Oliver Sacks is a perfect antidote to the anaesthetic of familiarity. His writing turns brains & minds transparent Observer How does the brain perceive & interpret information from the eye? & what happens when the process is disrupted? In The Minds Eye Oliver Sacks tells the stories of people who are able to navigate the world & communicate with others despite losing what many of us consider indispensable senses & abilities: the capacity to recognize faces the sense of three-dimensional space the ability to read the sense of sight. For all of these people the challenge is to adapt to a radically new way of being in the world -- & The Minds Eye is testament to the myriad ways that we as humans are capable of rising to this challenge. The Minds Eye is about the possibility of recovery & the inexorable decline of the ageing individual. From this collision of incompatible truths tragedy is made.. .making this Sackss most powerful book to date Sunday Telegraph Packed with wisdom humour extraordinary human stories & reflections on how we all perceive the world.. . He ends with a brilliant discussion of blindness & the ways in which blind people develop visual concepts. Heartily recommended Readers Digest ...

Mindfulness is a way of paying attention to the present moment helping us become more aware of our thoughts & feelings so that instead of being overwhelmed by them were better able to manage them. Mindful Coaching is the complete resource to using mindfulness in coaching. It helps coaches work with clients on a range of issues including work-life balance; stress management; decision-making; coping with ambiguity; dealing with crises; employee engagement; heightening focus & clarity; communication; increasing presence; enhanced listening & more. It also helps them become more resilient themselves particularly helpful in the current climate in which many coaches are facing increasing challenges. The book helps coaches appreciate the benefits of mindfulness work out with which clients & in which situations it could be useful & illustrates how it can be applied with case studies & resources. ...

Losing weight & maintaining a healthy body is not simply a matter of exercising more & eating less. It is the awareness of the present moment the realisation of why we do what we do that enables us to stop feeling bad & start changing our behaviour. With Mindful Eating" world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh & Harvard nutritionist Dr Lilian Cheung show us how to end our struggles with weight once & for all. Offering practical tools including personalised goal setting a detailed nutrition guide & a mindful living plan the authors help us to uncover the roots of our habits & then guide us as we transform our actions. " Mindful Eating" teaches us how to easily adopt the practice of mindfulness & integrate it into eating exercise & all facets of our daily life so that being conscious & present becomes a core part of our being. " Mindful Eating" not only helps us achieve the healthy weight & well-being we seek but it also brings to the surface the rich abundance of life available to us in every moment." ...

Stress is endemic in our culture. We live in a restless world & there often seems little time to really appreciate our lives. Rather than constantly trying to keep up perhaps it's time for us to slow down pay attention & notice what we need for our well-being. For thousands of years Eastern traditions have taught meditation to help people lead healthier happier lives. Now scientific research is confirming that mindfulness can help us cultivate our mental & physical well-being. Written by Dr. Jonty Heaversedge & Ed Halliwell this revised & updated edition of The Mindful Manifesto integrates the very latest scientific & medical research on mindfulness with meditation's historical context. We will see how mindfulness can help us: work with mental health problems such as depression & anxiety; cope with the busyness of everyday life; bring our bodies into balance & manage chronic illness; & let go of addictions & relate more skillfully at home & at work. & why stop there? With examples of how the mindfulness movement is already well underway we will see how encouraging governments & other powerful institutions to take a mindful approach could make a real difference to health & happiness in our society. ...

Winner of the Association for Behavioral & Cognitive Therapies (ABCT) Self-Help Seal of Merit! Over 160 000 in print! The Mindful Way through Depression draws on the collective wisdom of four internationally renowned mindfulness experts including bestselling author Jon Kabat-Zinn to provide effective relief from the most prevalent psychological disorder. This authoritative easy-to-use self-help program is based on methods clinically proven to reduce the recurrence of depression. Revealing the hidden psychological mechanisms that cause chronic unhappiness the authors gently guide readers through a series of exercises designed to break the mental habits that lead to despair. Kabat-Zinn lends his calm familiar voice to the accompanying CD of guided meditations making this a complete package for anyone looking to regain a sense of balance & contentment. ...

