http://mbsrworkbook.com Website Community for the Workbook Thu, 17 May 2012 18:23:15 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 http://mbsrworkbook.com/659/the-roosters-are-everywhere/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/659/the-roosters-are-everywhere/#comments Mon, 18 Oct 2010 01:37:19 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/659/the-roosters-are-everywhere/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/659/the-roosters-are-everywhere/feed/ 0 This is a true story of Bob sitting at an all day meditation at the Buddhist monastery he used to live at – working with what comes up when a group of 6 roosters were cockadoodling all day long. http://mbsrworkbook.com/650/the-single-candle/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/650/the-single-candle/#comments Sat, 25 Sep 2010 01:33:53 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/650/the-single-candle/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/650/the-single-candle/feed/ 0 Just as a single lit candle dispels darkness in the moonless night, mindfulness and love dispels fear, anger and the broken heart. This is a short talk and meditation on mindfulness and loving kindness. http://mbsrworkbook.com/606/letting-be-mov/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/606/letting-be-mov/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 21:26:59 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/606/letting-be-mov/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/606/letting-be-mov/feed/ 0 This Vblog talks about important distinctions between “Letting Be” and “Letting Go” as it relates to mindfulness meditation practice and life. http://mbsrworkbook.com/548/important-aspects-of-mindfulness-practice/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/548/important-aspects-of-mindfulness-practice/#comments Sun, 02 May 2010 09:32:29 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/548/important-aspects-of-mindfulness-practice/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/548/important-aspects-of-mindfulness-practice/feed/ 1 The difference between acknowledgment and acceptance. The metaphor of the sky as non-judgmental awareness that allows all storms to dissipate. The importance of self-compassion. http://mbsrworkbook.com/519/working-with-practice-sleepiness-wandering-mind-and-perception/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/519/working-with-practice-sleepiness-wandering-mind-and-perception/#comments Sun, 04 Apr 2010 21:38:04 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/519/working-with-practice-sleepiness-wandering-mind-and-perception/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/519/working-with-practice-sleepiness-wandering-mind-and-perception/feed/ 0 This MBSR Workbook Vblog talks about how to work with sleepiness and wandering mind while meditating. It also speaks briefly on perception and how we see things from a limited view. http://mbsrworkbook.com/482/what-brings-you-here-mov/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/482/what-brings-you-here-mov/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:26:51 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/482/what-brings-you-here-mov/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/482/what-brings-you-here-mov/feed/ 1 At the beginning of every Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction class we go around the circle introducing ourselves and saying what brought us here. In “A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook”, we ask a similar question, what brings you to this book? Listen to Bob Stahl speak about what brought him to mindfulness practice. http://mbsrworkbook.com/458/a-mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-workbook/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/458/a-mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-workbook/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:24:01 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/?p=458 http://mbsrworkbook.com/458/a-mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-workbook/feed/ 0 This video is a short introduction to the New Harbinger publication, A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has changed the way thousands of people live their lives. In this workbook, you will learn how to change your relationship to stress, pain, and illness and move in the direction of greater calm, balance, [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/304/welcome-to-the-mbsr-workbook/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/304/welcome-to-the-mbsr-workbook/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:45:13 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/304/welcome-to-the-mbsr-workbook/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/304/welcome-to-the-mbsr-workbook/feed/ 0 This is a short video welcoming you to MBSR Workbook. It includes a brief overview of what is mindfulness and a short guided meditation. http://mbsrworkbook.com/181/calming-your-anxious-mind-an-interview-with-jeff-brantley-m-d/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/181/calming-your-anxious-mind-an-interview-with-jeff-brantley-m-d/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 20:08:49 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/?p=181 http://mbsrworkbook.com/181/calming-your-anxious-mind-an-interview-with-jeff-brantley-m-d/feed/ 3 Today I bring to you a wonderful mindfulness teacher, Psychiatrist and author, Jeff Brantley, M.D..  Jeff is Founder and Director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) Program at Duke University’s Center for Integrative Medicine, and author of the popular book Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness & Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, & [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/180/mindful-recovery-and-relapse-prevention-for-the-holidays/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/180/mindful-recovery-and-relapse-prevention-for-the-holidays/#comments Mon, 14 Dec 2009 02:19:06 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/?p=180 http://mbsrworkbook.com/180/mindful-recovery-and-relapse-prevention-for-the-holidays/feed/ 0 As family and friends begin to gather during the holidays at one point or another may have to face either ourselves or a loved one with addiction. There are really very few people who are not touched by addiction in one way or another. Addiction comes in the form of alcohol, drugs, sex, shopping, eating, [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/179/create-calm-in-your-life-today-mondays-mindful-quote-with-thich-nhat-hanh/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/179/create-calm-in-your-life-today-mondays-mindful-quote-with-thich-nhat-hanh/#comments Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:59:45 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/?p=179 http://mbsrworkbook.com/179/create-calm-in-your-life-today-mondays-mindful-quote-with-thich-nhat-hanh/feed/ 0 There is a tradition on the Mindfulness and Psychotherapy Blog. Every Monday, I cite a quote or a poem that is related to mindfulness and psychotherapy in some way and then explore it a bit and how it is relevant to our lives. For me, quotes and poetry can often sink me into a state of greater [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/172/finding-purpose-and-meaning-in-times-of-change-interview-with-ronald-alexander-phd/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/172/finding-purpose-and-meaning-in-times-of-change-interview-with-ronald-alexander-phd/#comments Fri, 11 Dec 2009 18:17:56 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/?p=172 http://mbsrworkbook.com/172/finding-purpose-and-meaning-in-times-of-change-interview-with-ronald-alexander-phd/feed/ 0 Today I’m really happy to bring to you Ronald Alexander, Ph.D., who is a licensed psychotherapist in Santa Monica, Ca, practicing mindfulness-based psychotherapy, Director of the Open Mind Training Institute, adjunct faculty at Pepperdine University and Pacifica Graduate Institute, and author of the very interesting new book Wise Mind, Open Mind: Finding Purpose & Meaning [...] http://mbsrworkbook.com/100/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-3-of-3/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/100/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-3-of-3/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:07:38 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/100/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-3-of-3/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/100/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-3-of-3/feed/ 0 In this three-part video, Bob Stahl answers some basic questions about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Meditation and offers a short mindfulness meditation. http://mbsrworkbook.com/77/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-2-of-3/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/77/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-2-of-3/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 02:28:47 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/77/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-2-of-3/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/77/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-2-of-3/feed/ 0 In this three-part video, Bob Stahl answers some basic questions about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Meditation and offers a short mindfulness meditation. http://mbsrworkbook.com/70/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-1-of-3/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/70/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-1-of-3/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 01:15:26 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/70/an-introduction-to-mindfulness-based-stress-reduction-part-1-of-3/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/70/an-introduction-to-mbsr-meditation-part-1-of-3/feed/ 1 In this three-part video, Bob Stahl answers some basic questions about Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness Meditation and offers a short mindfulness meditation. http://mbsrworkbook.com/69/stop-a-short-mindfulness-practice/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/69/stop-a-short-mindfulness-practice/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:53:01 +0000 admin http://mbsrworkbook.com/69/stop-a-short-mindfulness-practice/ http://mbsrworkbook.com/69/stop-a-short-mindfulness-practice/feed/ 10 This is a practice out of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook, Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn, and co-authored by Bob Stahl Ph.D. and Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. (New Harbinger, 2010). This short mindfulness practice is meant to be sprinkled throughout the day to support you in becoming more present, reducing stress, and being more effective in every [...]