Mindfulness: a kindly approach to being with cancer

"Mindfulness: A Kindly Approach to Being with Cancer offers people with cancer a means to bring mindfulness and kindliness into their lives, to help them cope with the challenge of a life-threatening illness. Adapts Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an approach with a strong evidence...

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Main Author: Bartley, Trish (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex John Wiley & Sons Inc. 2016
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Summary:"Mindfulness: A Kindly Approach to Being with Cancer offers people with cancer a means to bring mindfulness and kindliness into their lives, to help them cope with the challenge of a life-threatening illness. Adapts Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), an approach with a strong evidence base for people with recurrent depression, for the needs and challenges of people with cancer Presents the standard 8-week course of MBCT for cancer in a flexible format that is designed to suit each readers own particular timescale, context and situation Based on more than 15 years of program development and clinical application by the author, and the work and experience of mindfulness teachers in other cancer centres around the world. Provides specific practices and approaches tailored to support the different phases of a cancer experience from diagnosis and treatment to living with uncertainty and managing life with cancer Features five extended stories from people personally affected by cancer who have used mindfulness-based practices to support them in their own experience of illness, life and treatment"--
Item Description: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
Mapping The ExperienceThe Blob ; Pleasant Experiences; Paying attention to the lovely; The Experience Of Cancer; Treatment; Waiting; Waiting mindfully; Additonal Practice Ideas; Treatment; Additional Practices Ideas; Treatment and visualization; Practice with specific tests and scans; Clothing; Surgery; Practicing with the side effects of treatment; Summary; Intention For The 'Month' Of Coming Back; Intention; Notes; Personal Story Caroline; Caroline; Diagnosis; Treatment; Psychological impact; Mindfulness; Mindfulness practice now; What has getting cancer offered you?
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1118961072
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