Mindfulness in Everyday Life: A Workbook for Mindfulness in Everyday Life Engaging Fully in Lifes Experiences
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 118
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Mindfulness in Everyday Life: A Workbook for Mindfulness in Everyday Life Engaging Fully in Life’s Experiences is a workbook guide to practice and learn about many of the facets of mindfulness and the simplicity of the practice in everyday living experiences. Readers can being exploring and experiencing their path to personal success, ease, and well-being through reading and writing within the pages of the book. This workbook may complement a course of study in a classroom or used within an individual’s self-paced practice of learning mindfulness. Either method will bring the reader awareness in how to bring the practice of mindfulness to their everyday experiences.
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1 What Is mindfulness?
Mindfulness
Tools of Mindfulness
Journal: Pay Attention to an Everyday Experience
Assessment: MAAS Scale
Chapter 2 Mindfulness of the Body
Doorway to Mindfulness: Everyday Movement and Body Awareness
Body in Flow
The Body’s Immunity
Pain in the Body
Journal: Daily Body Awareness
Meditations: Body Scan
Chapter 3 Focused Awareness
Focused attention
Distraction
Journal: An Everyday Photograph
Meditations: Focused Awareness, The Breath Sounds and Object as an Anchor
Chapter 4 Mindfulness in Everyday Living Experiences
Curiosity
Formal and Informal Mindfulness
Journal: Observing Formal and Informal Mindfulness
Meditations: Informal Practices: Waiting, Waking up, Everyday Experiences, and Mindful Eating
Chapter 5 Developing a Mindfulness Habit for Longevity
Explore: Habits of Daily Living I
Explore: Habits of Daily Living II
Mindfulness and Habits
Distractions During Meditation
Journal: Observation Journal Exercise
Meditations: Finding Your Inner Strength, Body Scan
Chapter 6 Obstacles and Allies of Mindfulness
Obstacles and Allies
Journal: Noticing Obstacles and Allies in Everyday Life Meditations
Chapter 7 Opening the Boundary of Silence and Busyness
Silence
What about Noise?
Multitasking
Multitasking and Monotasking
Mindful Inquiry: Investigation as a Tool into Our Mindfulness Practicee
Journal: Noticing the Boundary of Awareness in Everyday Experiences
Meditations: 10, 15, and 20 minute meditations with Silence, Busyness and Noise as a Tool of Mindfulness in Everyday Living Experiences
Chapter 8 Embracing Your Inner Goodness
Impermanence
Happiness
Heart-Based Practices
Loving Kindness
Compassion
Experience: Equanimity
Journal: Investigating the Practice
Meditations: Loving Kindness, Compassion, Equanimity Chapter 9 Looking Deeper Into Mindfulness: Theory, Practice and Learning
The Science behind Academic Benefits with the Use of Mindfulness Practices
Your Brain and Mindfulness
Attention
The Limbic System
Autonomic Nervous System and the Breath of Mindfulness
The 10-Pillars of Mindfulness in Everyday Living
Journal: Reflect on Your Learning
Meditations: Relational Mindfulness
Chapter 10 Everyone Feels Bad Sometimes
Tools for Working with Difficult Emotions
Meditation: RAIN
Journal: Investigate Brain Science, Learning, and Emotions
Meditations: Working With Difficulties, RAIN, Mindfulness in Difficult Times, Mindfulness of Emotions, Choiceless Awareness
Chapter 11 Personal Discovery and Documentation of Everyday Living Experiences
Explore: Natural Awareness
Journal: The Semester Project, Personal Discovery of Mindfulness Meditations: Natural Awareness
Chapter 12 The Retreat: Rest, Renewal, Resilience, Release
Time to Experience a Retreat
Retreat Centers
Recommended Book List
Apps for Further Study
Appendix
The Complete Range of Awareness Practices