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Stress and pain are nearly unavoidable in our daily lives; they are part of the human condition. This stress can often leave us feeling irritable, tense, overwhelmed, and burned-out. The key to maintaining balance is responding to stress not with frustration and self-criticism, but with mindful, nonjudgmental awareness of our bodies and minds. Impossible? Actually, it’s easier than it seems.In just weeks, you can learn mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR), a clinically proven program developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Full Catastrophe Living. MBSR is effective in alleviating stress, anxiety, panic, depression, chronic pain, and a wide range of medical conditions. Taught in classes and clinics worldwide, this powerful approach shows you how to focus on the present moment in order to permanently change the way you handle stress.As you work through A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, you’ll learn how to replace stress-promoting habits with mindful ones—a skill that will last a lifetime.This groundbreaking, proven-effective program will help you relieve the symptoms of stress and identify its causes so that you can start living a healthier, happier life.From the Introduction:Quote:Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.Welcome to A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook. We thank you for purchasing this workbook and want to fully affirm that in doing so you’re taking an active role in your health and well-being. If you’re feeling any signs or symptoms of stress, such as anxiety, irritability, muscle tension, burnout, apathy, restlessness, headaches, fatigue, stomach distress, difficulty in concentrating, worry, overwork, substance abuse, smoking, eating problems, sleep disturbances, or feeling overwhelmed, this workbook can help. It can also help with the stresses associated with living with illness, chronic pain, and conditions such as AIDS, arthritis, asthma, cancer,fibromyalgia, gastrointestinal disorders, heart disease, high blood pressure, migraines, and many other medical conditions.Simply put, mindfulness is the practice of cultivating nonjudgmental awareness in day-to-day life. This educational and experiential workbook will introduce you to mindfulness meditation and teach you simple, profound practices that can decrease suffering and bring you greater balance and peace. You’ll find that these tools help you maximize your life and experience, even in the midst of stress, pain, and illness.ContentsCover Title Page Publisher’s Note DedicationContentsA note to ebook readers Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction1 What is mindfulness?2 Mindfulness and the mind-body connection3 How to practice mindfulness meditation4 How mindfulness works with stress reduction5 Mindfulness of the body6 Deepening your practice7 Meditation for anxiety and stress8 Transforming fear through loving-kindness meditation9 Interpersonal mindfulness10 The healthy path of mindful eating, exercise, rest, and connection11 Keeping up your practice AfterwordResources ReferencesPaperback: 240 pagesPublisher: New Harbinger Publications; Pap/MP3 Wk edition (March 1, 2010)Language: EnglishISBN-10: 1572247088ISBN-13: 978-1572247086ASIN: B004G5Z7C6The following is for the first audio file and is representative of the other audio files.GeneralComplete name                            : 01-Mindful-Raisin-Eating.mp3Format                                   : MPEG AudioFile size                                : 4.88 MiBDuration                                 : 5mn 19sOverall bit rate mode                    : ConstantOverall bit rate                         : 128 KbpsAlbum                                    : MBSR Workbook MeditationsTrack name                               :  Mindful Raisin Eating (5 min)Track name/Position                      : 01Performer                                : Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D.Genre                                    : MeditativeRecorded date                            : 2009AudioFormat                                   : MPEG AudioFormat version                           : Version 1Format profile                           : Layer 3Mode                                     : Joint stereoMode extension                           : MS StereoDuration                                 : 5mn 20sBit rate mode                            : ConstantBit rate                                 : 128 KbpsChannel(s)                               : 2 channelsSampling rate                            : 44.1 KHzCompression mode                         : LossyStream size                              : 4.87 MiB (100%)