{"product_id":"mindful-emotion-a-short-course-in-kindness-paperback","title":"Mindful Emotion: A Short Course in Kindness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eParamabandhu Groves\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJed Shamel\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA practical course in cultivating kindness to complement and augment other mindfulness-based approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is all about kindness behaviour training (KBT). The authors have drawn on their clinical experience as well as Buddhism to develop a practical course in cultivating kindness, intended to complement and augment other mindfulness-based approaches. Amid the recent explosion of secular mindfulness, their aim is to reemphasize the importance of the heart, introducing the reader to a variety of ways of approaching kindness-based meditation, as well as to how to put kindness into practice in daily life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA range of psychological theories and areas of research inform the KBT approach, primarily findings from cognitive neuroscience, as well as evolutionary and positive psychology literatures. It also uses a range of exercises found to be helpful in Eastern traditions, such as Buddhism. The book will act as a companion, walking the reader through each week of the course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Paramabandhu Groves \u003c\/b\u003eis a consultant psychiatrist working in the National Health Service in the United Kingdom, specializing in the field of addiction. He is a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Jed Shamel \u003c\/b\u003eworks as a clinical psychologist in East London. He is a member of the British Psychological Society, with particular interests in community psychology and compassion-focused interventions with individuals and groups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuy this book, read it, practise with it. It's a wonderfully welcome\u003cbr\u003eaddition to the body of work around mindfulness and compassion.\u003cbr\u003eIt's engaging; down-to-earth but uplifting; and very much to the\u003cbr\u003epoint. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe authors come across as kindly but never sentimental and\u003cbr\u003etheir book extends the conversation around mindfulness - and its\u003cbr\u003epractice - into further, and much needed, domains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI'll certainly be recommending it to all those who have attended\u003cbr\u003emy mindfulness classes.\u003cbr\u003eMichael Chaskalson, author of Mindfulness in Eight Weeks \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMindful Emotion: A Short Course in Kindness is a stimulating guide\u003cbr\u003eand training program that uses the analogy of cultivating a garden\u003cbr\u003ethat results in the finest flowers and fruits to illustrate the process\u003cbr\u003eof cultivating kindness toward others. A variety of secular-based\u003cbr\u003emindfulness meditation instructions and thoughtful exercises\u003cbr\u003esupport this process of creating a garden of kindness, which is what\u003cbr\u003eour world so badly needs right now.\u003cbr\u003eBhikshuni Thubten Chodron, author of Good Karma: How to Create\u003cbr\u003ethe Causes of Happiness and Avoid the Causes of Suffering \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe last 20 years has seen research showing us that what motivates\u003cbr\u003eus also patterns our minds and bodies. While modern societies\u003cbr\u003eencourage self-focused competitiveness, ancient wisdoms point\u003cbr\u003eto the importance of caring, helping, supporting, kindness and\u003cbr\u003ecompassion for self and others as the true path to happiness and\u003cbr\u003ewell-being. This deeply informative book brings together secular\u003cbr\u003escience, ancient wisdoms and psychotherapeutic insights, in a series\u003cbr\u003eof steps and practices to cultivate kindness to self and others and\u003cbr\u003ethereby reap its benefits. Accessible and practical, this book will be\u003cbr\u003eof great benefit to many.\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Paul Gilbert, PhD, FBPsS, OBE, author of The Compassionate\u003cbr\u003eMind \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the problems we face in today's world, kindness is more\u003cbr\u003eimportant than ever. In Mindful Emotion, the authors have\u003cbr\u003eproduced a thorough and pragmatic guide to bringing mindfulness\u003cbr\u003eand kindness into our lives. It is an excellent book that I will be\u003cbr\u003erecommending to colleagues, clients, and friends.\u003cbr\u003eRussell Kolts, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington\u003cbr\u003eUniversity and author of CFT Made Simple: A Clinician's Guide to\u003cbr\u003ePracticing Compassion-Focused Therapy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe benefits of mindfulness are so much greater when they include\u003cbr\u003ea focus on kindness and compassion, both for ourselves and others.\u003cbr\u003eThis book is a wonderful journey through the art and practice of\u003cbr\u003emindful kindness - or as I like to call it, Kindfulness.\u003cbr\u003eDr Mark Williamson, Director of Action for Happiness \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is all about kindness behaviour training (KBT). The authors have drawn on their clinical experience as well as Buddhism to develop a practical course in cultivating kindness, intended to complement and augment other mindfulness-based approaches. They are now presenting this training in an eight-week course book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmid the recent explosion of secular mindfulness, their aim is to reemphasize the importance of the heart, introducing the reader to a variety of ways of approaching kindness-based meditation, as well as to how to put kindness into practice in daily life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA range of psychological theories and areas of research inform the KBT approach, primarily findings from cognitive neuroscience, as well as evolutionary and positive psychology literatures. It also uses a range of exercises found to be helpful in Eastern traditions, such as Buddhism. The KBT exercises have been isolated from their religious or spiritual origins and are used on a secular basis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book will act as a companion, walking the reader through each week of the course offering guidance, reflections, and outlining the exercises in a concise user-friendly style. Worksheets and homework tasks to be completed into the book for each week will make the book interactive and accessible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDr Paramabandhu Groves is a consultant psychiatrist working in the National Health Service in the UK, specializing in the field of addiction. He is a member of the Triratna Buddhist Order. He is the co-author of Eight Step Recovery by Windhorse Publications. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDr Jed Shamel works as a clinical psychologist in East London. He is a member of the British Psychological Society, with particular interests in community psychology and compassion-focused interventions with individuals and groups.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47631980822749,"sku":"9781909314702","price":20.47,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/q0ZzlJzq2i9781909314702.webp?v=1773821268","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/mindful-emotion-a-short-course-in-kindness-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}