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Teaching mindfulness: a practical guide for clinicians and educators
By Diane Reibel, Donald McCown, Marc S Micozzi. 2010
The applications and use of mindfulness-based interventions in medicine, mental health care, and education have been expanding as rapidly as…
the empirical evidence base that is validating and recommending them. This growth has created a powerful demand for professionals who can effectively deliver these interventions, and for the training of new professionals who can enter the fold.Ironically, while the scientific literature on mindfulness has surged, little attention has been paid to the critical who and how of mindfulness pedagogy. Teaching Mindfulness is the first in-depth treatment of the person and skills of the mindfulness teacher. It is intended as a practical guide to the landscape of teaching, to help those with a new or growing interest in mindfulness-based interventions to develop both the personal authenticity and the practical know-how that can make teaching mindfulness a highly rewarding and effective way of working with others. The detail of theory and praxis it contains can also help seasoned mindfulness practitioners and teachers to articulate and understand more clearly their own pedagogical approaches.Living with voices: 50 stories of recovery
By Jacqui Dillon, Marius Romme, Sandra Escher, Dirk Corstens, Mervyn Morris. 2009
This book is a groundbreaking development in modern mental health because it recognises the importance of the first hand experience…
and argues that hearing voices is not a sign of madness but a reaction to serious problems in life.Pocket guide to interpersonal neurobiology: an integrative handbook of the mind
By Daniel J Siegel. 2012
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for depression: a new approach to preventing relapse
By Zindel V Segal, Williams, J. Mark G, John D Teasdale. 2002
This book presents an innovative eight-session program that has been clinically proven to bolster recovery from depression and prevent relapse.…
Developed by leading scientist-practitioners, and solidly grounded in current psychological research, the approach integrates cognitive therapy principles and practice into a mindfulness framework. Clinicians from any background will find vital tools to help clients maintain gains made by prior treatment and to expand the envelope of care to remission and beyond.David Schwarz: all bets are off
By David Schwarz, Adam McNicol. 2011
When he was eight years old, David Schwarz saw his father killed in front of him in a domestic dispute…
gone wrong. Despite going on to become a star footballplayer, playing 11 seasons with the Melbourne Football Club, the effect of this early shocking experience would shadow him throughout his successful sportingcareer. This is David Schwarz's honest and courageous story, told in full for the first time. Starting with the trauma of losing his father and riding the highsand lows of his football career, David tells the tale of his eventual undoing - a gambling addiction that saw him lose every dollar he'd ever earned and tookhim to the brink of personal and professional destruction. But it is also a tale of redemption, as David recounts the moment he turned his life around, and thepath of recovery since.Music: physician for times to come
By Don G Campbell. 1991
Anastasia: the riddle of Anna Anderson
By Peter Kurth. 1986
Time and research have blurred my memory of the initial experience, but I do recall my mother remarking off-handedly, "You…
know that's a true story, don't you? Sort of..." Peter Kurth's search for "the truth" about Anastasia took him fifteen years, including ten years research and several trips to Europe.Trapped in the mirror: adult children of narcissists in their struggle for self
By Elan Golomb. 1992
In this compelling book, Elan Golomb identifies the crux of the emotional and psychological problems of millions of adults. Simply…
put, the children of narcissist--offspring of parents whose interest always towered above the most basic needs of their sons and daughters--share a common belief: They believe they do not have the right to exist. With an empathic blend of scholarship and case studies, along with her own personal narrative of her fight for self, Dr. Golomb plumbs the depths of this problem, revealing its mysterious hold on the affairs of otherwise bright, aware, motivated, and worthy people.Lessons in courage: Peruvian shamanic wisdom for everyday life
By Bonnie Glass-Coffin. 2013
This book provides just that model, as well as concrete practices for living it. The model is derived from ancient…
wisdom traditions, modelled on the pulses, cycles, and seasons of our beloved Earth Mother. It deeply grounds the reader in a this world spirituality that blends indigenous cosmologies, earth-honouring ritual, and time-tested models for living with modern sensibilities.Core of my heart, my country: women's sense of place and the land in Australia and Canada, 1828-1950
By Maggie MacKellar. 2004
When Georgiana Molloy gave birth on the beach at Augusta in 1830 with boxes of her possessions lying where they'd…
landed, she was one of the many women who literally had to remake their homes out of the broken bones of their past. In this passionate book Maggie MacKellar tells the stories of women on the frontier in Canada and Australia who ventured out in bonnets and petticoats to collect seeds, who abandoned sidesaddles to ride in the mountains, who risked their reputations to climb mountains - and beyond this it tells of the risky business of women who put their lives on the page to claim the importance of their experience. Core of My Heart, My Country weaves together experience and insight from women who lived and wrote in different landscapes, in different climates and in different eras. It is a provocative and remarkable encounter with buried stories and persistent myths.Beds of nails and roses: witty observations on enjoying life as a modern woman
