Mindfulness Workbook
A Beginner's Guide to Overcoming Fear and Embracing Compassion
Published on 2. December 2009
210 pages
978-1-57224-916-5 (ISBN)
Description
The Mindfulness Book is a workbook designed to introduce readers to the basic concepts behind mindfulness. The book guides readers through ten different experiences, such as spaciousness, thought watching, and mindful breathing, which will help them to dissolve distractions and reap the benefits of mindfulness.
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11/2009
New Harbinger Publications
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Content
- Intro
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- Part 1
- Foundations of Mindlessnessand Mindfulness
- Chapter 1
- Fear and Mindlessness
- Practice: Observing Big Deal Mind
- Practice: Listening to Your Body
- Chapter 2
- Spaciousness, Compassion,and Mindfulness
- Practice: Glimpsing Spacious Presence
- Practice: Letting the Mud Settle
- Practice: Watching, Naming, and Letting Go
- Chapter 3
- Relaxing Your Breath and Body
- Practice: Center Point Breathing
- Practice: Watching the Breath
- Practice: Releasing Physical Tension and Distress
- Part 2
- Common Obstaclesto Mindfulness
- Chapter 4
- Illusion
- Practice: Observing Impermanence
- Practice: Clear Seeing with Illusions
- Chapter 5
- Delusion
- Practice: Identifying Your Stories
- Practice: Listening When Your Body Speaks
- Chapter 6
- Attachment
- Practice: Learning What You Cannot Hold
- Practice: Discovering What You're Protecting
- Chapter 7
- Aggression
- Practice: Observing Your Aggression
- Practice: Detecting Early Signals of Aggressive Reactions
- Practice: Using Aggression as Part of Your Mindful Path
- Working with the Four Veils
- Part 3
- Cultivating Mindfulness inAll Aspects of Life
- Chapter 8
- Spaciousness in Daily Activities
- Practice: Eating Mindfully
- Practice: Walking Mindfully
- Practice: Walking Through the World of Distractions
- Chapter 9
- Haiku Awareness
- Practice: Heightening Awareness by Reading Haiku
- Practice: Writing Your Own Haiku
- Practice: Taking a Haiku Walk
- Chapter 10
- Spacious Relationships
- Practice: Looking at How You Create Duality
- Practice: Responding, Rather Than Reacting, to Conflict
- Practice: Cultivating Patience
- Practice: Cultivating Openness
- Practice: Cultivating Compassion
- Practice: Creating the Heart Tone in Your Voice
- Chapter 11
- First from the Heart
- Practice: Loving-Kindness Meditation
- Practice: Working with Fearful Relationships
- Epilogue
- Resources
- References
