From the authors of the bestselling The Mindful Way through Depression-which explores how mindfulness can break the cycle of chronic unhappiness-this carefully constructed workbook shows the reader how to build a mindfulness practice in 8 weeks. Basic mindfulness principles and facts about depression and other common emotional problems are combined with specific mindfulness exercises to try on a daily and weekly basis, plus a wealth of interactive features that encourage and motivate. Readers will be drawn in immediately by self-assessments, reflection questions and exercises with spaces to jot down notes, worksheets for keeping track of progress, and quotations and questions from others going through the program. Each week's guided meditations are provided on the accompanying MP3 CD and can also be downloaded by purchasers.

Some of us are getting by through super-efficient routines that, while they may have served us once, are not serving us now. There are others who suffer from addictions and patterns of negative thinking that too often spiral into depression. For others still, life has lost its spark or the well of creativity has run dry. In Sensible, Dr Zindel Segal and Dr Norman Farb - two distinguished neuroscientists - explain how to break out of negative patterns and habits by fully engaging our senses. This science-based book features exercises and practical advice for us to develop resilience, well-being, health and creativity.