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Calming Your Anxious Mind How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic

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ISBN-10: 1572244879

ISBN-13: 9781572244870

Edition: 2nd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Jeffrey Brantley, Jon Kabat-Zinn

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Although it's been practiced for more than a thousand years, mindfulness has been making waves recently in psychological circles. Therapists have discovered that the act of being present in the moment can be a powerful tool for overcoming certain psychological problems, especially anxiety. The first edition of Calming Your Anxious Mind introduced readers to the use of mindfulness, acceptance, and compassion as tools for bringing peace to a mind shaken by anxiety, fear, and worry. Now, Dr. Brantley offers readers this fully revised and expanded second edition of a book that has changed so many lives for the better. This major revision includes two completely new chapters. The first deals…    
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Book details

List price: $24.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Publication date: 6/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 248
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.54" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Jeffrey Brantley, MD, DFAPA , has practiced mindfulness meditation for over thirty years, and his work in medicine and psychiatry has emphasized mindfulness and mindfulness-based interventions to promote individual health and well-being. He is a founding faculty member of Duke Integrative Medicine, and founded the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at Duke Integrative Medicine in 1998. Brantley is the author of Calming Your Anxious Mind and coauthor of the Five Good Minutes� series and Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind.  

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the revised edition
Getting oriented
A mindful approach to fear & anxiety
Paying attention on purpose
The body & its fear system
Anxiety & the power of the mind
Mindfulness & meditation
Your attitude is important
Building your practice foundation
Practicing mindfulness
Mindfulness in everyday life
Establishing mindfulness, breath by breath
Mindfulness of the body
Bringing full attention to life
Befriending your anxious mind
Making room for the upset
Applying mindfulness to fear, anxiety & panic
Common concerns about these meditation practices
Feeling safe, resting in silence
Applying mindfulness to fear & anxiety
Taking a larger view
Resources
References