The Art and Science of Mindfulness: Integrating Mindfulness into Psychology and the Helping Professions

The Art and Science of Mindfulness has become a goto reference for us. The book provides the foundations of mindfulness with assessments of the current state of the art and detailed cross references to ongoing clinical studies and scientific research as related to use for clinical practitioners. The depth of knowledge presented with practical recommendations for immediate use make this book unlike others. Its a must have! As full time yoga and meditation teachers, we incorporate this book as a key reference in our teachings.

What happened here? How could a book with so much to offer slide into limited used availability? Perhaps because it’s not main stream Freudian psychology the mental health field overlooks it, and because it’s not titled as Buddhist large numbers of that community don’t discover it? For both groups this book needs to be kept in publication beyond kindle.It superbly describes the Buddhist path in terms of Western psychology, just what is most needed for Buddhism to get its just due. Here is the future of modern mental health.

If you are wondering how to integrate mindfulness into your clinical practice, this book has numerous suggestions. Some are easier than others and all require that you begin a mindfulness practice of your own if you haven't already. What are you waiting for?

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Excellent overview of mindfulness-based interventions for psychotherapy. Dr. Shapiro deftly explains the core concepts of mindfulness in an accessible manner. Would definitely recommend this book for anyone who is considering to or beginning to incorporate mindfulness-based or mindfulness-informed interventions.

This is a very useful book for therapists incorporating mindfulness into their own lives and bringing it into the therapy room as well. It gives a nice overview of the mindfulness and mindfulness research.

great book. easy to read. has useful application. research focused.

I bought this book as a gift for a family member who is a therapist but ended up enjoying it immensely myself. Its packed with insightful theory, practical advice and illustrative examples!

This is the best book ever written on Mindfulness to date. It is the only book that covers the theory and practice of informal mindfulness in detail i.e. mindfulness applied to everyday life. Most books only cover formal mindfulness, which is meditation.Please note the following, which may change your life, they are specific attitudes that modulate attention during the practice of mindfulness:1. Non-judging: Impartial witnessing, observing the present moment without evaluation and categorisation.2. Non-striving: Non-goal-oriented, remaining unattached to outcome or achievement.3. Non-attachment: Letting go of grasping and clinging to outcome and allowing the process to simply unfold.4. Acceptance: Seeing and acknowledging things as they are in the present moment.5. Patience: Allowing things to unfold in their time.6. Trust: Developing a basic trust in your experience.7. Openness (Beginner’s Mind): Seeing things freshly, as if for the first time.8. Curiosity: A spirit of interest, investigation and exploration.9. Letting go: Non-attachment, not holding on to thoughts, feelings, experience.10. Gentleness: A soft, considerate and tender quality; however, not passive, undisciplined, or indulgent.11. Non-reactivity: Ability to respond with consciousness and clarity instead of automatically reacting in a habitual, conditioned way.12. Loving-kindness: A quality embodying friendliness, benevolence and love.