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Zusatztext "Bazzano has done much to further a deeper understanding of mindfulness for therapy! in part by refusing to allow it to languish in a psychotherapeutic ghetto or rest complacently in a cloister... Though it remains unclear what mindfulness will become! some intriguing indications of its future can be found in this necessary and timely book." - Self & Society "Draws a distinction between 'problem-solving' and 'spiritual' mindfulness." - The Church Times "As a genuine attempt to explore an antidote to 'the literalism of McMindfulness as a quick fix for the anxieties of late-capitalist society'! this collection is almost ahead of its time: a new wave of conversations that ironically hark back to pure origins concerned with our wholehearted presence! could now be seen as controversial in our 'mindful' fix it quick culture. The collection deftly draws upon ideas from Buddhism! Philosophy! Psychology! Culture and Psychotherapy and Bazzano demonstrates his adeptness to select! collate and create a rich and harmonious choir of contemporary voices for our consumption." - Julie Webb! The Natural Health Centre! UK "This book is a tour-de-force that explores the meeting of mindfulness and psychology/psychotherapy. Its editor! Manu Bazzano! and the other authors are united in their insistence that mindfulness is not just an add-on to psychotherapeutic work; rather! it is a way of being that is central to the psychotherapeutic process." - Therapy Today Informationen zum Autor Meg Barker, Open University, UKStephen Batchelor, Buddhist Author and Teacher, FranceCaroline Brazier, Tariki Trust, UKDavid Brazier, Buddhist Author, Psychotherapist and Teacher, SpainAlex Gooch, Teacher, Writer and Meditation Practitioner, UKRebecca Greenslade, Psychotherapist, UKJeff Harrison, New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, UKJohn Peacock, Oxford Mindfulness Centre, UKMonica Lanyado, British Association of Psychotherapists, UKDheeresh Turnbull, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapist, UK Klappentext This collection of essays by leading exponents of contemporary Buddhism and psychotherapy brings together appreciation and critical evaluation of Mindfulness! a phenomenon that has swept the mental health field over the last two decades. The sheer diversity and depth of expertise assembled here illuminate the current presentation of Mindfulness. Zusammenfassung This collection of essays by leading exponents of contemporary Buddhism and psychotherapy brings together appreciation and critical evaluation of Mindfulness! a phenomenon that has swept the mental health field over the last two decades. The sheer diversity and depth of expertise assembled here illuminate the current presentation of Mindfulness. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword Manu Bazzano PART I: MINDFULNESS IN CONTEXT 1. Sati or Mindfulness? Bridging the Divide; John Peacock 2. Beyond Mindfulness: An Other-Centred Paradigm; Caroline Brazier 3. The Everyday Sublime; Stephen Batchelor 4. Mindfulness: A Philosophical Assessment; David Brazier 5. Mindfulness and the Good Life; Manu Bazzano PART II: BEYOND PERSONAL LIBERATION: MINDFULNESS, SOCIETY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 6. How Social is your Mindfulness? Towards a Mindful Sex and Relationship Therapy; Meg Barker 7. Mindfulness as a Secular Spirituality; Alex Gooch 8. Mindfulness and Therapy: A Skeptical Approach; Rebecca Greenslade 9. Meditation and Meaning; Jeff Harrison 10. Clinical Mindfulness, Metaperspective and True Nature; Dheeresh Turnbull 11. The Value of Meditative States of Mind in the Therapist; Monica Lanyado Concluding Unmindful Postscript; Manu Bazzano...
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Foreword Manu Bazzano PART I: MINDFULNESS IN CONTEXT 1. Sati or Mindfulness? Bridging the Divide; John Peacock 2. Beyond Mindfulness: An Other-Centred Paradigm; Caroline Brazier 3. The Everyday Sublime; Stephen Batchelor 4. Mindfulness: A Philosophical Assessment; David Brazier 5. Mindfulness and the Good Life; Manu Bazzano PART II: BEYOND PERSONAL LIBERATION: MINDFULNESS, SOCIETY AND CLINICAL PRACTICE 6. How Social is your Mindfulness? Towards a Mindful Sex and Relationship Therapy; Meg Barker 7. Mindfulness as a Secular Spirituality; Alex Gooch 8. Mindfulness and Therapy: A Skeptical Approach; Rebecca Greenslade 9. Meditation and Meaning; Jeff Harrison 10. Clinical Mindfulness, Metaperspective and True Nature; Dheeresh Turnbull 11. The Value of Meditative States of Mind in the Therapist; Monica Lanyado Concluding Unmindful Postscript; Manu Bazzano
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"Bazzano has done much to further a deeper understanding of mindfulness for therapy, in part by refusing to allow it to languish in a psychotherapeutic ghetto or rest complacently in a cloister... Though it remains unclear what mindfulness will become, some intriguing indications of its future can be found in this necessary and timely book." - Self & Society
"Draws a distinction between 'problem-solving' and 'spiritual' mindfulness." - The Church Times
"As a genuine attempt to explore an antidote to 'the literalism of McMindfulness as a quick fix for the anxieties of late-capitalist society', this collection is almost ahead of its time: a new wave of conversations that ironically hark back to pure origins concerned with our wholehearted presence, could now be seen as controversial in our 'mindful' fix it quick culture. The collection deftly draws upon ideas from Buddhism, Philosophy, Psychology, Culture and Psychotherapy and Bazzano demonstrates his adeptness to select, collate and create a rich and harmonious choir of contemporary voices for our consumption." - Julie Webb, The Natural Health Centre, UK
"This book is a tour-de-force that explores the meeting of mindfulness and psychology/psychotherapy. Its editor, Manu Bazzano, and the other authors are united in their insistence that mindfulness is not just an add-on to psychotherapeutic work; rather, it is a way of being that is central to the psychotherapeutic process." - Therapy Today
