A comprehensive introduction to mindfulness and its contemporary clinical applications. Chapters present a range of clear-cut procedures for practicing mindfulness techniques and teaching them to patients. The editors and authors - most of whom have been practicing both mindfulness and pyschotherapy for at least two decades - skillfully blend clinical wisdom, research findings, attention to the spiritual roots of mindfulness, and personal reflections on the therapist's craft.
Part One offers a concise, clinically oriented introduction to mindfulness meditation and Buddhist psychology, exploring their connections to contemporary psychotherapeutic theory and practice. Part two covers the therapeutic relationship, showing how cultivating mindfulness can increase acceptance and empathy and give patients and therapists a sense of emotional freedom. Part three then details innovative applications for specific problems, showing how mindfulness can help in understanding and treating depression, anxiety orders and chronic pain. Also included is a chapter on working with children. Part four outlines the historical underpinnings of mindfulness and looks ahead to the future of this promising field.
"A landmark contribution to the emerging field of mindfulness-based interventions in psychology, psychiatry, and medicine. Comprehensive, accessible, and full of illuminating case studies and mindfulness-based exercises, this book is likely to catalyze interest in mindfulness for years to come." Jon Kabat-Zinn.
"One of the best books yet on mindfulness and psychotherapy. Well informed, clinically sound, thoughtful, practical, and provocative." Jack Kornfield.
