Table of Contents
Foreword 6
Discovering Mindfulness
A beginner's guide to the here and now 10
New moment; new you 12
Mind full of thoughts 14
Silent witness 16
The power of autopilot 18
A thousand leaves 22
Living the dream 24
Growing yourself 26
Mindfulness and tradition 28
Mindfulness for health and well-being 30
Going mainstream 32
The mindful zeitgeist 34
Toward a Mindful You
What do you think you're like? 38
Disposed toward the moment 40
Wheel and compass 42
Alive in the present 44
Time warps 46
Questionnaire: Time traveler 48
Lifting the lid 52
Can't help it! 54
Loosening habit's grip 56
Questionnaire: Authenticity 58
Wandering mind 60
Mindful learning 62
Questionnaire: Concentration 64
Alive to others 66
Questionnaire: Connection 68
Who am I? 70
Seeing your true self 72
Questionnaire: What am I like? 74
Inner circle 76
Within your grasp 78
The bigger picture 82
Mindfulness Meditation
Getting started 86
Mixing and matching 88
Mindfulness meditations 90
Gently does it 92
Body ready 94
Breathe easy 96
Inner clouds 100
Inner winds 102
What's not to like? 104
I live here 106
What's happening in your brain? 110
Hello leaf, hello coin 114
Body scan basics 120
Sensational! 126
Your inner rollercoaster 130
Take it in your stride 132
Waves of compassion 138
Mindful imagination 144
The habit of now 148
Suddenly you're doing yoga! 150
Mindfulness Life Skills
Tangled tales 156
Calm within 158
Avoiding avoidance 160
Unquiet mind 162
Steady within 164
Weather warning 166
Shift work 168
Away with autopilot! 172
I can, I deserve 174
Within seven breaths 176
Clear thinking 178
Empathy 180
The mindful connection 182
The mindful couple 186
Mindfulness when you need It
Grow and learn 190
Show what you know 192
Get that job 194
Paid for a purpose 196
Ahem! 198
Mindfulness in motion 202
Playing to win 204
Clinch that deal! 206
Be honest 208
Their turn 210
In crisis 212
The mindful carer 214
Mindful tomorrows 216
Index 218
Acknowledgments 224
