Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of MindfulnessFrom Buddhist traditions to daily exercises, enhance your physical and mental health with the ultimate practical guide to mindfulness from two leading experts. Mindfulness -- the art of paying attention with an open and curious mind to present-moment experiences--has attracted ever-growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners, who have come to the discipline from both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. In Fully Present, leading mindfulness researchers and educators Dr. Sue Smalley and Diana Winston provide an all-in-one guide for anyone interested in bringing mindfulness to daily life as a means of enhancing well-being. Fully Present provides both a scientific explanation for how mindfulness positively and powerfully affects the brain and the body as well as practical guidance to develop both a practice and mindfulness in daily living, not only through meditation but also during daily experiences, such as waiting in line at the supermarket, exercising, or facing difficult news. |
Contents
Getting Started | 21 |
Essential Components | 37 |
The Body and Awareness | 55 |
Working with Physical Pain | 77 |
Dealing with Negative Emotions | 97 |
Feeling Good and Finding Happiness | 121 |
Pay Attention but How? | 149 |
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Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness Susan L. Smalley,Diana Winston Limited preview - 2022 |
Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness Susan L. Smalley,Diana Winston Limited preview - 2010 |
Fully Present: The Science, Art, and Practice of Mindfulness Susan L. Smalley,Diana Winston Limited preview - 2010 |
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