Mindfulness and Character Strengths

Ryan M. Niemiec, PsyD, Chief Science and Education Officer of the VIA Institute on Character, a global, nonprofit organization that advances the latest science of character strengths. Ryan is a leading figure in the education, research, and practice of character strengths. He is the author of 9 books and over 80 scholarly articles and he has given more than 700 workshops, keynotes, and webinars on positive psychology topics across the globe. Ryan is an award-winning psychologist, annual instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, and adjunct professor at Xavier University. He received a "distinguished early career award" from the American Psychological Association in 2011, and was granted Fellow status of IPPA in 2017.

Praise for the First Edition of This Book
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Foreword to Second Edition
Preface
Section I: Primers
Chapter 1: A Primer on Mindfulness
Chapter 2: A Primer on Character Strengths
Section II: Integration
Chapter 3: The Integration of Mindfulness and Character Strengths
Chapter 4: Practice I: Strong Mindfulness (Bringing Strengths to
Mindfulness)
Chapter 5: Practice II: Mindful Strengths Use (Bringing Mindfulness
to Strengths)
Section III: MBSP Overview
Chapter 6: Overview of MBSP: Science and Practice
Section IV: MBSP Sessions
Session 1: Mindfulness and Autopilot
Session 2 : Your Character Strengths and Signature Strengths
Session 3 : Obstacles and Struggles Are Opportunities
Session 4: Strengthening Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Session 5: Your Relationship With Yourself and Others
Session 6: Mindfulness of the Golden Mean
Session 7: Authenticity and Goodness
Session 8: Your Engagement With Life
Section V: MBSP Retreat, MBSP Leader Insights, Other Features,
and Adaptations
Chapter 7: MBSP Retreat
Chapter 8: MBSP Leader Insights, Additional Features, and MBSP
Adaptations
References
Section VI: Resources
Appendix 1: Notes on Supplementary Material
Appendix 2: About the VIA Institute on Character
Appendix 3: MBSP Fact Sheet
Appendix 4: Character Strengths Q&A
Appendix 5: MBSP Certification
Appendix 6: Pathways to a Full Life - The VIA Classification of
Character Strengths and Virtues, and Valued Outcomes
Appendix 7: MBSP Session-By-Session Summary and Centerpiece
Activities
Appendix 8: MBSP Learning Objectives
Appendix 9: What Is New and Improved in MBSP in the 2nd Edition
Appendix 10: Reading Activity 1.1: Overview of Mindfulness-Based
Strengths Practice
Appendix 11: Practice Worksheets for Character Strengths 360
Appendix 12: MBSP Feedback Form