Mindfulness For Dummies (eBook)

Shamash Alidina is a professional mindfulness teacher trainer, coach and speaker. Shamash has over 14 years' experience teaching mindfulness. He currently runs creative workshops for organisations and speaks at conferences worldwide. He offers online training, teacher training and professional development in mindfulness-based approaches.

Foreword xiii

Introduction 1

Part I: Getting Started with Mindfulness 5

Chapter 1: Discovering Mindfulness 7

Chapter 2: Enjoying the Benefits of Mindfulness 21

Part II: Preparing the Ground for Mindful Living 37

Chapter 3: Nurturing Your Motivation 39

Chapter 4: Growing Healthy Attitudes 53

Chapter 5: Humans Being Versus Humans Doing 73

Part III: Practising Mindfulness 89

Chapter 6: Getting Into Formal Mindfulness Meditation Practice 91

Chapter 7: Using Mindfulness for Yourself and Others 119

Chapter 8: Using Mindfulness in Your Daily Life 139

Chapter 9: Establishing Your Own Mindfulness Routine 159

Chapter 10: Dealing with Setbacks and Transcending Distractions 177

Part IV: Reaping the Rewards of Mindfulness 197

Chapter 11: Discovering Greater Happiness 199

Chapter 12: Reducing Stress, Anger and Fatigue 219

Chapter 13: Using Mindfulness to Combat Anxiet y, Depression and Addiction 237

Chapter 14: Getting Physical: Healing the Body 259

Chapter 15: Coaching Children in Mindfulness 273

Part V: The Part of Tens 289

Chapter 16: Ten Top Tips for Mindful Living 291

Chapter 17: Ten Ways Mindfulness Can Really Help You 301

Chapter 18: Ten Mindfulness Myths to Expose 311

Chapter 19: Ten Paths to Further Study 319

Index 327