[PDF] Simply Mindful A 7 Week Course And Personal Handbook For Mindful Living eBook

Author : Donald Altman
Publisher : Moon Lake Media
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 20,79 MB
Release : 2020-01-27
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780963916174

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Comprehensive 7-Week Course with Concepts, Skills and Research Mindfulness is not a magical panacea, but when understood and applied properly, it offers the benefits of greater wholeness, connection to others, and balance for dealing with life's ups and downs. Simply Mindful offers an easy-to-follow curriculum that is science and research-based. Written by international mindfulness expert, psychotherapist, award-winning author and former Buddhist monk Donald Altman, MA, LPC, these pages can help anyone gain the real-life benefits that mindfulness offers. Ideal for individuals, educators, coaches, counselors and business persons who want a step-by-step approach to learning and mastering mindfulness, as well as using this guide to teach mindfulness to others, either individually or in a group setting. Simply Mindful brings all the essentials you need to know about mindfulness into this one book--because it includes everything from an overview of the ancient, traditional four foundations of mindfulness and its role in Buddhism, to how it was introduced into Western healthcare and business. Plus, it delivers a clear understanding of the core concepts of mindfulness, along with 36 detailed practices and skills for learning and applying it at work, at home and in relationships. Whether using this guide for yourself or teaching others, you'll appreciate how the curriculum in Simply Mindful includes new science and research that illustrates the benefits of how mindfulness works in the brain and body. Plus, the skills in these pages can be used for developing acceptance and compassion, as well as for managing stress, improving relationships, boosting creativity, and enhancing productivity. In the pages of Simply Mindful you'll discover: - The latest neuroscience behind mindfulness and stress reduction. - Cutting-edge research about why present moment awareness improves health, creativity and productivity. - Over 35 detailed practices for learning and applying mindfulness--from mindfulness of the breath to intentional awareness and the loving-kindness practices. - The 5-Steps to G-R-E-A-T Mindful Self-Care which are like your boot-camp for preparing a successful mindfulness practice. - A Dedicated Mindfulness at Work Chapter, for building collaboration, increasing productivity, and boosting creativity--including research and practices. - A Dedicated Mindfulness at Home Chapter for applying mindfulness at home, for cultivating caring relationships--including research and practices. - Handy tools for finding practices and getting more information, such as an Index of Exercises and Practices, Biographical References, For Further Reading and Online Resources. Whether you're distracted and exhausted, or calm and connected, here's your all-natural resilience-building remedy. REVIEWS Simply Mindful is for today's coaches and leaders. It integrates science and practice to give you the essential tools help you become more productive and satisfied with your life. - John Baldoni; executive leadership coach and author, Grace Mindfulness expert Donald Altman has done it again, offering refreshing and timely mindfulness exercises and advice in an effective format. Prepare to be transformed by the end of your journey. - Chris Willard, PsyD; educational consultant and author, Growing Up Mindful Reading Simply Mindful is like taking a natural stress-reducer more powerful, longer lasting and safer than any stress relief drug. The only side-effects are more joy, calm and tranquility. - Randall Fitzgerald; journalist and author The simple and practical exercises in this well-researched guide make it perfect for teachers, therapists and their clients, or anyone desiring to live mindfully, with greater awareness, compassion and joy. - David Nez; art therapist, teacher and author, The Tree

Author : Donald Altman
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 48,88 MB
Release : 2011-07-20
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1608680312

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Being fully in the moment is harder than it sounds, as anyone who has tried not to think about the past or future while meditating can attest. Yet the rewards of present-moment awareness, or mindfulness, are so great that in Buddhist psychology, it is considered a path to enlightenment. But what about the mundane thorns in that path, things like difficult coworkers, parenting challenges, and bad habits? Donald Altman brings the benefits of mindfulness down to earth and into everyday life. The fifty exercises and practices here build awareness and center attention in ways that free readers to savor routine pleasures, build fulfillment in work, enhance and heal relationships, reduce stress, change unhealthy behaviors, and connect to peace even in the midst of chaos or uncertainty. Simple yet profound, Altman’s techniques illuminate how to take countless baby steps toward enlightenment on any given day.

