The Mindful Way Through Depression: Freeing Yourself from Chronic Unhappiness

Product Description If youve ever struggled with depression or know someone who has, take heart: mindfulness practice is a simple, powerful way to naturally break depressions self-perpetuating cycle.With The Mindful Way Through Depression, four leading researchers present insightful lessons drawn from both Eastern meditative traditions and cognitive therapy about how to triumph over this illnessand, more importantly, how to prevent it from striking again. Join these uniquely qualified experts to discover the power of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, including:The quicksand effect of depressionwhy our attempts to think our way out of depression can backfire, and the strategy we can use for true freedom The biology of depressionhow meditation can rewrite neural structures and heal chemical imbalances What to do when youre not depressedtechniques for cultivating an abiding sense of joy that will protect you from recurrence A full CD of guided mindfulness meditations for health and happiness, narrated by Jon Kabat-ZinnEven successful treatments for depression too often stop short of providing you with a way to protect yourself from falling back into the downward spiral. With The Mindful Way Through Depression, you will develop the tools you need to understand the core mental habits and patterns that lead to depressionand learn a proven method for creating genuine change that lasts a lifetime.Course objectives:Identify ways feelings, thoughts, the body, and behavior interact to trigger depression Summarize basic concepts of mindfulness and awareness Recognize the difference between thoughts and the truth Describe the difference between doing mode and being mode Identify ways awareness counteracts depression List several kinds of mindfulness meditation practices Practice guided mindfulness meditation exercises About the Author Jon Kabat-Zinn, PhD, is the founder and director of the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center and associate professor of medicine in the Division of Preventative and Behavioral Medicine. His clinic was featured in 1993 in the public television series Healing and the Mind with Bill Moyers. Jon Kabat-Zinn is the author ofWherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life andFull-Catastrophe Living: Using the Wisdom of Your Body and Mind to Face Stress, Pain and Illness.Mark Williams, PhD, is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Oxford and Wellcome Trust Research Fellow, and co-author with Drs. Segal and Teasdale ofMindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, a bestselling book for professionals.John Teasdale, PhD, has held senior research appointments in the department of psychiatry at the University of Oxford and in the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge.Zindel Segal, PhD, is the Morgan Firestone Chair in Psychotherapy in the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto and head of the Cognitive Therapy Unit at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.