Living Mindfully is a complete guide to increasing self-confidence, enhancing motivation and achieving an authentic life through the use of mindfulness and coaching. The author's approach combines mindfulness techniques designed to explore an individual's relationship to thoughts, values and emotions with coaching strategies that build the self-confidence and motivation required to pursue goals. The material is structured in two stages: first, the book provides a complete five-week mindfulness program, allowing readers to undertake a deeper study of mindfulness or overcome barriers to…mehr
Living Mindfully is a complete guide to increasing self-confidence, enhancing motivation and achieving an authentic life through the use of mindfulness and coaching. The author's approach combines mindfulness techniques designed to explore an individual's relationship to thoughts, values and emotions with coaching strategies that build the self-confidence and motivation required to pursue goals. The material is structured in two stages: first, the book provides a complete five-week mindfulness program, allowing readers to undertake a deeper study of mindfulness or overcome barriers to progress. and second, a complete mindfulness coaching program that allows individuals and trainers to address issues, generate motivation and create a personal plan for moving forward on an authentic path in life; By learning how to let go of preconditioned thought patterns and habitual responses, Living Mindfully enables readers to believe in their own abilities, and then use that belief to move forward with clarity and purpose.
Gary Heads is the founding Director of Living Mindfully CIC, one of the leading organizations in the delivery of mindfulness and mindfulness-based coaching in the UK. He has an MSc with distinction in mindfulness-based approaches and a personal meditation practice spanning 25 years. He has developed the Living Mindfully and TIME programs with clients, including the National Health Service, Public Health, and Jobcentreplus.
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Preface vii
Acknowledgements x
Introduction 1
Sarah 9
1 Mindfulness 10
2 Living Mindfully: A Five?]Week Programme 21
3 The Art of Orientation 30
4 The Inquiry Process 42
Owena 56
5 Moving
Out of Automatic Pilot and Being More Aware of Our Bodies 57
Annaliese 73
6 Being
Present in Mindfulness of the Breath and the Body in Movement 74
Sue 89
7 Staying
Present and Dealing with Difficult Thoughts and Emotions 90
Catriona 101
8 Accepting and Letting Be 102
Amanda 109
9 Bringing it Together, Looking after Yourself, and Moving Forward 110
Angeline 127
10 Integrating Mindfulness and Coaching 128
Andrew 140
11 The TIME Programme: Development and Rationale 141
Maria 154
12 Authenticity and its Impact upon Confidence and Self?]Esteem 155
Stephen 166
13 Acceptance: Working with Negative Beliefs and Emotions 167
Melanie 179
14 Communication: Releasing Our Words to the Universe 180
Lynda 191
15 Planning the Way Forward: An Unfolding Journey 192