inner clouds
  • 8: Inner winds
  • 9: What's not to like?
  • 10: I live here
  • 11: What's happening in your brain?
  • 12: Hello leaf, hello coin
  • 13: Body scan basics
  • 14: Sensational!
  • 15: Your inner rollercoaster
  • 16: Take it in your stride
  • 17: Waves of compassion
  • 18: Mindful imagination
  • 19: The habit of now
  • 20: Suddenly you're doing yoga!
• 4: MINDFULNESS LIFE SKILLS
• • 1: Tangled tales
  • 2: Calm within
  • 3: Avoiding avoidance
  • 4: Unquiet mind
  • 5: Steady within
  • 6: Weather warning
  • 7: Shift work
  • 8: Away with autopilot!
  • 9: I can, I deserve
  • 10: Within seven breaths
  • 11: Clear thinking
  • 12: Empathy
  • 13: The mindful connection
  • 14: The mindful couple
• 5: MINDFULNESS WHEN YOU NEED IT
• • 1: Grow and learn
  • 2: Show what you know
  • 3: Get that job
  • 4: Paid for a purpose
  • 5: Ahem!
  • 6: Mindfulness in motion
  • 7: Playing to win
  • 8: Clinch that deal!
  • 9: Be honest
  • 10: Their turn
  • 11: In crisis
  • 12: The mindful carer
  • 13: Mindful tomorrows
• 6: Index
• 7: Acknowledgements

Report

Cheerfully illustrated and easy to follow, the book offers an accessible guide to mindfulness that will help you attain happiness and success. Answer the thought provoking Q & A's and follow the simple step-by-step exercises to achieve a relaxed, non-judgemental awareness of your thoughts, improve your concentration, achieve success and manage your stress Helen Lederer My Weekly

Product details

• Authors: DK, Phonic Books, Ken A. Verni
• Assisted by: Ken A. Verni (Editor)
• Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2015
• EAN: 9780241206546
• ISBN: 978-0-241-20654-6
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 205 mm x 242 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Self-help, everyday life > Lifestyle, personal development; Mindfulness, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, SELF-HELP / Self-Management / Stress Management, SELF-HELP / Communication & Social Skills, Popular psychology, Assertiveness, motivation & self-esteem