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Contents
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Praise for Mindfulness in 8 Weeks
Introduction: Mindfulness Is Everywhere
Box 1: A Small Digression into History
Box 2: Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
Box 3: How Did the Course at the Heart of This Book Come to Be Formulated?
Box 4: The Effects of Mindfulness Training
Week One: Automatic Pilot
Box 2: Unhelpful Automatic Routines
Box 4: If I Had My Life to Live Over
Box 6: Stream 1 Home Practice for Week One
Box 7: Stream 2 Home Practice for Week One
Week Two: Mindfulness of the Breath
Box 1: Postures for Meditation
Box 2: Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation
Box 5: Stream 1 Home Practice for Week Two
Box 6: Stream 2 Home Practice for Week Two
Week Three: Mindfulness of the Body Moving
Box 1: The Old Lady and the Fish Basket
Box 3: The Three-Step Breathing Space
Box 6: Empathy and Body Awareness
Box 7: Narrative Mode, Experience Mode
Box 8: Stream 1 Home Practice for Week Three
Box 9: Stream 2 Home Practice for Week Three
Box 10: Unpleasant-Events Diary
Week Four: Managing Reactions
Box 2: Instructions for Walking Meditation
Box 4: Mindfulness of the Breath and Body
Box 5: Mindfulness of Sounds and Thoughts
Box 7: The Neurophysiology of Stress
Box 8: Stream 1 Home Practice for Week Four
Box 9: Stream 2 Home Practice for Week Four
Week Five: Letting Things Be