By Irma Kurtz. 1983
The slightly offside counsels of an expatriate American "agony aunt" (or British ""Dear Abbie""). Kurtz's situation is actually more unusual…
than what she has to say: part homilies about the new proliferation of ... more choice for women..., the responsibilities entailed and the courage called for, she includes advice on the standard topics of sex, love, relationships, and marriage.The philosopher's dog
By Raimond Gaita. 2002
The Philosopher's Dog is Raimond Gaita's most personal work to date. It's a mixture of story-telling, and philosophical reflections on…
the stories he tells, combining a love for animals with a love for fellow humans, and a thirst for knowledge. Many of the stories are about animals Gaita himself has known and loved: Jack the cockatoo, Gypsy the dog and Tosca the cat. These stories are interwoven with reflections on how animals think, hope, trust and feel. What does Gypsy think about when she sits on her mat gazing out to sea? Is it mistaken to attribute the concepts of love, devotion, loyalty, grief, bravery or friendship to animals? Why do we care so much for some creatures and so little for others?A kind of believing
By Ainslie Meares. 1984
Courage
By Maria M Tumarkin. 2007
"People care desperately about courage. For once, I am one of the people. Do you want to know what it…
means to care desperately? It means that I am prepared to give up dignity, talent and generosity for the attribute of courage. When I fantasise about what people will say after my death, I know what I want them to recall - whatever her flaws (too numerous to mention), she certainly had guts. Yet the courage I conjure up in my fantasies exists outside of the extremes of violence, endurance and fear. It is not primarily a virtuous ideal or an idea, but rather an expression of the human spirit-messy, explosive and morally ambivalent." Maria Tumarkin's view of courage contains no dead military heroes. Young, female, an immigrant from the crumbling Soviet states, she mines her own remarkable life story to produce a meditation on the courage we need to live our everyday lives, a hybrid of memoir and philosophy, of experience and ideas.Chances and choices: making integration work
By Deborah Fullwood. 1990
Persons labelled "disabled" are beginning to be recognized as a valued part of the community, and an untapped resource that…
society can no longer afford to exclude or neglect. However, much still needs to be done to achieve total integration.Walk a crooked mile: a father's journey in the footsteps of his son
By Greg Jones. 2000
Gold Medallist, world champion and world record holder : Lachlan Jones, OAM, is an exceptional athlete. What makes his success…
even more remarkable is that he has limited vision and cerebral palsy. 'Walk a crooked mile' is the story of Lachlan's rise to the top of international wheelchair racing, told from his father's perspective. It is a journey that begins with the annual Rip to River fun run on Victoria's south coast - when a determined Lachlan walked his first crooked mile in the company of his father. The journey continues through bouts of illness, financial obstacles, and physical and social barriers until its culmination in Gold at the 1996 Atlanta Paralympics.What makes us tick?: the ten desires that drive us
By Hugh Mackay. 2010
The book that explains us to ourselves - from one of Australia's most admired authors. Why do we talk as…
if we're rational, but act as if we're not? Why do some people always want to take control? What is the true role of religion? Why do we seek change, yet resist it? Why do we want more of the things that have failed to satisfy us? Why are we so passionate about sport? Why do we fall out of love? As Australia's leading social researcher, Hugh Mackay has spent a lifetime of listening to people talk about their dreams, their fears, their hopes, their disappointments and their passions. In a series of bestselling books, he has documented the impact of the changes that have been radically reshaping our society. Now, he reflects on some of the things that don't change and identifies ten desires that drive us all. Insightful and engaging, What Makes Us Tick? reveals Mackay's formidable skills as a chronicler and interpreter of our motivations. In his exploration of why we do the things we do, he goes to the heart of some of life's big questions.Let evening come: reflections on aging
By Mary C Morrison. 1998
In this daring yet gently written reflection on aging, eighty-seven-year-old Mary C. Morrison considers the sources of strength and dignity…
that truly allow people to grow old gracefully, and to retain a joy for life. Morrison writes about the process of aging with humour and sensitivity. She does not ignore the difficulties that old age brings, but instead emphasizes the benefits of peace, balance, and perspective that come with it. She shows how the gradual movement away from the center of work, family, and community can be a blessing in disguise and how one can feel renewed, instead of made powerless, by old age. The diminishments of age and its real afflictions are treated openly and courageously.Surviving: coping with a life crisis
By Bob Montgomery, Laurel Morris. 1989
Shock and distress after a catastrophe are usual and normal, yet they can cause real problems such as fatigue, depression…
and anger which affect your life and your health. This book provides positive techniques to help people get on with their lives.Happiness, it's up to you: Easy Steps To Self-acceptance And Good Relationships
By Sabine Beecher. 1988
This self-teaching book shows you clear, definite skills to - master those unwanted feelings; feel secure, relaxed and contented within…
yourself; get on well with others; keep your couple relationship close and loving; be confident as a parent.