Mindfulness: An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World
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- Author：J. Mark G. Williams
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Summary
From one of the leading thinkers on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy， a pioneering set of simple practices to dissolve anxiety， stress， exhaustion， and unhappiness。In Mindfulness， Oxford professor Mark Williams and award-winning journalist Dr。 Danny Penman reveal the secrets to living a happier and less anxious， stressful and exhausting life。 Based on the techniques of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy， the unique program developed by Williams and his colleagues， the book offers simple and straightforward forms of mindfulness meditation that can be done by anyone—and it can take just 10-20 minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed。
Reviews
Jeferson Nichel
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Leitura para mudar a vida。
Luciane Glicia
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A metodologia do livro é muito bem abordada， explicada e organizada。 Embora muitas vezes alguns termos e exemplos sejam repetitivos。 A leitura no livro físico a partir de um momento já não estava me atraindo tanto， optei pelo áudio book e acompanhei pelo livro quando capítulos anteriores eram citados。É um excelente livro para quem quer começar a meditar a passos curtos。
Kathy
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Read this book for a class on Mindfulness。 Love the mediations that go with this book。 Glad that I purchased a copy of the book， so that I can pick it up and find sections as I need to read them again and again。 Very helpful way to live in the moment and enjoy it to its fullest， instead of worrying about the past or the future。 A very healthy way to live your life。
Val
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Compilation of common knowledge about mind and meditation。 Completely useless to me。Advice like - change your habits to spice up your life， are you serious？ Cheap。
Gemini
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I guess I thought I was going to get more out of this book。 Sometimes your expectations are too high or the way the book is written doesn't really resonate w/ you。 That's this book for me。 Although this book may be the exact thing for you， it wasn't for me。 I was actually a bit bored & tried to follow along， but it just didn't work。 There were some bits & pieces that were thought provoking-which is good， but it wasn't enough。 I guess I thought I was going to get more out of this book。 Sometimes your expectations are too high or the way the book is written doesn't really resonate w/ you。 That's this book for me。 Although this book may be the exact thing for you， it wasn't for me。 I was actually a bit bored & tried to follow along， but it just didn't work。 There were some bits & pieces that were thought provoking-which is good， but it wasn't enough。 。。。more
Sherry
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One of the best books I’ve read on mindfulness。 Simple， gentle， guidance on developing a mindfulness meditation practice。 Appreciated this so much I immediately bought the audio book on Mindfulness through Depression， which I think may be even better than this if one is struggling with the impact of depression， or like me， may be susceptible to bouts of depression。 Highly recommend。
Victória Alves
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tem que filtrar algumas coisas aqui e ali mas as práticas de meditação guiadas por áudio são realmente muito boas， ir lendo cada capítulo ao longo das 8 semanas foi muito gostoso pra mim… enfim nunquinha imaginei que meditação fosse se tornar algo natural e diário então nota 4！！
Beyzanur
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Pek de yardımcı olmadığını söyleyebilirim。 Daha çok meditasyon， yoga， nefes egzersizleri temelli olan bir kitap ve zihin dünyanızı değiştirmek istiyorsanız pek faydalı değil。 Ayrıca ses kayıtlarını vs almanız gerekiyor ve bununla uğraşmak istemediğim için ses kayıtlarını almadım。 Nefes egzersizleri denenebilir ama içerisindeki her çalışmayı beğenmedim。
Max
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Its fine。 I read it because I dropped my phone in the toilet。 Could have been a 40 page pdf
Estefanía Teixeira
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Clint Browning
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A book requiring study and rereading。
Britt O'Duffy
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I took an eight-week mindfulness course this term that followed this text。 I learned a lot about meditation and mindfulness。。。 and realized just how much I don't know。 It's going to be a lifelong journey - I'm glad I took this step。 I took an eight-week mindfulness course this term that followed this text。 I learned a lot about meditation and mindfulness。。。 and realized just how much I don't know。 It's going to be a lifelong journey - I'm glad I took this step。 。。。more
Valeria Baini
