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1 online resource |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; FOREWORD; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; Introduction: a warm welcome; The gift of mindfulness; The mindfulness wave; Heartfulness; How MBCL began; Based in science; Is MBCL for you?; How to use this book; 1 Wired to survive rather than thrive: Session one: how we evolved -- threat, drive and soothing systems; Being human is a challenge; Compassion: not for the faint-hearted; ; Breathing Space with Kindness; The human brain and its flaws; Like Pandora's box; Insight: the good fairy; Three emotion regulation systems; The stress of threat and drive; Rest and digest |
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; Contemplating the Three Systems in Your LifeGetting out of balance; Restoring the balance; ; A Safe Place; ; Kindness Meditation: Yourself; Suiting your soothing system; ; A Pleasure Walk; ; Calendar: Soothing System; Summary Chapter 1; 2 Embracing inner demons: Session two: threat and self-compassion; Exploring inner landscapes; ; Compassionately Relating to Resistance; Outer and inner threats; Three components of self-compassion; ; Self-Compassion Mantra; ; Breathing Space with Compassion; Tend and befriend; Me-first, you-first or we-together; Survival of the kindest |
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Pathways to self-compassion; A Hand on Your Heart; When compassion itself seems to be the demon; A gentle pace; Wobbles on the way; Using Imagery; ; A Compassionate Companion; ; Kindness Meditation: A Benefactor; ; Calendar: Threat System; Summary Chapter 2; 3 Treating habits kindly: Session three: untangling desires and patterns; Ulysses' courage; ; Compassionately Relating to Desire; Urge-surfing; Why we can't get no satisfaction; Habits and patterns; Three basic modes; Love thy inner critic as thyself; Self-conscious emotions; Don't kill the messengers |
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; Compassionately Relating to Inner PatternsComfort zones without comfort; Befriending inner patterns; Taking a more scenic route; ; Kindness Meditation: A Good Friend; ; Calendar: Drive System; Summary Chapter 3; 4 Out of the mud into the light: Session four: embodying compassion; Flow directions of compassion; Pretend play; ; Doing as If; ; Embodying Compassion; The Lotus of Compassion; Feeding an inner helper; ; Kindness Meditation: A Neutral Person; ; Kindness for the Body; Mindful movement; ; Examples of Mindful Movement; ; Walking with Kindness; ; Calendar: Inner Critic |
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Chapter 45 Receiving and giving with every breath: Session five: self and others - widening the circle; 'Dear Self'; ; A Compassionate Letter; Who are you?; The problem with over-identifying; 'Selfing' on autopilot or by choice; ; Kindness Meditation: A 'Difficult' Person; Notes on Kindness Meditation; Challenges in Kindness Meditation; A wordless alternative; ; Compassionate Breathing: Yourself; Building resilience; ; Compassionate Breathing: Others; ; Breathing Space with Compassionate Breathing; ; Calendar: Inner Helper; Summary Chapter 5 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
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Self-help techniques.
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Cognitive therapy.
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Affective disorders.
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Depression, Mental.
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Mania.
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Bipolar disorder
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Stress (Psychology)
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
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Bipolar Disorder
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- General.
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MEDICAL -- Clinical Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Diseases.
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MEDICAL -- Evidence-Based Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Internal Medicine.
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Affective disorders
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Cognitive therapy
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Depression, Mental
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Mania
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Bipolar disorder
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy
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Self-help techniques
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Stress (Psychology)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Koster, Frits, author.
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Norton, Victoria
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| ISBN |
9781315268491 |
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1315268493 |
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9781351976206 |
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1351976206 |
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9781351976213 |
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1351976214 |
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9781351976190 |
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1351976192 |
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