A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook Paperback – March 1, 2010

This workbook has places to write and an MP3 CD of meditation practice included. The 11 chapters are designed to provide a thorough coverage and measured pace to allow the stress management to really work for you. They are well documented and readable.This method of stress reduction is rooted in traditional thinking and has been scientifically shown to be effective .I think all of us have too much to do and too much pressure in a modern world, and that leads to all sorts of stress related issues. It helps so much to have a doable plan of action based on techniques that really work. The plan is broken into smaller pieces so you can practice and will not fail.I have problems related to chronic illness along with the regular problems that happen in anyone's life. One of my main goals in the past couple year has been to find an organized way to get some peaceful relief. I mentioned mindfulness to my therapist and she suggested some readings to get me started. I also researched the concept and read reviews. Of the several books I found, A Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Workbook is the single most helpful piece. (Other books are also good for specific ideas and I use other types of sources.)I am so confident in and pleased with results that I bought a copy for each of my adult children to help them in their situations. And they welcomed the ideas!My doctors and therapist were also impressed with this book's usefulness.So if you are looking for something to jump start you in using the mind-body connection to make your life more manageable or to have deeper happiness in the present, this is the book for you. Time invested in your own well-being through mindfulness is time well spent.

I've been looking to understand mindfulness, and how to use it. This book explains what it is, then gives you about 10 ways to use it so you can pick the one that works best for you. Highly recommend

Honestly my therapist told me to get it. He had me read the first chapter and that was it. And 99% of that first chapter was things in unconsciously do anyway. Read the rest and it did help me some. First chapter a bit odd though I think.

This book is well written, well laid out, and easy to read. It has space to take notes. I am working on both stress reduction and increased mindfulness, so it was just what I needed! This is an updated second edition.

From time to time I find myself under stress that feels crushing. I practice relaxation techniques, exercise, and seek medical help. I also do the Lumosity brain training exercises based on sound Neurology research. This book was mentioned in one of Lumosity's articles, so I bought it. I LOVE it. It includes a MP3 disc with the "mindfulness" exercises as well as having them printed in the text, so you have two options of how to practice them. There are also workbook pages for the reader to express what occurs during those exercises. It is not hard to do. It has been very helpful to me! In fact, just looking at the image of the cover causes a relaxation of the shoulders and a deep breath! But DO read the inside! That's where the good stuff is!

I had had crippling anxiety for the past 4 years brought on by acute family problems, and I had tried everything, including counseling/prescription drugs to gain back control of my life.. Not long ago, I found a group starting up at Yale that was focusing on Mindfulness as a way to deal w. stress and anxiety, so I joined. Within a very short period of time, my anxiety was almost totally gone. I did the practices given to me in the group and I also used the book, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook that coms with and MP3CD with 21 guided meditations.It may not work for everybody, but I am so grateful I have my life back. The Mindfulness work (a specific kind of meditation) is worth the fact that I no longer suffer with the anxiety that clouded my life.

The ddisc that's included will only play on an MP3 player. So you have to download the disc to your computer and then to your phone (if you are tech savy, no problem). My computer was so old that the programs needed to support the download weren't available. I was not able to listen to the tapes until I found an old fashioned MP3 player - took me 4 stores to find one.

Great starter tool for those looking to meditiation and mindfullness for chronic pain and suffering. I have been meditating for four years now and this book was part of the beginning. It also helped me review my habits, outcomes, stresses, and strategies for living with chronic pain and suffering. It also moved me into an acceptance faze instead of the fight, ignore, deny, push through faze I had been in for ten years which resulted in a lot more suffering, money and time wasted, and worse outcomes in health and life. It's well written and the exercises are brilliant.