Mindfulness For Dummies

How to reduce stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, and even chronic pain-by refocusing your mind A cutting-edge meditation therapy that uses self-control techniques, mindfulness has taken off across the globe as a way of overcoming negative thoughts and emotions and achieving a calmer, more focused state of mind. Written by a professional mindfulness trainer, this practical guide covers the key self-control techniques designed to help you achieve a more focused and contented state of mind, while maximizing the health benefits of mindfulness-from reducing stress, anxiety, and high blood pressure to overcoming depression and low self-esteem and battling chronic pain and insomnia. Includes self-control techniques (such as body posture, sitting practice and breathing exercises) and routines Includes an audio CD featuring narrated meditations and exercises Introducing you to a new and powerful form of meditation therapy, Mindfulness For Dummies outlines how to use it in your everyday life to achieve a new level of self-awareness and self-understanding and reap the long-term rewards of better health. Note: CD files are available to download when buying the eBook version

How to reduce stress, anxiety, high blood pressure, and evenchronic pain-by refocusing your mindA cutting-edge meditation therapy that uses self-controltechniques, mindfulness has taken off across the globe as a way ofovercoming negative thoughts and emotions and achieving a calmer,more focused state of mind. Written by a professional mindfulnesstrainer, this practical guide covers the key self-controltechniques designed to help you achieve a more focused andcontented state of mind, while maximizing the health benefits ofmindfulness-from reducing stress, anxiety, and high blood pressureto overcoming depression and low self-esteem and battling chronicpain and insomnia.* Includes self-control techniques (such as body posture, sittingpractice and breathing exercises) and routines* Includes an audio CD featuring narrated meditations andexercisesIntroducing you to a new and powerful form of meditationtherapy, Mindfulness For Dummies outlines how to use it inyour everyday life to achieve a new level of self-awareness andself-understanding and reap the long-term rewards of betterhealth.Note: CD files are available to download when buyingthe eBook version

Introduction.Part I: Introducing Mindfulness.Chapter 1: Discovering Mindfulness.Chapter 2: Enjoying the Benefi ts of Mindfulness.Part II: Preparing the Ground for Mindful Living.Chapter 3: Nurturing Your Motivation.Chapter 4: Growing Healthy Attitudes.Chapter 5: Humans Being Versus Humans Doing.Part III: Practising Mindfulness.Chapter 6: Getting Into Formal Mindfulness MeditationPractice.Chapter 7: Using Mindfulness for Yourself and Others.Chapter 8: Using Mindfulness in Your Daily Life.Chapter 9: Establishing Your Own Mindfulness Routine.Chapter 10: Dealing with Setbacks and Avoiding Distractions.Part IV: Reaping the Rewards of Mindfulness.Chapter 11: Discovering Greater Happiness.Chapter 12: Reducing Stress, Anger and Fatigue.Chapter 13: Using Mindfulness to Combat Anxiety andDepression.Chapter 14: Getting Physical: Healing the Body.Chapter 15: Coaching Children in Mindfulness.Part V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 16: Ten Top Tips for Mindful Living.Chapter 17: Ten Ways Mindfulness Can Really Help You.Chapter 18: Ten Mindfulness Myths to Expose.Chapter 19: Ten Paths to Further Study.Index.