Mindfulness a kindly approach to being with cancer - Bartley, Trish (John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2016)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Title Page ; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Companion Website; Some Opening Words; Starting Out; Chapter 1 Intention; Intention; Preparing the ground ; Clarifying Your Intention; The first step; Specific hopes; Mindfulness and cancer; The second step; Personal vision, values and aspirations; The third step; Intentions letter; Intentions Letter; Specific intentions; Three skilful intentions; Concluding; The Practice of Mindfulness; Overview; The Raisin Exercise; Reflective inquiry; A definition of mindfulness; Eating mindfully at home; Short Practices; The Pause
Practicing the PauseFeet on the Floor; Core Practice; The Body Scan; Reflective inquiry; Practicing the Body Scan; Intention; The Experience of Cancer; Diagnosis; Why me? Why now?; The psychological impact; Waiting; Some likely reactions; Reflecting on your own diagnosis; A 'First Aid' Practice; Intention for the 'Month'; Practices - for each 2 week period; Notes; Personal Story; Sarah; Diagnosis; Surgery; After surgery and during treatment; Mindfulness; Post treatment; What matters to me?; A message to someone like me; Chapter 2 Coming Back; Coming Back - the theme
Understanding the patterns of sufferingPatterns of mind; The added extra of cancer; Five basic tendencies; The Approach Of Mindfulness; Coming Back to The Body; Remembering our connection with the physical world; Coming back to our senses; Coming to the Breath; As if for the first time - bringing curiosity to the ordinary; Alternative Anchors; Cultivating kindly awareness; Mindfulness as practice; Summary; Practices And Approaches; Overview; Core Practice; Mindful movement; Mindful Walking; 'Slow' mindful walking - the way to begin; Reflective inquiry of the walking practice
Additional Practice IdeasFurther ideas for walking practices; Additional or optional practice; Mindful stretching; Choosing; Your own movement practice; Reflective inquiry; Short Practices; Standing In Mountain; Coming to the Breath; Everyday routine activities; Home Practice Review; Body Scan - the Core Practice; Reflective inquiry; Some common issues in the body scan; Short practices review; Reflective inquiry of the short practices; Approaching And Understanding Experience; Thoughts And Feelings; Thoughts Are Not Facts; The influence of mood; Summary -- thoughts are not facts