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This book is a manual for self-application of the Attachment-Based
Compassion Therapy (ABCT) protocol, that can be either self-applied
by any individual in a psychoeducational context or as a support
for a therapeutic process guided by a professional. Compassion
therapy is a third-generation psychotherapy that has been used in
association with mindfulness in recent years. In particular,
attachment-based compassion therapy (ABCT) is a protocol that can
be used in both the general and psychiatric population with the aim
of promoting compassion and self-compassion. ABCT is based on
attachment theory and, therefore, includes practices to raise
awareness and/or address maladaptive aspects, where appropriate, of
the attachment styles developed with parents. This process is
taught as a form of both compassion and self-compassion in order to
improve present-day interpersonal relationships and well-being in
general. In the face-to-face group format, ABCT has been
demonstrating efficacy and applicability for healthy people and for
the treatment of fibromyalgia, depression, anxiety and adjustment
disorders. This book presents a self-applied version of ABCT that
operates along the lines of the original model and has been adapted
and developed to be fully self-applied via the Internet in 8
sequential modules: Introduction to attachment-based compassion
therapy Preparing ourselves for compassion: kind attention
Discovering our compassionate world Developing our compassionate
world Understanding our relationship with compassion Working on
ourselves Understanding the importance of forgiveness Consolidating
the practice of compassion The content is presented through texts,
pictures, tables and figures, including links to downloadable audio
files for formal meditation practices with specific guides and
instruction for each meditation. The transcripts to each guided
meditation are also included as appendices.
This book proposes a new approach to mindfulness-based
interventions, presenting them not as individual, but as relational
practices. In the last decades, mindfulness has exerted a growing
influence on many fields of research and activity, but always as an
individual practice. The authors in this volume believe that the
strong development of mindfulness today implies considering a
dialogue between this individualistic approach and the perspective
of relational mindfulness based on social constructionism. The
volume is organized in two parts. The first part focuses on the
theoretical foundations of relational mindfulness. The second part
presents possibilities of applications of relational mindfulness in
clinical and organizational settings to promote mental health and
personal development. Relational Mindfulness: Fundamentals and
Applications will be of interest to a wide range of professionals
interested in applying mindfulness-based interventions in mental
health care and productive organizations, such as clinical and
health psychologists, public health professionals and human
resources analysts and consultants, among others. "It is true that
the metaphor of mindfulness has been enormously fruitful in its
invitation to innovate. By removing meditative practices from their
ancient roots, practitioners were free to create practices
especially relevant to context. (...) At the same time, there was
also a recognizable loss in the profoundly rich heritage that was
left behind. For many of us, the greatest loss resulted from the
absorption of such practices into Western individualism. What had
once been an orientation to practice emphasizing our fundamental
inter-being, had become a gateway to silent separation. It is in
this context that the present volume bursts into significance. With
special appreciation to the editors of this book, we are treated to
a multi-dimensional exploration into the relational dimensions of
mindfulness practices. Bringing ideas, experience, and wisdom from
across professions, and across continents the contributors open an
exciting path to the future." - Excerpt from the Foreword by
Kenneth J. Gergen
This book proposes a new approach to mindfulness-based
interventions, presenting them not as individual, but as relational
practices. In the last decades, mindfulness has exerted a growing
influence on many fields of research and activity, but always as an
individual practice. The authors in this volume believe that the
strong development of mindfulness today implies considering a
dialogue between this individualistic approach and the perspective
of relational mindfulness based on social constructionism. The
volume is organized in two parts. The first part focuses on the
theoretical foundations of relational mindfulness. The second part
presents possibilities of applications of relational mindfulness in
clinical and organizational settings to promote mental health and
personal development. Relational Mindfulness: Fundamentals and
Applications will be of interest to a wide range of professionals
interested in applying mindfulness-based interventions in mental
health care and productive organizations, such as clinical and
health psychologists, public health professionals and human
resources analysts and consultants, among others. "It is true that
the metaphor of mindfulness has been enormously fruitful in its
invitation to innovate. By removing meditative practices from their
ancient roots, practitioners were free to create practices
especially relevant to context. (...) At the same time, there was
also a recognizable loss in the profoundly rich heritage that was
left behind. For many of us, the greatest loss resulted from the
absorption of such practices into Western individualism. What had
once been an orientation to practice emphasizing our fundamental
inter-being, had become a gateway to silent separation. It is in
this context that the present volume bursts into significance. With
special appreciation to the editors of this book, we are treated to
a multi-dimensional exploration into the relational dimensions of
mindfulness practices. Bringing ideas, experience, and wisdom from
across professions, and across continents the contributors open an
exciting path to the future." - Excerpt from the Foreword by
Kenneth J. Gergen
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