Mindfulness for Students

ISBN-13: 9781352002355 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 220 str.

Stella Cottrell

Opis

Written specifically with the needs of students in mind, this text provides a hands-on introduction to mindfulness practice.

Spis treści

Foreword Acknowledgements The Beauty of Mindfulness Introduction How to Use This Book PART I: WHAT IS MINDFULNESS? 1. Mindfulness as Experience 2. The Origins of Mindfulness 3. Mindfulness is... 4. Why Mindfulness? 5. What Does Mindfulness Involve? 6. Why meditation and Where Does it Fit in? 7. What Can I Expect? 8. Evidence of the Benefits 9. How Mindfulness Can Help Students 10. Are There Any Risks or Downsides? 11. Myths and Misconceptions About Mindfulness PART II: TECHNIQUE AND CONCEPTS 12. Introducing the Techniques 13. Starter Exercises 14. Just Noticing 15. Seeing With New Eyes 16. Appreciating Stillness 17. Awareness of Body and Breath 18. Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation 19. Managing the Challenges of Meditation 20. Inner Chatter and Judgemental Commentary 21. Metta Meditation 22. Metta in Everyday Life 23. Developing Your Practice 24. Meditating With Others 25. Mindfulness in Everyday Activities 26. Bringing Mindfulness Into Everyday Life 27. Tips on Technique 28. FAQs Sky-like Mind PART III: APPLYING MINDFULNESS TO STUDY 29. Applying Mindfulness to Study 30. Mindful 'Warm-up' to Study 31. Applying Metta to Study 32. Finding the Joy in Study 33. Want it? Hate it? Lost the Plot? 34. Managing Study Aversions 35. Wanting, Grasping, Craving 36. Self-Delusional Thinking About Study 37. Building Your Powers of Attention 38. Multi-Tasking- and Being 'Fully Present' 39. Listening Mindfully in Class 40. Using Study Time Mindfully 41. Reading Mindfully 42. Word Power: Mindfulness of Language 43. Mindfulness When Writing Assignments 44. Using Tutor Feedback Mindfully 45. Mindfulness for Tests, Exams and Assessment 46. Mindful Management of Stress, Anxiety and Set-Backs PART IV: RECORDS AND REFLECTIONS 47. Mindfulness and Reflection To-Do Checklist Prompts: Reflecting on Meditation Sessions Themes for Reflecting on Meditation Practice Record of Meditation Time Reflection on Mindfulness Practice (Outline) Reflection on Deliberately Mindful Moments (DMMs) References and Bibliography Index Mindfulness for Study and for Life.

O autorze

Stella Cottrell is an international bestselling author, with over a million sales worldwide. Her other titles include The Study Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills, Skills for Success, The Macmillan Student Planner, The Exam Skills Handbook and Mindfulness for Students. Stella was formerly Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Leeds, and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching at the University of East London.