Full catastrophe living : how to cope with stress, pain and illness using mindfulness meditation / Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D.
By: Kabat-Zinn, Jon [author.]
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TextPublisher: London : Piatkus, 2013Edition: Revised and updated edition.Description: lxv, 650 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.Content type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780749958411 (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Meditation -- Therapeutic use | Stress management | Mental health | Health | Self-care, HealthDDC classification: 158.12 Also issued online.Summary: Full Catastrophe Living is a manual for developing your own personal meditation practice and learning how to use mindfulness to promote improved health and healing in your own life. It is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's highly acclaimed stress reduction programme at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre, where he uses mindfulness to help thousands of people cope with stress, anxiety, pain and illness.
This book will enable you to develop your own stress management programme. It provides easy-to-follow meditation techniques, a detailed eight-week practice schedule, dozens of success stories, plus the latest research findings.
This new edition has been revised and updated to include the latest research in support of mindfulness-based programmes and their effectiveness for stress reduction, symptom regulation and emotional balance. It is a practical guide for anyone, well or ill, who seeks to transcend their limitations and move towards greater levels of health and well being.
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| Standard Loan | Mater Hospital **Contact Library Desk to borrow this item** | Wellbeing Collection | W158.12 (Browse shelf) | Available | Wellbeing Collection | LR04809 | ||
| Standard Loan | SMH Library | Wellbeing Collection | W158.12 (Browse shelf) | W158.12 KAB | Available | T03768 |
Previous edition: New York: Bantam Books, 1990.
Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Full Catastrophe Living is a manual for developing your own personal meditation practice and learning how to use mindfulness to promote improved health and healing in your own life. It is based on Jon Kabat-Zinn's highly acclaimed stress reduction programme at the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre, where he uses mindfulness to help thousands of people cope with stress, anxiety, pain and illness.
This book will enable you to develop your own stress management programme. It provides easy-to-follow meditation techniques, a detailed eight-week practice schedule, dozens of success stories, plus the latest research findings.
This new edition has been revised and updated to include the latest research in support of mindfulness-based programmes and their effectiveness for stress reduction, symptom regulation and emotional balance. It is a practical guide for anyone, well or ill, who seeks to transcend their limitations and move towards greater levels of health and well being.
Also issued online.
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