Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: Protocol, Practice, and Teaching Skills - Softcover

Woods, Susan; Rockman, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1684035600 ISBN 13: 9781684035601

Publisher: New Harbinger, 2021

Synopsis

Learn the comprehensive skills and practices necessary to deliver the MBSR program confidently! Developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn and first introduced in a hospital setting, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) is an evidence-based modality that has been shown to help alleviate a wide range of physical and mental health issues―such as anxiety, depression, trauma, chronic pain, stress, and more. This comprehensive learning manual for professionals provides everything you need to practice and teach MBSR. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction is a timely book that focuses on structure and flexibility when delivering this seminal program. Whether you work in health care, the mental health field, social work, or education, this manual offers clear direction and a sound framework for practicing MBSR in any setting. You’ll gain an understanding of the underlying principles of mindfulness, learn to establish your own personal practice, and discover how you can embody that practice. You’ll also find tips to help you guide meditations, engage in inquiry, and to convey the content of the program to others. If you’re looking for a clear protocol and curriculum for delivering MBSR, this book has everything you need to get started today.

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About the Author

Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is founding Executive Director of the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He is also the founding director of its renowned Stress Reduction Clinic and Professor of Medicine emeritus at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He teaches mindfulness and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) in various venues around the world. He received his Ph.D. in molecular biology from MIT in 1971 in the laboratory of Nobel Laureate, Salvador Luria.



He is the author of numerous bestselling books about mindfulness and meditation. Overall, his books have been translated into over 30 languages.

Edition details

• Publisher: New Harbinger
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1684035600
• ISBN 13: 9781684035601
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264