- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: New Harbinger Publications (1 Nov 2003)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1572243384
- ISBN-13: 978-1572243385
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.2 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 413,148 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"As a psychotherapist and teacher of stress reduction, I find this book helpful to clients and clinicians, as well as to meditators wishing to deepen their own practice. Brantley gives practical and compassionate guidance to anyone seeking skillful ways to work with anxiety and panic."
--Allie Rudolph, LCSW, founder and codirector of the University of Virginia Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program
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Clinical research has demonstrated the effectiveness of a spiritual approach to controlling fear, anxiety and panic. The approach in this book has been developed specifically to practice mindfulness as stress reduction and health enhancement technique. This health oriented mindfulness approach is known a Minfulness-Based Stress Reduction, used by thousands of people for over 20 years. Readers learn to become more present to their experience of their own life, develop vital skills for calming and relaxing the mind and body.
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A very good place to start if you are prepared to give the time needed. Helps to put wandering and troublesome thoughts into perspective.
2 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I can only review this book on one level, that is from the point of view of ease of reading and accessibility. It is, in fact, very easy to read and the instructions for meditation practice are well described and set out. I did find the first part a little repetitive, but that could just be a personal thing.
However, I cannot review its effectiveness; partly because I have only just finished reading it and partly because these things are generally quite subjective.
The key to this book is contained in the phrase 'Simple but not easy'. To overcome any problem through meditation you have to work at it and be persistent in your practice even if you don't feel like doing it.
I found just reading the book immensely hopeful. Ask me again in a year and I may have something to add about whether it worked for me.
However, I cannot review its effectiveness; partly because I have only just finished reading it and partly because these things are generally quite subjective.
The key to this book is contained in the phrase 'Simple but not easy'. To overcome any problem through meditation you have to work at it and be persistent in your practice even if you don't feel like doing it.
I found just reading the book immensely hopeful. Ask me again in a year and I may have something to add about whether it worked for me.
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139 of 144 people found the following review helpful
Good, but short on some details.
6 April 2004
Format:Paperback
I bought this book to help me deal with Social Anxiety Disorder, PTSD, and depression.
This book could serve as a nice introduction to mindfulness meditation. The first few chapters detail some of the research that has come out concerning the impact of mindfulness on anxiety and anxiety disorders.
It was rather skimpy on some details; specifically, how one can tie all of this mindfulness into reducing or dealing with anxiety. The author takes up an entire one chapter - one - in dealing with this specifically.
Much of the book's content can be found in Jon Kabat-Zinn's wonderful book, "Full Catastrophe Living", which is also much more detailed. I recommend that the customer look into that book first, and then supplement his reading with this one second.
32 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Only half way through, but give it 5 stars already
7 Jan 2007
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This book is wonderful. I am only half way through, but it already deserves five stars. It is a great book if you take your time and do the work and pratice the "mindfulness". It can and will change your life. I have noticed during a very unexpected stressful day recently, that several times the word mindfulness popped into my head and I just centered myself in the moment instead of thinking of how behind I was and how mucy more I had to do that day. And at that point, I hadn't even really learned what mindfulness meant. Give this book a try. I don't think you'll be sorry.
23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
A life-changing book
27 Jun 2007
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Along with Jon Kabat-Zinn's Full Catastrophe Living, this is an indispensable book for anyone who suffers from GAD, SAD, or panic disorder. This is compassionate, pragmatic, deep therapy that has great power on its own and can be a great supplement to working with a therapist. There's strong current science behind it, and 2500 years of Buddhist practice. Very simply, if you learn to focus in the present you won't worry so much about the future, or beat yourself up about the past.
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