Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #4508 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-31
• Released on: 2005-10-24
• Format: Audiobook
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 4
• Binding: Audio CD

Synopsis
In a guide to mindfulness meditation practice, the author demonstrates the power of mindfulness and how it can be harnessed to effect change in both our personal lives and the world through learning, growing, and healing, and presents a series of relaxation exercises, meditation practice, and insights.

Customer Reviews

Life enhancing
The previous reviewer seems to be referring to another CD by Jon Kabat-Zinn. This CD set has 4 CD's, Bodyscan Meditation, Mindful Yoga, Sitting Meditation and Mindful Yoga 2. This CD forms the basis of the 8 week Mindfulness course developed by Jon Kabat Zinn and adapted by Mark Williams and others to run in the UK. The Bodyscan and the Sitting Meditation are the ones I use the most so far they form the bedrock for Mindfulness as put forward by Jon Kabat Zinn. I use them regularly and learn something about myself and Mindfulness every time I listen to the CD's. Jon Kabat-Zinn is the best teacher of Mindfulness I have found he talks total sense backed up by a scientific background and years of running courses on Mindfulness in hospitals and medical centres across America. If you want to considerably enhance your life get this CD and listen to it regularly for a month or so and see what affect it has. I am a counsellor and use Mindfulness in my work as it makes so much sense in helping us be more aware of our thoughts and skills to be able to come back into the present moment and be present with our experience whatever that may be.

A Very Good Beginners Guide.
This audiobook consists of two CDs. The first is the author talking about meditation, and this CD is wonderful to listen to. He has a really nice voice to listen to and talks as if he is just talking to you alone. He makes if feel as if Meditation is available to everyone, and anyone can do this, which is true, but so helpful to a beginner to be reassured that it is within their reach. The second CD is a set of progressive meditations, quite short, but each one taking you a stage further on. I found them really helpful to work through, as it got me to a stage where I could continue alone. I am a beginner at this but have found this audiobook very helpful and I do actually find it works. If you want to begin Meditation and find the market is too flooded with all kinds of books and methods, then start here with this audiobook. It will guide you through a no-nonsense method, and you can then follow-up any other methods you choose afterwards, when you know what it is about and what it can do for you.

Guided Mindfulness meditation
These audio CD's are part of the 8 week mindfulness course and the exercises are standard teaching practice. I have attended a mindfulness course and use the principals and practice both in my daily life and with people I work with in psychology services. For the reader who is confused and underwhelemed by the volume of `new age` self help books and alternative therapies I would recommend these CD's to you. The author Jon Zabat-Zinn is not only a highly regarded professional in his field but one of those (rare) individuals who lives according to the practice and principals of his teachings. There is a growing scientific evidence base for the benefits of using mindfulness practice for physical and psychological problems and I believe these tapes provide an excellent start for the process of healing from within.