Stay in the present and build a happier future
Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Dummies takes you through the eight-week MBCT course, using the principles of mindfulness to complement established CBT techniques. You’ll discover how using MBCT can help lower your risk of relapsing into depression and reduce the risk of other mental health disorders including anxiety, stress, and low self-esteem.
* Provides a solid foundation for positive mental health
* The downloadable audio files contain guided meditations, a core feature of the MBCT program
* MBCT works as an excellent supplement to therapy and may reduce the need for medication
If you suffer from depression, anxiety, insomnia, or a host of other mental health disorders, let Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy For Dummies keep you in the present and build a happier future.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction 1
Part I: Introducing Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
7
Chapter 1: Improving Your Wellbeing with Mindfulness 9
Chapter 2: Deciding to Lead a Mindful Existence 23
Chapter 3: Putting Mindfulness into Practice with the Eight-Week
Course 39
Part II: Sailing Your Personal Ship – the Eight-Week
MBCT Course 59
Chapter 4: Preparing for the Voyage – Week One: Practising
Mindfulness and Stepping Out of Autopilot 61
Chapter 5: Plotting the Course – Week Two: Cultivating the
Right Attitude 77
Chapter 6: Setting Sail – Week Three: Developing Physical
Awareness 97
Chapter 7: Weathering the Storm – Week Four: Dealing with
Diffi culties 115
Chapter 8: Navigating Troubled Waters – Week Five:
Relinquishing Attachments 133
Chapter 9: Going with the Current – Week Six: Accepting
the True Nature of Thoughts 153
Chapter 10: Coming Into Port – Week Seven: Looking After
Your Own Wellbeing 173
Chapter 11: Looking Beyond the Horizon to the Rest of Your Life
– Week Eight: Living Mindfully 191
Part III: Developing Different Treatment Practices
209
Chapter 12: Stopping the Cycle of Depression 211
Chapter 13: Breaking Free from Addiction 231
Chapter 14: Relieving the Strain of Anxiety 249
Chapter 15: Nurturing Hope While Living with Pain 265
Chapter 16: Finding Purpose and Meaning When You’re Older
281
Chapter 17: Bringing Harmony to Your Life 301
Part IV: The Part of Tens 325
Chapter 18: Ten Ways to Expand Your Mindfulness Experience
327
Chapter 19: Checking Out Ten Inspirational People 335
Chapter 20: Surveying (Almost) Ten Inspirational Places to Visit
343
Index 349
Über den Autor
Dr Patrizia Collard is a counsellor, trainer, coach and therapist. She is a member of numerous professional associations, including BABCP, UKCP, ISMA, the Association for Coaching, the Austrian Association for Behaviour Therapy and the Institute for Health Promotion and Education and Obsessive Action.