Bringing mindfulness into psychotherapy -- Becoming a mindful therapist -- Cultivating mindfulness in the therapeutic relationship -- Concentration practice : focusing the mind -- Open monitoring : expanding the mind -- Loving-kindness and compassion practice: engaging the heart -- Equanimity practice : finding balance -- Making mindfulness accessible -- The art of sequencing -- Beyond symptom relief : deepening mindfulness
Summary
This practical guide helps therapists from virtually any specialty or theoretical orientation choose and adapt mindfulness practices most likely to be effective with particular patients, while avoiding those that are contraindicated. The authors provide a wide range of meditations that build the core skills of focused attention, mindfulness, and compassionate acceptance. Vivid clinical examples show how to weave the practices into therapy, tailor them to each patient's needs, and overcome obstacles. Therapists also learn how developing their own mindfulness practice can enhance therapeutic r
