Mindfulness and Mindbalancing Handbook

This is a comprehensive resource for learning practising and teaching meditation. Meditation is becoming a useful tool in the arsenal of the established healing professions. In particular Mindfulness meditation is recommended in the NICE guidelines as a treatment for depression and has proved helpful for a range of problems including anxiety disorders and OCD. It can also be used with physical psychosomatic and stress-related problems and as a self-development programme. This handbook guides the reader into meditation practices in a systematic gradual and practical way. It includes Cognitive Therapy exercises reflections relaxation guided imagery breathing exercises and a wide range of meditation practices from different traditions. It contains clear instructions on how to use the exercises and practices as well as suggestions on how they can be used with individuals and in groups. It addresses the differing needs of readers whether it is to 'dip into' meditation a little to follow a programme to learn about the spiritual aspects of meditation or simply to create more peacefulness calmness groundedness and centredness in their own and in the lives of others. It includes downloadable resources for the reader to develop their own varied daily relaxation and meditation practices as well as photocopiable worksheets record-forms and audio exercises so practitioners can read them out in groups or to individual clients if they prefer to use their own voice. Meditation is a complex subject. This handbook provides a clear and practical guide that introduces the reader to the wider context of meditation provides an optional deeper understanding of some of the concepts and models and includes comprehensive resources for those who want to explore meditation further.