Practicing mindfulness helps us meet life's challenges with gentleness and clarity. By fully engaging in the present moment as best we can, we nurture our capacity to approach difficulties with less judgment and water the seeds of wisdom and openheartedness in ourselves. This book offers a concise and thorough immersion in the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course developed by Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn. It features straightforward instruction in the main exercises of MBSR - sitting meditation, walking meditation, eating meditation, yoga, body scan, and informal, everyday practices. MBSR has been shown to help alleviate symptoms associated with chronic illness, anxiety, pain, burnout, cancer, and other stress-related conditions. The authors, two leading MBSR teacher trainers, provide step-by-step instructions as well as illustrative real-life examples. Readers embarking on a course in MBSR will find clear guidance, trainers will gain a valuable tool for their teaching, and anyone experiencing or receiving treatment for challenges of mind, body, or spirit will find practical, inspirational help.
"We can feel the decades of experience inside the MBSR classroom that Lehrhaupt and Meibert call upon as they share the challenges and joys of engaging deeply with our lives that mindfulness affords us. They offer us a book of remarkable clarity and precision about a topic that's difficult to express. It's a powerful reminder of the importance and centrality of turning toward our life experience w
Tim Burnett, founder and executive director of Mindfulness Northwest
"There are many books on mindfulness - but this one uniquely offers a clear, session-by-session layout of the MBSR curriculum. The text is brought to life by the examples of the participants' experiences with the process and the authors' experiences as teachers. The book will be invaluable to people taking the MBSR course, as well as to MBSR trainees and seasoned teachers alike."
Rebecca Crane, PhD, director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research & Practice, Bangor, Wa
"This valuable and no-nonsense book will definitely be of great value to everyone exploring mindfulness, whether they are curious beginners, participants of mindfulness courses, or regular practitioners. The wise and straightforward explanations of what this is all about will assist the reader in discovering the basic truths of the practice and the in-depth mysteries that lie at the heart of pure
Michael de Vibe, MD, PhD, cofounder of Mindfulness Norway
