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Sustaining a mindfulness meditation practice is challenging. Many people complete an eight-week introductory MBSR or MBCT course with the best of intentions, only to quickly let things slip as competing pressures take over and the time to stop and pause dries up. Addressing this issue,
Staying Mindful refreshes and deepens the learning gained in typical introductory mindfulness courses, and provides a wealth of guidance to encourage and inspire ongoing practice. Based on a six-week training course developed and run for many years by the author, it is perfect for anyone who has taken an MBSR or MBCT course and wishes to restart or reinvigorate their mindfulness practice. It is also the ideal textbook for advanced courses. It fills a clear gap in the market as most titles in this area are introductory; no authoritative 'next step' books exist to guide individuals in further developing their mindfulness skills.
About the author
Annee Griffiths is a mindfulness teacher, trainer, and supervisor who leads residential and silent retreats for the Mindfulness Network CIC, a charitable UK organization that runs all non-academic mindfulness work for Bangor University's Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP). Annee has practised Zen and mindfulness meditation since 1975, holds a masters' degree in mindfulness approaches, and was a founding member of CMRP. At Bangor Annee has taught Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses and retreats, and on the postgraduate degree in Mindfulness-based Approaches. She also teaches an 8-week MBSR course for Gwynedd Mindfulness, as well as her own 6-week follow-on course, 'Staying Mindful', which forms the basis of this book. She has lived on the island of Anglesey for more than 40 years.
Summary
This unique book encourages and inspires readers to develop or rekindle their mindfulness practice by deepening knowledge, enhancing motivation, exploring common barriers to practice and introducing new mindfulness meditations.
