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Be calm, be present, be mindful.

Mindfulness for Busy People 2/e will show you how to apply the transformative power of mindfulness to your busy life, helping you to de-stress, find your own unique space of calm, and ready yourself for whatever challenges you face.

Helping you to cultivate and practice mindfulness straight away, you’ll discover:

·    A no-nonsense, light-hearted, and clear introduction  to mindfulness and its benefits

·    Unique and clever ‘I-haven’t-got-time-for-this’ exercises that you can do anywhere, anytime

·    A fulfilling way to feel less stressed with immediate effect

·    A new found confidence, resilience and a greater sense of optimism

·    Improved  focus, energy, efficiency and creativity

Feel calm, confident and in control – whatever you’re doing, wherever you are.

  • Part 1 Mindfulness and me
  • 1 How can mindfulness change your life?
  • 2 Understanding how to be mindful
  • 3 Chasing a stress-free existence
  • Part 2 The mind, stress and mindfulness
  • 4 There is no time to waste
  • 5 To be or not to be busy?
  • 6 Busy doing nothing (at all helpful, anyway!)
  • Part 3 Uncovering our emotions
  • 7 The painful truth
  • 8 Falling gracefully
  • 9 Letting the good times roll
  • Part 4 Taking care of me
  • 10 Cultivating self-compassion
  • 11 Mindful self-care
  • Part 5 Mindfulness and moving forward
  • 12 Living a meaningful life
  • 13 Mindfulness in the real world
  • Recommended reading
  • Further useful contacts, resources and support
  • Index

Dr Michael Sinclair CPsychol AFBPsS CSci is an experienced Consultant Counselling Psychologist, an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Clinical Director of City Psychology Group (CPG) in London. He has offered a range of high quality mindfulness-based interventions, including psychological treatment, coaching and training for over 17 years. He works with people of all ages, couples and families who are experiencing psychological problems such as depression, anxiety and stress. He also consults to a growing number of corporate occupational health departments in the City of London, advising on employees’ stress-management, wellbeing and performance. He delivers mindfulness-based workshops to corporate executives, as well as larger public audiences, and is actively involved in teaching mindfulness to other practitioner psychologists as well as other health professionals. He has published a range of mindfulness-based self-help books, and is regularly sought after by the media as an expert in his field.

Josie Seydel CPsychol AFBPsS is a Counselling Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. She has been practicing mindfulness meditation since 1995 and has been a Chartered Psychologist since 2003. For 5 years she worked as Clinical Associate with City Psychology Group, in the City of London, providing Mindfulness based psychological therapy to people of all ages as well as pioneering Mindfulness workshops to large public audiences.

Dr Emily Shaw DClinPsy CPsychol BSc is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist working as a Clinical Executive at City Psychology Group (CPG) in London. She has experience of applying mindfulness-based interventions and workshops to people across the lifespan, experiencing a wide range of difficulties including; stress, depression, anxiety, panic, trauma, obsessive compulsive disorder, health anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and sleep difficulties. She also practises mindfulness with people experiencing complex mental health difficulties whilst employed as a Clinical Psychologist within the NHS. Emily values engaging in research and has published important and clinically relevant findings within the fields of depression, bipolar disorder, eating disorders and fertility treatment. Emily is committed to a lifelong journey of mindfulness practise and is passionate about sharing her wisdom with the people she works with.  

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