Author : Donald Altman
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 24,6 MB
Release : 2016-02-15
Category : Self-Help
ISBN : 1608683656

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A Fresh Start to a Healthy Emotional Life Is emotional clutter blocking success in your personal and professional life? You’ve likely heard about the psychological benefits of clearing out the clutter in your surroundings, but how do you handle your emotional clutter — the psychological version of the jam-packed closet or impenetrable garage? Shutting away and trying to hide old pains and traumas creates toxic patterns that can keep you from having the life of your dreams. Integrating mindfulness and cutting-edge neuroscience, international mindfulness expert Donald Altman teaches how to modify entrenched habits and patterns with only a few minutes of attention daily. Altman first helps you realize what your baggage consists of and how to transform or jettison it. He then shows how to avoid the daily danger of accumulating new emotional clutter. No matter how fraught your life or relationships may be, you can cleanse, heal, or accept the old wounds, mistakes, and disappointments. With Altman’s lifestyle tools, you’ll discover how to address your past, better deal with the present, and cultivate the best possible future. Start fresh with Clearing Emotional Clutter.

Author : Donald Altman, M.A., LPC
Publisher : PESI Publishing & Media
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 10,26 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1936128861

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A Complete Guide to Mindfulness Tools for Clinicians At last, an authoritative book filled with mindfulness tools that deliver an essential set of engaging, practical strategies along with key research and evidence-based information. The awareness boosting methods in this guidebook offer participants a means of reappraising and observing negative and anxious thoughts, habits, pain, and stress in fresh ways that produce new insight, positive change, and a sense of hope. Featuring over 40 easy to use, reproducible handouts and expertly crafted, guided scripts—such as working with the breath, overcoming depression with here and now pleasantness, calming the anxious mind with sense grounding, expanding a client’s strength narrative, the stress pause S-T-O-P technique, and meditations for peace, acceptance, and re-envisioning pain—this book is ideal for clinicians wanting to integrate mindfulness into their work.

Author : Donald Altman
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 23,17 MB
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 1577318943

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The price we pay for today’s fast-paced, always-connected life is often stress, anxiety, and depression. While drawing on ancient wisdom, Donald Altman embraces twenty-first-century brain science to create practical, everyday strategies for experiencing a less-encumbered, less-entangled state of being. These techniques reactivate natural abilities you already possess. The four keys for unlocking mindfulness are the body, the mind, the spirit, and relationships. Altman presents practices for turning each key toward contentment, confidence, and joy, including shifting our mental and emotional perceptions, inhabiting the body and its “sense-abilities,” exploring spiritual connection, and tapping into the healing powers of community and relationship. Inviting and accessible to those new to mindfulness but comprehensive enough for more experienced practitioners, these powerful tools will help you transform your life from the inside out.

Author : Donald Altman
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 12,92 MB
Release : 2023-01-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1803410957

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'Donald Altman's Travelers is a gripping mystical journey through Time and Space, rooted in the reality of a Psychiatric Hospital. A Psychiatrist journeys into his young patient's universe and together they fight his inner demons which turn out to be both real and imagined. The outer demons make this book a real thriller in the unique microcosm of the Hospital which reverberates and expands to illuminate the forces unleashed in our world today. Both chilling and moving.' Lyle Kessler, Tony nominated playwright and screenwriter of Orphans and The Saint of Fort Washington A Mysterious Traveler. A Sentient Canine. A Psychotic Patient... Grieving psychiatrist Ben Banks can't find a way to heal from loss. But when a mystifying, miraculous and mind-bending trio arrive at the psych ward, the Doctor is forced to confront his deepest fears and beliefs about the nature of consciousness and reality - even death. With his marriage, career and life hanging by a thread, he faces demons both real and imagined, all the while being transformed forever in this inspiring story of hope, healing and renewal.