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Ho scoperto la pratica della meditazione nel 2021， l'ho fatta per un breve periodo di tempo e poi di punto in bianco ho smesso。 Leggendo questo libro ho capito l'errore che commettevo quando ho iniziato a meditare la prima volta: pensare， tramite la meditazione， di poter raggiungere qualcosa， di liberarmi definitivamente dall'infelicità e di raggiungere uno stato di benessere perenne。 Beh， in realtà non è così che funziona la meditazione: la vita， purtroppo， è fatta anche di sofferenza e il comp Ho scoperto la pratica della meditazione nel 2021， l'ho fatta per un breve periodo di tempo e poi di punto in bianco ho smesso。 Leggendo questo libro ho capito l'errore che commettevo quando ho iniziato a meditare la prima volta: pensare， tramite la meditazione， di poter raggiungere qualcosa， di liberarmi definitivamente dall'infelicità e di raggiungere uno stato di benessere perenne。 Beh， in realtà non è così che funziona la meditazione: la vita， purtroppo， è fatta anche di sofferenza e il compito della meditazione è quello di aiutare a guardarci dentro con occhi nuovi， ad acquisire nuove prospettive ma soprattutto a non scappare da stati emotivi poco piacevoli ma di sostare in essi。 Meditare vuol dire acquisire consapevolezza， e avere consapevolezza significa rimanere nel momento presente e non lasciarsi travolgere da pensieri， preoccupazioni o fantasticherie。 Meditare non è solo ascoltare una voce registrata ma la meditazione è il modo con cui scegliamo di vivere la quotidianità giorno dopo giorno， momento dopo momento。 。。。more
Megan
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Enjoyed this introductory information to what mindfulness is and how it actually works！ Looking forward to starting the 8 week programme to help my anxiety brain！
John Harris
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Short sweet book on mindfulness meditation。 Good reasons to do it， examples for each technique and ideas
Rafael Gabbay
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Introduz algumas da principais técnicas de meditação， explica seu potencial baseado em evidências e apresenta um curso de oito semanas para aprender e se familiarizqr com as mesmas e com a mente。 Senti que tem um foco maior em lidar com estresse e burnout que outros males da mente。 Achei a sugestão de curso bem temporalmente exigente， então acabei trocando minha prática de meditação guiada pro Headspace。 Ainda assim acho uma excelente introdução ao mindfulness， bem embasada， direta e prática。 Re Introduz algumas da principais técnicas de meditação， explica seu potencial baseado em evidências e apresenta um curso de oito semanas para aprender e se familiarizqr com as mesmas e com a mente。 Senti que tem um foco maior em lidar com estresse e burnout que outros males da mente。 Achei a sugestão de curso bem temporalmente exigente， então acabei trocando minha prática de meditação guiada pro Headspace。 Ainda assim acho uma excelente introdução ao mindfulness， bem embasada， direta e prática。 Recomendaria pra quem quer começar a entrar nesse mundo 。。。more
Denise
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I like the way this book explains Mindfulness。 Here it's presented as skills to re-orient your life so you can enjoy it。 It's meditations to focus your attention （your scattered mind）， and to reduce anxiety and the spirals of thoughts and emotions that rob you of peace and enjoyment in life。 It separates feeling emotions from solving problems。 Allowing my butterfly brain （PG 87） to flit from thought to thought and following my stream of thoughts to discovery， rather than resisting or judging my I like the way this book explains Mindfulness。 Here it's presented as skills to re-orient your life so you can enjoy it。 It's meditations to focus your attention （your scattered mind）， and to reduce anxiety and the spirals of thoughts and emotions that rob you of peace and enjoyment in life。 It separates feeling emotions from solving problems。 Allowing my butterfly brain （PG 87） to flit from thought to thought and following my stream of thoughts to discovery， rather than resisting or judging my lack of attention， helped me relax and stop trying to control my mind。 Thinking about thoughts as rumors （PG 139） or an event， and not truth， also gave me a new perspective on stopping thought spirals and self-criticism。 Practicing self-kindness during difficult times focuses on acceptance of pain rather than avoidance （PG 195）。 I definitely live in on autopilot and in doing-mode （PG 105） which is actually a type of problem avoidance。 This book definitely increased my awareness of my habits and it's given me more gentle， compassionate ways to handle my spiraling thoughts。Other programs introduced me to exercise as a tool so that has already helped me release tension。 And， I have done breathing exercises， body scans and the raisin meditation before。 In this program， the meditations to focus attention on breath or sounds （PG 146） helped bring awareness to tensions I hold in my body， but combining the meditations with habit releasers to stop my living on autopilot helped me more。 I felt more present and relaxed when I went through my day being aware of sounds or feelings during routine activities， or randomly changing habits like turning the TV off and filling my time with something else。I didn't get the full benefits this program intended because I didn't make the meditations a daily practice， but I did learn new skills for living my life in the moment。 Some of the habit releasers seemed too basic for me， but being kind to myself， being present enough to hear life's sounds， and gently following my stream of thoughts， rather than becoming frustrated over their distractions， are my takeaways from this book。 。。。more
Andrei
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Liked the material and got inspiration from this book。I think it stresses a few important things about meditation that I haven't heard of before。I wish all practices were summarised at the end or somewhere so that they could be revisited when needed without having to browse through all the chapters。 Liked the material and got inspiration from this book。I think it stresses a few important things about meditation that I haven't heard of before。I wish all practices were summarised at the end or somewhere so that they could be revisited when needed without having to browse through all the chapters。 。。。more
Yuri
