{"product_id":"the-mindful-way-workbook-an-8-week-program-to-free-yourself-from-depression-and-emotional-distress","title":"The Mindful Way Workbook: An 8-Week Program to Free Yourself from Depression and Emotional Distress","description":"\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes bibliographical references (page 211-214) and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBrief Description\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tImagine an 8-week program that can help you overcome depression, anxiety, and stress--by simply learning new ways to respond to your own thoughts and feelings. That program is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and it has been tested and proven effective in clinical trials throughout the world. Now you can get the benefits of MBCT any time, any place, by working through this carefully constructed book. The expert authors introduce specific mindfulness practices to try each week, plus reflection questions, tools for keeping track of progress, and helpful comments from others going through the program. Like a trusted map, this book guides you step by step along the path of change. \n\u003cbr\u003e Guided meditations are provided on the accompanying MP3 CD and are also available as audio downloads. Note: The MP3 CD can be played on CD players (only those marked \"MP3-enabled\") as well as on most computers. \n\u003cbr\u003e See also the authors' \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Way through Depression, \u003c\/i\u003e which demonstrates these proven strategies with in-depth stories and examples. Plus, mental health professionals, see also the authors' bestselling therapy guide: \n\u003ci\u003eMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cbr\u003e Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category \n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"I consider MBCT to be an effective means of preventing and treating depression and enhancing emotional well-being. This workbook gives practical advice for applying the principles of MBCT in your life. I recommend it highly.\"--Andrew Weil, MD, author of \n\u003ci\u003e8 Weeks to Optimum Health\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eSpontaneous Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wisdom, illuminated and applied! We could ask for nothing more from three of the world's most gifted and caring clinicians, who provide us with a clear and practical guide to understanding and strengthening the mind. This workbook is a generous gift that can help you relieve depression and anxiety, improve your health, and enhance your way of being in the world.\"--Daniel J. Siegel, MD, author of \n\u003ci\u003eMindsight\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fantastic....[It] functions as a trusted friend, counselor, and guide.\"--from the Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"What could be more fabulous than this? An evidence-based treatment for depression translated into a workbook that everyone can use. This is a treatment that has circled the globe for a reason--it works. Fortunately, the authors who translated the treatment into a workbook are the very people who developed the treatment in the first place; all three are expert clinicians and scientists. My advice: 'Try this.'\"--Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, ABPP, Professor and Director Emeritus, Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics, University of Washington; developer of DBT \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Three of the world's leading authorities on psychotherapy and mindfulness have developed a workbook of great clarity and value. It outlines an easy-to-follow, step-by-step program for how to train our minds out of repetitive loops and find states of peace.\"--Paul Gilbert, PhD, Centre for Compassion Research and Training, University of Derby, United Kingdom \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The strategies in this book have truly changed my life. I feel a thousand times better today than ever before. Like anyone else, I still get sad and anxious sometimes, but it happens much less frequently and I'm better equipped to deal with it. I definitely plan to continue practicing mindfulness for the long term.\"--Alain K.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tForeword, \n\u003ci\u003e Jon Kabat-Zinn\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e I. Foundations \n\u003cbr\u003e 1. Welcome \n\u003cbr\u003e 2. Depression, Unhappiness, and Emotional Distress: Why Do We Get Stuck? \n\u003cbr\u003e 3. Doing, Being, and Mindfulness \n\u003cbr\u003e 4. Getting Ready \n\u003cbr\u003e II. The Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) Program \n\u003cbr\u003e 5. Week 1: Beyond Automatic Pilot \n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Week 2: Another Way of Knowing \n\u003cbr\u003e 7. Week 3: Coming Home to the Present--Gathering the Scattered Mind \n\u003cbr\u003e 8. Week 4: Recognizing Aversion \n\u003cbr\u003e 9. Week 5: Allowing Things to Be as They Already Are \n\u003cbr\u003e 10. Week 6: Seeing Thoughts as Thoughts \n\u003cbr\u003e 11. Week 7: Kindness in Action \n\u003cbr\u003e 12. Week 8: What Now? \n\u003cbr\u003e Resources \n\u003cbr\u003e List of Audio Files \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Audio Downloads (including running time and narrator): \n\u003cbr\u003e 1. Welcome (00:31; John Teasdale) \n\u003cbr\u003e 2. Raisin Exercise (09:53; Zindel Segal) \n\u003cbr\u003e 3. Body Scan (39:08; John Teasdale) \n\u003cbr\u003e 4. 10-Minute Sitting Meditation--Mindfulness of the Breath (09:54; Mark Williams) \n\u003cbr\u003e 5. Mindful Movement--Formal Practice (38:30; Zindel Segal) \n\u003cbr\u003e 6. Stretch and Breath Meditation (33:39; Mark Williams) \n\u003cbr\u003e 7. Mindful Walking (13:42; Mark Williams) \n\u003cbr\u003e 8. 3-Minute Breathing Space (05:02; John Teasdale) \n\u003cbr\u003e 9. 3-Minute Breathing Space--Extended Version (05:19; Zindel Segal) \n\u003cbr\u003e 10. 