Mindfulness

Mindfulness: The Basics provides a comprehensive introduction to what mindfulness is, how and why it's useful, and guidance for practice.

Sophie Sansom is Co-Director of the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP) at Bangor University where she teaches on the master's programme. She sits on the International Panel of Acknowledgement (IPA) for the European Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches and is chair of the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (BAMBA). David Shannon is a Senior Psychologist at St. Luke's Radiation-Oncology Hospital, Dublin, with a special interest in the application of mindfulness in oncology and palliative care. He previously taught on and led the master's programme at the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice (CMRP) at Bangor University. Taravajra lives in Sussex and has a master's degree in mindfulness from Bangor University. He trains teachers in the English and Spanish-speaking worlds, locally with the Sussex Mindfulness Centre and internationally with the Mindfulness Network. He also guides mindfulness retreats. He is currently the UK member of the International Integrity Network (IMI).

Section I: Background Chapter 1 What is mindfulness? Chapter 2 Where does mindfulness come from? Chapter 3 How does mindfulness work? Chapter 4 Why practice mindfulness? Section II: Practice Chapter 5 Clarifying intention Chapter 6 Finding your ground: The body scan practice Chapter 7 Movement and stillness: Taking the practice into life Chapter 8 Opening to experience: The sitting practice Chapter 9 Weaving it in: Shorter mindfulness practices Section III: Application Chapter 10 Mindfulness in the mainstream Chapter 11 Meeting the meta-crisis with mindfulness Chapter 12 Beyond suffering and flourishing: How mindfulness meets the human condition