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 The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Nov 07, 2009
This is a good book for people who suffer from any type of chronic (long-term) health problems. The author, Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn, developed the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center some years ago. They have an 8-week progam, and this book is intended to be that progam rolled up into a book.
The book's tool is Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction- which combines mindfulness meditation and yoga. Since the mind is a factor in stress-related disorders, and very undertreated in Westerm medicine, I feel like this book fills a much needed niche.
The bad? Well, the book is just way too long. I'm in the healthcare field, and I can tell you its hard to get people with health problems to sit down and read a 500 plus page book. However, if you're willing to give it a shot, there's plenty of wisdom here that makes a lot of sense. Also suggest Exercise Beats Depression as a good resource for depression if you like a much short book for this particular problem.
Full Catastrophe Living Sep 24, 2009
Given that this book was written nearly 20 years ago it is incredible. He was way ahead of his time in examining the mind body connection and I have found it very helpfull in my meditation practice and daily living.It has helped me keep perspective in facing pain and enjoy life dispite the pain. It is packed with lots of insights which are now CBT techniques. I found this a very helpful book. I now "be" rather than "do" all the time and I marvel at how I used to run around like a fool being busy and not enjoying the moment.
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LIFE CHANGING and essential resource on mindfulness meditation! Sep 15, 2009
Full Catastrophe Living is THE seminal manual on mindfulness meditation as Jon Kabat-Zinn applied it to modern day medical and psychological problems. This is one of the most personally influential books of my lifetime. It introduced me to the world of mindfulness meditation and as the title implies, the book taught me how to more fully embrace the present moment (good and bad). You will not only learn how to cultivate a non-judgmental, non-goal directed, manner of present moment awareness, but also gain important knowledge regarding the mind-body connection. The book includes the valuable details of Kabat-Zinn's 8-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction program (e.g., sitting meditation, body scan meditations, Hatha yoga), which may prove extremely useful for those that don't have the resources to partipate directly. The only downside to this book is that some of the mindfulness concepts are difficult to grasp. Like learning any other type of skill, mindfulness ability develops through practice. I recommend using some type of mindfulness meditation training aid to accompany this work. Readers may consider a new DVD entitled, "The Garden of NOW: A Collection of Mindfulness Meditation Training Exercises," to enhance the experience of reading Full Catastrophe Living. This DVD corresponds to many of the exercises in the book and will help provide the initial guidance necessary to cultivate your mindfulness practice.
The Garden of NOW: A Collection of Mindfulness Meditation Training Exercises,
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 Full Catastrophe Living Audio - Help! Jun 03, 2009
It doesn't have a table of contents so you don't know what each CD covers! Too frustrating for words! His info is good and examples are helpful, but am still frustrated!
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Mindfulness is bliss May 18, 2009
I am fully enjoying what I have read so far in this book and look forward to implementing it in my life.
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