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`The cultivation of mindfulness can make a profound difference in how we relate to pain and whether even chronic pain conditions need to turn into endless suffering and misery. In this book, Vidyamala makes the practice of befriending your experience through mindfulness, however unpleasant or pleasant it may be, both commonsensical and compelling. I admire her tremendously. This is a beautiful and very important book. It could save your life - and give it back to you.'
--Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living and Coming to Our Senses
--Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living and Coming to Our Senses
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`This is a wonderful work, one of those books where you know within a few pages that it is going to be worth stopping everything else in order to make time to read it. The book is a moving and compelling invitation to bring a radically new way of working with the fact of our pain. It is a book of enormous tenderness and honesty. Here is wise guidance on how we can move beyond our natural resistance to our pain to a willingness to be with it, and how we can live with greater ease by turning towards what we most fear about our pain and suffering.'
Mark Williams, co-author of The Mindful Way Through Depression, and Professor of Clinical Psychology and Wellcome Principal Research Fellow, University of Oxford,
Mark Williams, co-author of The Mindful Way Through Depression, and Professor of Clinical Psychology and Wellcome Principal Research Fellow, University of Oxford,
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is both an inspiring and practical book that will be invaluable to anyone living with chronic pain. The author clearly has experience of this herself but rather than being overcome by her chronic condition has written a compassionate book to help others. Whether you have physical or emotional pain this book can help. It contains case studies, practical advice and thoughtful explanations of different aspects of the pain experience. It's not a heavy book, it's a good read and well researched too, I'm finding it invaluable in helping me live a better and fuller life despite chronic pain.
19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a wonderful introduction to mindfulness meditation for chronic pain sufferers, written by someone with intense long-term pain herself. Discussions about the workings and causes of pain, the difference between primary and secondary suffering, and the process of mindful meditation and how it can help, are followed by three lovely meditations which are also available on CD. Each in its different way helps the sufferer to focus on the here and now and cultivate a more kindly, accepting attitude to their experiences, whether good or bad. It isn't a 'cure' for pain, more a way of managing it through gradually changing one's perception of it and becoming more aware and accepting of the present moment. And there's a reassuring gentleness in Vidyamala's approach; it doesn't matter so much if your mind keeps drifting away and you don't have a 'good' meditation; the process is what matters most, and each time you notice you've been distracted is in fact a moment of awareness. As a pain and anxiety sufferer, I find the book just as helpful for the latter condition; anxiety, after all, is a form of emotional pain. This is a beautiful gift to the millions suffering every day of their lives, born from the author's long process of self-discovery and gradual acquaintance with the beauties of mindfulness. An accompanying CD is soon to be released.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I am a young woman who has been living with cancer and ME/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for many years. There is no book out there that I believe in more than this one. For me, Vidyamala Burch's mindfulness-based approach, has healed years of feeling trapped, isolated and at times without hope so that now I can happily get on with making the most of life at last. It's based on the kind of wisdom that can only emerge from the heart of an author's deep personal experience. It's not easy to find something that inspires you to change your life but this book really does. And there is a whole wealth of clearly explained practical techniques, methodologies and tips to support you through the process. Through building awareness the reader can learn to work with unhelpful patterns in thoughts, habits and emotions. The book also explains meditation techniques so well. Meditation and being with the breath ,body and heart can be an invaluable source of inner strength, relaxation and emotional positivity. And finally somebody de-mystifies "pacing"! The approach is not specific to a particular condition so it can definitely be applied to pain, physical or mental illness, fatigue, stress, addiction or just to anybody wishing to get the most out of life. Alternatively, if you're just interested in meditation, it's the best manual out there too. Ultimately, this is a very uplifting book!!
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A must for anyone suffering with pain or illness
This is a wonderful introduction to mindfulness meditation, inspiring, practical, very easy to understand. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Janet Ashfield
easy to read and helpful
im finding this book and practices invaluable - life changing even..highly recomended if you are ill or well. Read more
Published 13 months ago by crocus wood
welcome relief
this book is great if you suffer from chronic pain as my wife does.it gives you a way at looking and dealing with pain if you are open to taking on board what you are reading... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr G White
A good buy to give you a new perspective
I brought this book for my mum who is suffering from a long term degenerative condition of the spine causing chronic pain and lack of mobility. Read more
Published 16 months ago by k8eLu
A great book!
This book should be read by everyone who is suffering from long term pain.It is encouraging and makes you really understand what is going on and how to deal with it.
Published 17 months ago by C. Bircumshaw
Living Well with Pain & Illness: The Mindful Way to Free Yourself from...
This is truly a life changing book for those finding it difficult to deal with chronic pain and illness. It is compassionate and practical. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Eileen
At last, a clear, practical way out of suffering, written from...
This is effective, clear, and authentic... guided from her own experience and understanding of what it means to live with suffering. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Georgina Reiser
A pain clinic perspective
Having worked in NHS Pain Management for 15 years I had a feeling of 'not more of the same' when a patient recommended this book to me. Read more
Published 21 months ago by A. Reece
Living Well with Pain and Illness, vidyamala Burch
An excellent book, sensitively written in accessible language. It combines helpful strategies and practices, with anecdotal evidence
from people who have benefitted from using... Read more
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Published 22 months ago by jane (dickson) warman
excellent
This is awesome stuff, if you are not able to change your pain you can change the way you respond to it is the basic lesson. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. W. M. Newitt
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