The Mindfulness Breakthrough
The Revolutionary Approach to Dealing with Stress, Anxiety and Depression
Published on 1. January 2012
184 pages
978-1-78028-274-9 (ISBN)
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The first fully illustrated guide to a clinically proven, holistic approach to beating stress-related problems and restoring balance and well-being.
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Sarah Silverton
Mindfulness Breakthrough
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04/2012
Watkins Publishing
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Sarah Silverton is a meditation teacher working with the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice at Bangor University. She was trained by Professor Mark Williams of Oxford University, and by the Center for Mindfulness in Massachusetts, established by Jon Kabat-Zinn. A trained occupational therapist and counsellor, she has 25 years' experience of working with people with mental health issues and physical disabilities, including chronic fatigue.
Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn
- Authors' Preface
- Part I: Understanding Mindfulness
- Chapter 1: Introducing Mindfulness
- By Sarah Silverton
- The Development of Mindfulness
- The Mindfulness Experience
- Mindfulness and the Brain
- Mindfulness in Everyday Life
- The Benefits of Mindfulness
- Chapter 2: Paying Attention Mindfully
- By Sarah Silverton
- Turning Our Attention Toward Our Experience
- Doing and Being Modes of the Mind
- Chapter 3: Practising Mindfulness
- By Sarah Silverton
- Developing Awareness of Everyday Life
- The Wandering Mind
- Investigating Bodily Sensations
- Mindfulness of the Body
- Mindful Movement
- Part II: Mindfulness With Life's Challenges
- Working with Difficulty
- Chapter 4: Mindfulness and Depression
- By Sarah Silverton
- Symptoms of Depression
- Causes of Depression
- How We View Experiences
- Dealing with Depression
- The Mindful Response
- Chapter 5: Mindfulness for Stress and Anxiety
- By Vanessa Hope
- How to Deal with Stress and Anxiety
- Physical Reactions
- Responding to Stress
- Chapter 6: Mindfulness in Relationships
- By Eluned Gold
- Connecting through Mindfulness
- Bringing Mindfulness to Our Relationships
- Chapter 7: Mindfulness with Children
- By Eluned Gold
- Getting Started
- Tuning In
- Helping with Difficulty
- Chapter 8: Mindfulness for Carers
- By Vanessa Hope
- How Mindfulness Can Help
- Chapter 9: Mindfulness and Illness
- By Sarah Silverton
- How We Experience Illness
- Dealing with a Diagnosis
- Further Exercises
- Further Resources
- Acknowledgments
- Copyright
