Mindfulness For Dummies (eBook)

Shamash Alidina has been teaching mindfulness since 1998 and training mindfulness instructors since 2013. He holds a post-graduate certificate in Teaching Mindfulness-Based Approaches from Bangor University's Centre for Mindfulness, and is co-founder of the world's first Museum of Happiness, headquartered in London.

Introduction 1

Part 1: Getting Started with Mindfulness 5

Chapter 1: Discovering Mindfulness 7

Chapter 2: Enjoying the Benefits of Mindfulness 21

Part 2: Preparing the Ground for Mindful Living 41

Chapter 3: Making Mindfulness a Daily Habit 43

Chapter 4: Growing Healthy Attitudes 61

Chapter 5: Humans Being Versus Humans Doing 83

Part 3: Practising Mindfulness 101

Chapter 6: Getting Into Formal Mindfulness Meditation Practise 103

Chapter 7: Using Mindfulness for Yourself and Others 131

Chapter 8: Using Mindfulness in Your Daily Life 153

Chapter 9: Establishing Your Own Mindfulness Routine 175

Chapter 10: Dealing with Setbacks and Transcending Distractions 193

Part 4: Reaping the Rewards of Mindfulness 213

Chapter 11: Discovering Greater Happiness 215

Chapter 12: Reducing Stress, Anger and Fatigue 239

Chapter 13: Using Mindfulness to Combat Anxiety, Depression and Addiction 259

Chapter 14: Getting Physical: Healing the Body 287

Chapter 15: Sharing Mindfulness with Children 301

Part 5: The Part of Tens 319

Chapter 16: Ten Top Tips for Mindful Living 321

Chapter 17: Ten Ways Mindfulness Can Really Help You 331

Chapter 18: Ten Mindfulness Myths to Expose 343

Chapter 19: Ten Paths to Further Study 353

Index 361