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The CDs below are also part of my new Mindfulness & Mindbalancing Handbook (Speechmark, 2010). The book contains in written format many of the exercises and practices that I have been using on my courses. It guides you into meditation practices in a systematic, gradual and practical way, using Cognitive Therapy exercises, reflections, relaxation, guided imagery, breathing exercises and a wide range of meditation practices from different traditions. It contains clear instructions on how to use the exercises and practices, as well as suggestions on how they can be used with individuals and in groups.Mindfulness Meditations CD

Mindfulness Meditations CD

This CD contains a selection of Mindfulness practices, similar to the ones that are taught in the MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy) and MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) programmes – the Body Scan, the Mindfulness Sitting Meditation and the Breathing Space. It also contains tracks of silence and a track with the sound of three bells. The Mindfulness Sitting Meditation on the CD is divided into three tracks, which enables you to have shorter or longer meditations. Using playlists, you can insert periods of silence into the practices, and you can make up your own periods of silent meditation with the sound of bells at the beginning and end.
When you buy this CD as a download you will also receive jpegs with a CD cover and an inlay card with detailed descriptions of the practices and suggestions for their use.

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Download an MP3 Version of the CD. The price is £10 GBP

Purchase the Physical CD. The price is £15 GBP (including P & P)Purchase the Physical CD. The price is £15 GBP (including P & P)

Mindbalancing Relaxation and Meditation CD

This CD contains the Mindbalancing meditation programme. The two relaxation exercises contain pranayama (breathing) techniques to relax and balance your energy system. The long Mindbalancing meditation is split into four tracks which can all be practiced separately. Here you are systematically guided on a journey from the outer mind of the senses to the inner mind of the soul. The meditation uses implicitly the concepts of the energy centres (Chakras) and the five elements (Panchamahabutas). It can be used as a programme in itself or be combined with the Mindfulness practices from the Mindfulness CD. Relaxation, Pranayama and the work with energy centres and the five elements are used to balance the mind–body–energy system.
When you buy this CD as a download you will also receive jpegs with a CD cover and an inlay card with detailed descriptions of the practices and suggestions for their use.

Both CDs are also part of my new Mindfulness & Mindbalancing Handbook (Speechmark, 2010). The book contains in written format many of the exercises and practices that I have been using on my courses. It guides you into meditation practices in a systematic, gradual and practical way, using Cognitive Therapy exercises, reflections, relaxation, guided imagery, breathing exercises and a wide range of meditation practices from different traditions. It contains clear instructions on how to use the exercises and practices, as well as suggestions on how they can be used with individuals and in groups.

View Inlay Card

Download an MP3 Version of the CD. The price is £10 GBP

Purchase the physical CD. The price is £15 GBP

The Mindfulness & Mindbalancing Handbook

This is a comprehensive resource for learning, practising and teaching meditation.

This book is still being produced and is not yet published, if you decide to order now, we will send it to you once it is in stock.

Meditation is becoming a useful tool in the arsenal of the established healing professions. In particular Mindfulness meditation is recommended in the NICE guidelines as a treatment for depression and has proved helpful for a range of problems, including anxiety disorders and OCD.

It can also be used with physical, psychosomatic and stress-related problems, and as a self-development programme.

This comprehensive handbook:

Guides the reader into meditation practices in a systematic, gradual and practical way.

• Includes Cognitive Therapy exercises, reflections, relaxation, guided imagery, breathing exercises and a wide range of meditation practices from different traditions.
• Contains clear instructions on how to use the exercises and practices, as well as suggestions on how they can be used with individuals and in groups.
• Addresses the differing needs of readers, whether it is to 'dip into' meditation a little, to follow a programme, to learn about the spiritual aspects of meditation, or simply to create more peacefulness, calmness, groundedness and centredness in their own and in the lives of others.
• The two audio CDs enable the reader to develop their own varied daily relaxation and meditation practices, as well as photocopiable worksheets, record-forms and audio exercises, so practitioners can read them out in groups or to individual clients, if they prefer to use their own voice.

Meditation is a complex subject. This handbook provides a clear and practical guide that introduces the reader to the wider context of meditation, provides an optional deeper understanding of some of the concepts and models, and includes comprehensive resources for those who want to explore meditation further.

Contents include: The context of meditation; Mindfulness and Mindbalancing; The oriental forerunners of Mindfulness; The world of wanting; Balancing inner qualities; The chakras and the five elements; Spiritual intelligence.

Purchase dierect from the publisher. The price is £44.99 GBP (+ post & packaging)