Author : Donald Altman
Publisher : Moon Lake Media
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 22,50 MB
Release : 2023-08-25
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Rewire Your Brain for Resilience Did you ever wish you knew the secret to bouncing back from life's toughest roadblocks, wounds and obstacles? According to psychotherapist, international mindfulness expert and former Buddhist monk Donald Altman, there is no secret. There is simply the skill of applying mindfulness to whatever new problem knocks on your door each day. It works because mindfulness rewires your brain and dramatically changes your relationship to the problem. The 101 mindfulnesss 'tools' in this book will give you newfound hope, optimism and strength. These are simple, yet powerful, mindfulness practices that you can apply in just a minute or two-whether you're facing something extremely annoying or seemingly insurmountable. Those who know you may think you've found a secret elixir to wash away your problems. But you'll know the secret is retraining your brain with Simply Mindful Resilience. Build Resilience with Calm, Clarity, Optimism & Happiness The four sections in Simply Mindful Resilience support positive change and overcoming obstacles of all kinds. CALM prepares you for responding, not reacting. These CALM practices reduce your stress levels and promote overall well-being and health. CLARITY optimizes your brain's executive thinking center. Instead of 'flipping your lid, ' you'll clearly and thoughtfully be able to problem solve the best course of action in the moment. OPTIMISM is a positive mindset that counters negativity and 'can't do' thinking. With these practices you'll retrain your attention and use it to uplift you and offer hope when you need it most. HAPPINESS is closer than you think. These tools will nurture relationships and resources so you'll feel better and move forward with a sense of joy, meaning and purpose. REVIEWS "Delightful. Wise. Practical. Altman immediately brings the reader into a mindful moment. He makes the cultivation of calm, clarity, optimism and happiness not only doable but inviting-and it's one minute at a time. Nurture resilience and joy not by blocking whatever may be difficult, but through acknowledgment, acceptance and appreciation. Simply Mindful Resilience helps us remember that where we place our attention makes a difference. It empowers us to build resilience every day." - Elana Rosenbaum, MS, MSW, BCD, author of Being Well "Donald Altman's Simply Mindful Resilience is the essential resilience toolkit on how to turn self-doubt and negative thinking into affirmation of one's own abilities. It is filled with innovative and engaging mindfulness methods for enhancing people skills and building resiliency. This must-read book will enhance your attitude and life with greater clarity, confidence, and optimism! Powerful, uplifting and hopeful. I highly recommend it!" - John Baldoni, international leadership coach, author of Grace Under Pressure "Each minute-long chapter will help you create that special mindful space to manage life stress and enrich not only the rest of your day, but the rest of your life." - Jean L. Kristeller, PhD, author of The Joy of Half a Cookie AUTHOR BIO Donald Altman, MA, LPC, is a psychotherapist, former Buddhist monk, and award-winning author of over 20 books who has trained over 15,000 healthcare professionals on how to use mindfulness to overcome depression, anxiety, pain and stress. His best-selling The Mindfulness Toolbox won two national awards, and his inspiring novel Travelers received two Indie Book Awards. He is also the writer and creator of the "Simply Mindful" Series of books.

Author : Erik van den Brink
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 22,85 MB
Release : 2015-05-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1317653513

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Mindfulness involves learning to be more aware of life as it unfolds moment by moment, even if these moments bring us difficulty, pain or suffering. This is a challenge we will all face at some time in our lives, and which health professionals face every day in their work. The Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living programme presents a new way of learning how to face the pressures of modern living by providing an antidote which teaches us how to cultivate kindness and compassion – starting with being kind to ourselves. Compassion involves both sensitivity to our own and others’ suffering and the courage to deal with it. Integrating the work of experts in the field such as Paul Gilbert, Kristin Neff, Christopher Germer and Tara Brach, Erik van den Brink and Frits Koster have established an eight stage step-by-step compassion training programme, supported by practical exercises and free audio downloads, which builds on basic mindfulness skills. Grounded in ancient wisdom and modern science, they demonstrate how being compassionate shapes our minds and brains, and benefits our health and relationships. The programme will be helpful to many, including people with various types of chronic or recurring mental health problems, and can be an effective means of coping better with low self-esteem, self-reproach or shame, enabling participants to experience more warmth, safeness, acceptance and connection with themselves and others. Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living will be an invaluable manual for mindfulness teachers, therapists and counsellors wishing to bring the ‘care’ back into healthcare, both for their clients and themselves. It can also be used as a self-help guide for personal practice.

Author : John D. Teasdale
Publisher : Guilford Publications
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 49,27 MB
Release : 2014-01-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1462508146

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Imagine 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. 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. See also the authors' The Mindful Way through Depression, which demonstrates these proven strategies with in-depth stories and examples. Plus, mental health professionals, see also the authors' bestselling therapy guide: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Second Edition. Winner (Second Place)--American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award, Consumer Health Category ÿ

Author : Heather Stang
Publisher : Ryland Peters & Small
Page : 183 pages
File Size : 21,38 MB
Release : 2018-12-06
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 178249782X

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Without proper support, navigating the icy waters of grief may feel impossible. The grieving person may feel spiritually bankrupt and often the loss is so painful that the bereaved may lose faith in what they once held dear. Mindfulness meditation can restore hope by offering a compassionate safe haven for healing and self-reflection. While nobody can predict the path of someone else's grief, this book will guide the reader forward through the grieving process with simple mindfulness-based exercises to restore mind, body and spirit. These easy-to-follow meditations will help the reader to cope with the pain of loss, and embark on a healing journey. Each chapter focuses on a different aspect of grief, and the guided meditations will calm the mind and increase clarity and focus. Mindfulness and Grief will help readers to begin the process of reconstructing the shattered self that is left in the wake of any major loss.