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this isn't your average hollow self-help book that just makes stuff up， they provide sources and the studies cited and used as a base were really solid， not to mention that some of the meditation technics actually helped me， not all were for me but there were so many that I think most people will find at least a few they like， mindfulness has proven psychological benefits and this book is a great introduction to it， （not to mention the prose makes it very easy to read）。 this isn't your average hollow self-help book that just makes stuff up， they provide sources and the studies cited and used as a base were really solid， not to mention that some of the meditation technics actually helped me， not all were for me but there were so many that I think most people will find at least a few they like， mindfulness has proven psychological benefits and this book is a great introduction to it， （not to mention the prose makes it very easy to read）。 。。。more
Paul Andrew Lewington
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Everyone needs to follow this Mindfulness course。 It's a life changer Everyone needs to follow this Mindfulness course。 It's a life changer 。。。more
Christine Alford
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Great Book it has helped to ground me more in the present instead of worrying about things that haven't happened yet， and has techniques to stop your brain from regurgitating things from the past！It takes a bit of practice and you really have to stick with it， i didn't finish the whole 8 weeks but the few weeks i did do helped a lot， will be starting it again。 Great Book it has helped to ground me more in the present instead of worrying about things that haven't happened yet， and has techniques to stop your brain from regurgitating things from the past！It takes a bit of practice and you really have to stick with it， i didn't finish the whole 8 weeks but the few weeks i did do helped a lot， will be starting it again。 。。。more
Aaron
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“The spirit in which you do something is often as important as the act itself。” I'm doing a mindfulness course at work and this book is recommended alongside it。 The first few chapters were revelatory for me， in regards to getting caught in negative thought patterns and spirals which leads to getting stuck in an emotional rut。 After that， the book shifts focus to more on a programme of mindfulness which had varying degrees of usefulness and ability to hold my interest。 Nonetheless， the book o “The spirit in which you do something is often as important as the act itself。” I'm doing a mindfulness course at work and this book is recommended alongside it。 The first few chapters were revelatory for me， in regards to getting caught in negative thought patterns and spirals which leads to getting stuck in an emotional rut。 After that， the book shifts focus to more on a programme of mindfulness which had varying degrees of usefulness and ability to hold my interest。 Nonetheless， the book overall is pretty great but limited in its scope。 I can't see any reason to pick this book up unless you're doing the course which it accompanies。 。。。more
Fatma38
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 O kadar değerli bir kitapsın ki， son zamanlarda okuduğum kişisel gelişim kitaplarının puanlarını değiştirme sebebimsin。 Kitabın dili çok güzel， ne， ne için， ne zaman？ Kendime sorular sorup aynı zamanda cevapları da bulduğum bir kitaptı。 Meditasyona başlamıştım ama bu kitabın egzersizleri meditasyonun benim için daha anlaşılır ve uygulanabilir olmasını sağladı 。 Kitap benim için meditasyon başlama sürecinde temel bir kitap， farkındalıkla iyi bir başlangıç。 İyikisin benim için。 Hayatıma çok önemli O kadar değerli bir kitapsın ki， son zamanlarda okuduğum kişisel gelişim kitaplarının puanlarını değiştirme sebebimsin。 Kitabın dili çok güzel， ne， ne için， ne zaman？ Kendime sorular sorup aynı zamanda cevapları da bulduğum bir kitaptı。 Meditasyona başlamıştım ama bu kitabın egzersizleri meditasyonun benim için daha anlaşılır ve uygulanabilir olmasını sağladı 。 Kitap benim için meditasyon başlama sürecinde temel bir kitap， farkındalıkla iyi bir başlangıç。 İyikisin benim için。 Hayatıma çok önemli bir alışkanlık kazandırdı。 Teşekkürler emek için。 。。。more
Kaila
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This didn't work as an audiobook。 There's probably a two page spread about how to follow the eight-week plan but to do it on audiobook I would have to continually go to the mediations， go back to the plan， forward to the meditations again。。。that works great on paper， not so great on mp3。Still searching for that one book that will convince me to spend time meditating because I just。。。kinda hate it。 This didn't work as an audiobook。 There's probably a two page spread about how to follow the eight-week plan but to do it on audiobook I would have to continually go to the mediations， go back to the plan， forward to the meditations again。。。that works great on paper， not so great on mp3。Still searching for that one book that will convince me to spend time meditating because I just。。。kinda hate it。 。。。more
Sarinda Wijetunge
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To the point。 No nonsense。 Theory behind mindfulness linked with CBT with anecdotes gives basis for suggested practices。 Most importantly， when you go with the flow and stick to it， well it worked for me。
Inês Godinho
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6/10
Lucas Bortoletto
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legalzinho pra aprender o básico da técnica de mindfulness
Kelli Kiipus
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Lugesin seda raamatut paralleelselt Teadveloleku kursusega ja väga hästi andis teoreetilist põhja alla。
Jamie
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DNF， therefore no rating。 I need to come back to this！
Lucas Melo
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