Mndfulness & CBT Resources
Please find a summary of useful mindfulness and CBT resources below. The Mindfulness Clinic has a library of all current publications on Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. The clinic has full access to research articles, journals and search/resource databases for participants engaged in our training.
Mindfulness: Finding Peace in a Frantic World
A book and CD package. Mindfulness reveals the secrets of lifelong happiness and details a unique programme developed by Oxford University psychologist Professor Mark Williams with colleagues around the world.
“This is an inspiring programme for anyone caring about his or her own health and sanity.” (Jon Kabat-Zinn)
About the Authors
Mark Williams is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Oxford. He co-developed MBCT and is co-author of the international best-seller The Mindful Way Through Depression.
Dr Danny Penman is a feature and comment writer for the Daily Mail. He has a PhD in biochemistry. He is also co-author of Mindfulness for Health, with Vidyamala Burch, which won first prize (Popular Medicine) at the BMA Medical Book Awards 2014 (Piatkus).
Mindfulness Video Resources
Mindfulness featuring Jon Kabat-Zinn
Denise Schrier Cetta produces & Anderson Cooper reports on what it’s like to try to achieve “mindfulness,” a self-awareness scientists say is very healthy, but rarely achieved in today’s world of digital distractions.
Jon Kabat-Zinn, Professor of Medicine Emeritus & creator of the Stress Reduction Clinic and the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, & Society at the University of Massachusetts Medical School is interviewed
Mindfulness Audio Resources
Please find a selection of useful audio resources below. Click through to our main audio page for more sample and details. We hope that you find this collection of Mindfulness Podcasts helpful and beneficial.
- Episode 043 Present Moment
- Mindfulness: a new/old treatment for depression
- 2015-04/15 Guided meditation
Mindfulness Online
Eckhart Tolle
http://www.eckharttolle.com
Tara Brach
http://www.tarabrach.com/
Jack Kornfield
http://www.jackkornfield.com/
Pema Chodron
http://pemachodronfoundation.org/
Mindfulness and Cognitive Therapy Websites
Mindfulness in a Frantic World:
www.franticworld.com
Mindspace:
www.mindspace.org.uk
Stop and Breathe:
www.stopandbreathe.com
Mind and Life:
www.mindandlife.org
Mindfulness Meditation:
www.the-guided-meditation-site.org
Plum Village:
www.plumvillage.org
Oxford Mindfulness Centre:
www.oxfordmindfulness.org
Mindfulness and Cognitive Therapy Apps
Headspace
www.headspace.com
The Mindfulness App
www.mindapps.se
Mindfulness, Mental Workout
www.mentalworkout.com
De·stress·ify
www.destressify.com
Mindfulness Journal Articles
MINDFULNESS JOURNAL SAMPLE (2015-2011). For a comprehensive listing of journal articles please email: info@mindfulnessclinic.ie
Abbott RA, Whear R, Rodgers LR, Bethel A, Thompson-Coon J, Kuyken W, Stein K, Dickens C. (2014). Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindfulness based cognitive therapy in vascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Journal of Psychosomatic Research.
Bennett, J., Dymond, M., Karl, A. & Wilson, H., (2011) Investigating Potential Mechanisms for Change in Mindfulness Based Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (MBCT): How does it work? Mindfulness: how it works and where it works, Southampton
Professional Training
The Mindfulness Foundation, Irelandhttps://www.mindfulnessclinic.ie/mindfulness-foundation/
The Mindfulness Foundation is a social enterprise model based on participatory development, collaboration, research and practice. We aim to pioneer a new and sustainable model of community-based learning and mental health by making Mindfulness-Based Approaches (MBAs) accessible and affordable in voluntary and charitable settings.
Visit our Training Page for more sources and training providers
BENEFITS OF MINDFULNESS
Practicing Mindfulness improves mental and physical health
Mindfulness can help:
- reduce stress
- improve mood and quality of life
- lower blood pressure
- improve concentration and attention
- manage pain with less reactivity
- enhance emotional intelligence
- improve sleep
- reduce addictive and self-destructive behaviour
- improve immune functioning
- increase self-awareness and body awareness
Ancient roots, modern applications
Mindfulness helps in the treatment of:
- Depression
- Anxiety
- eating disorders
- substance misuse and recovery
- OCD