20-Minute Sitting Meditation (20:38; Zindel Segal) \n\u003cbr\u003e 11. Sitting Meditation (37:47; John Teasdale) \n\u003cbr\u003e 12. Working with Difficulty Meditation (25:47; Mark Williams) \n\u003cbr\u003e 13. Bells at 5 Minutes, 10 Minutes, 15 Minutes, 20 Minutes, and 30 Minutes (30:10) \n\u003cbr\u003e 14. Two Ways of Knowing (07:06; John Teasdale) \n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The authors are leading experts in developing the scientific theories and experiential skills of how mindfulness can help to disrupt the ruminative cycle that perpetuates depression....This book is written and arranged in such a way that the layman with no prior knowledge of cognitive theory of depression can easily understand why and how MBCT can be of benefit to them....This workbook is highly recommended to anyone who is interested in MBCT for self-improvement or self-help in coping with depression, as well as to mental health professionals who want to learn mindfulness skills for personal enhancement or for teaching their own patients. I have now incorporated this workbook as a companion resource into my own practice of cognitive-behavioral therapy. My daily practice of mindfulness skills has also strengthened my personal ability to develop moment-to-moment case conceptualizations for my patient's problems during each therapeutic encounter\"-- \"International Journal of Social Psychiatry\" (12\/30\/2014 12:00:00 AM)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJohn Teasdale, PhD, held a Special Scientific Appointment with the United Kingdom Medical Research Council's Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the British Academy and the Academy of Medical Sciences. He collaborated with Mark Williams and Zindel Segal in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored \n\u003ci\u003eMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Way Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Way through Depression\u003c\/i\u003e. Since retiring, Dr. Teasdale has taught mindfulness and insight meditation internationally. He continues to explore and seek to understand the wider implications of mindfulness and meditation for enhancing our way of being. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Mark Williams, DPhil, is Professor of Clinical Psychology Emeritus at the University of Oxford Department of Psychiatry, where he was Founding Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre. He collaborated with John Teasdale and Zindel Segal in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored \n\u003ci\u003eMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Way Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Way through Depression, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. Williams continues to train mindfulness teachers internationally. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Zindel Segal, PhD, is Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood Disorders at the University of Toronto-Scarborough. He is Director of Clinical Training in the Clinical Psychological Science Program and is also Professor in the Department of Psychiatry. Dr. Segal has conducted influential research into the psychological processes that make certain people more vulnerable than others to developing depression and experiencing recurrent episodes. He actively advocates for the relevance of mindfulness-based clinical care in psychiatry and mental health. He collaborated with John Teasdale and Mark Williams in developing mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) to prevent relapse and recurrence in major depression; together, they coauthored \n\u003ci\u003eMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e (for mental health professionals), as well as the self-help guides \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Way Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e and (with Jon Kabat-Zinn) \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Way through Depression\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eImagine an 8-week program that can help you overcome depression, anxiety, and stress--by simply learning new ways to respond to your own thoughts and feelings.\u003c\/b\u003e That program is mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), and it has been tested and proven effective in clinical trials throughout the world. Now you can get the benefits of MBCT any time, any place, by working through this carefully constructed book. For each week, the expert authors introduce specific mindfulness practices to try (with accompanying audio downloads), reflection questions, comments from others going through the program, and tools for keeping track of progress, which you can download and print for repeated use. Like a trusted map, this book guides you step by step along the path of change. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e See also the authors' \n\u003ci\u003eThe Mindful Way through Depression, Second Edition, \u003c\/i\u003e which demonstrates these proven strategies with in-depth stories and examples. Plus, mental health professionals, see also the authors' bestselling therapy guide: \n\u003ci\u003eMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Teasdale, John\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Guilford Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePub Date:\u003c\/b\u003e 2014-01-02\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC:\u003c\/b\u003e Psychology|Psychopathology|Depression|Self-Help|Mood Disorders|Depression|Medical|Mental Health|Social Science|Social Work\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSubjects:\u003c\/b\u003e Meditation|Therapeutic use|Depression, Mental|Treatment|Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781462508143\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eASIN:\u003c\/b\u003e -\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSKU:\u003c\/b\u003e SP-9781462508143\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Guilford Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51154394710294,"sku":"SP-9781462508143","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0857\/9910\/8886\/files\/9781462508143_spiral.png?v=1774943670","url":"https:\/\/lusper.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mindful-way-workbook-an-8-week-program-to-free-yourself-from-depression-and-emotional-distress","provider":"Lusperbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}