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Foreword | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Mindful Recovery | |
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Introduction: Getting to Here and Now | |
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The Process of Change | |
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The Ten Doorways to Mindful Recovery | |
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Doorway One: Seeing the Magic of the Ordinary | |
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Practice: Be Aware of Your Breathing | |
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Practice: Reclaim the Magic | |
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Practice: Establish Moments of Mindfulness | |
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Practice: Stop Making Hope an Obstacle | |
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Practice: Recognize Enough | |
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Doorway Two: Telling Life Stories | |
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Practice: Write Your Own Obituary | |
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Practice: Claim Your Freedom | |
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Practice: Weigh the Pros and Cons of Sin/Redemption | |
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Practice: Contact the Hero Within Doorway Three: Journaling | |
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Practice: Learn to Write without Censoring | |
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Practice: See Mistakes as Part of Living | |
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Practice: Identify the Chapters of Your Life | |
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Practice: Write Your Own Unique Life Line | |
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Doorway Four: Meditating | |
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Practice: Establish a Meditation Practice | |
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Practice: Experience the Breath as Happening of Itself | |
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Practice: Learn Not to Struggle | |
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Doorway Five: Recreation and Nature | |
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Practice: See Yourself and the World as Not Two | |
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Practice: Use Television Mindfully | |
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Practice: Shop for True Necessities | |
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Doorway Six: Loving | |
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Practice: See It from Their Perspective | |
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Practice: See Each Other at Meals | |
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Practice: Listen Deeply | |
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Practice: Enjoy Mindful Touching | |
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Doorway Seven: Dreaming | |
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Doorway Eight: Working | |
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Practice: Meditate on Work as Blessing and Curse | |
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Practice: Find Alternative Ways to Restore Yourself after Work | |
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Practice: Transform Your Thinking | |
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Doorway Nine: Transforming Negative Emotions | |
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Practice: The Five Remembrances | |
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Practice: The Four Noble Truths | |
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Doorway Ten: Living Moment by Moment | |
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Practice: Imagine Nothing | |
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Recommended Reading | |
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Index | |