How to reduce stress anxiety high blood pressure & even chronic pain-by refocusing your mind A cutting-edge meditation therapy that uses self-control techniques mindfulness has taken off across the globe as a way of overcoming negative thoughts & emotions & achieving a calmer more focused state of mind. Written by a professional mindfulness trainer this practical guide covers the key self-control techniques designed to help you achieve a more focused & contented state of mind while maximizing the health benefits of mindfulness-from reducing stress anxiety & high blood pressure to overcoming depression & low self-esteem & battling chronic pain & insomnia.

Includes:: self-control techniques (such as body posture sitting practice & breathing exercises) & routines

Includes:: an audio CD featuring narrated meditations & exercises Introducing you to a new & powerful form of meditation therapy Mindfulness For Dummies outlines how to use it in your everyday life to achieve a new level of self-awareness & self-understanding & reap the long-term rewards of better health. Note: CD files are available to download when buying thee Book version.



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Many of us in the modern world are unhappier than they need to be & mindfulness offers a solution that works. Science & clinical practice have only recently discovered the profound potential of mindfulness-based practices for increasing our wellbeing. However mindfulness has been practised for thousands of years as an attention-training technique that can reduce physical & psychological suffering & enhance health & happiness. Derived from ancient contemplative practices in many cultures & wisdom traditions mindfulness practice simply involves directing our attention to what is (reality) rather than to what isnt (our ideas of reality). Mindfulness for Life" is written by two experts on mindfulness with many years of personal & clinical experience. The authors have come together to provide both a medical & a psychological perspective on mindfulness & related conditions such as depression & substance abuse. The result is a book that translates the scientific principles underlying mindfulness into a simple practical & accessible life manual." ...

This bestselling work now in a new edition has introduced tens of thousands of clinicians to mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression (MBCT) an eight-week program with proven effectiveness. Step by step the authors explain the whys" & "how-tos" of conducting mindfulness practices & cognitive interventions that have been shown to bolster recovery from depression & prevent relapse. Clinicians are also guided to practice mindfulness themselves an essential prerequisite to teaching others. More than 40 reproducible handouts are included. Book purchasers get access to a companion Web page featuring downloadable audio recordings of the guided mindfulness practices (meditations & mindful movement) plus all of the reproducibles ready to download & print in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. A separate Web page for use by clients features the audio recordings only. New to This Edition Incorporates a decade's worth of developments in MBCT clinical practice & training. Chapters on additional treatment components: the pre-course interview & optional full-day retreat. Chapters on self-compassion the inquiry process & the three-minute breathing space. Findings from multiple studies of MBCT's effectiveness & underlying mechanisms.

Includes:: studies of adaptations for treating psychological & physical health problems other than depression. Audio files of the guided mindfulness practices narrated by Dr. Segal on two separate Web pages-one for professionals together with the reproducibles & one just for clients."

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What makes a serial killer? Only one man really knows. FBI Special Agent & expert in criminal profiling & behavioural science John Douglas. A man who has looked evil in the eye & made a vocation of understanding it. Now retired Douglas can let us inside the FBI elite serial crime unit & into the disturbed minds of some of the most savage serial killers in the world. The man who was the inspiration for Special Agent Jack Crawford in The Silence of the Lambs & who lent the films makers his expertise explains how he invented & established the practice of criminal profiling; what it was like to submerge himself mentally in the world of serial killers to the point of becoming both perpetrator & victim; & individual case histories including those of Jeffrey Dahmer Charles Manson Ted Bundy & the Atlanta child murders. With the fierce page-turning power of a bestselling novel yet terrifyingly true Mindhunter is a true crime classic. ...

Baby Frankie is born into an unusual family. Her mother is desperate to find someone to take care of her child & she doesnt have much time. Noel doesnt seem to be the most promising of fathers but despite everything he could well be Frankies best hope. As for Lisa she is prepared to give up everything for the man she loves; surely hes going to love her back? & Moira is having none of it. She knows whats right & has the power to change the course of Frankies life.. .but Moira is hiding secrets of her own. MINDING FRANKIE is a story about unconventional families relationships which arent quite what they seem & the child at the heart of everyones lives... ...