Acknowledgements Permission acknowledgements Foreword by Mark Williams Introduction Abbreviations used Part 1: THE DISTINCTIVE THEORETICAL FEATURES OF MBCT 1. An integration of mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioural therapy 2. Underpinned by the cognitive theory of vulnerability to depression 3. Learning skills to reduce the risk of depressive relapse 4. Modes of mind: doing 5. Modes of mind: being 6. Automatic pilot and conscious awareness 7. Thinking and sensing 8. Mental time travel and present moment focus 9. Reacting and responding to experience: avoidance and approach 10. Needing things to be different and allowing things to be as they are 11. Ways of approaching and welcoming what is 12. Seeing thoughts as real and seeing them as mental events 13. Origins of mindfulness 14. Working with general and specific vulnerability 15. The MBCT evidence base Part 2: THE DISTINCTIVE PRACTICAL FEATURES OF MBCT 16. Course content and structure 17. Session themes 18. Assessment and orientation 19. Eating a raisin with awareness 20. Body scan practice 21. Mindful movement practice 22. Sitting meditation practice 23. The Three-Minute Breathing Space 24. The importance of home practice 25. Mindfulness practice in everyday life 26. Pleasant and unpleasant experiences 27. Cognitive behavioural curriculum elements 28. Investigating experience 29. The MBCT group learning environment 30. Teaching through embodiment Further resources Index
Dr Rebecca Crane is an MBCT teacher and trainer and directs the Centre for Mindfulness Research and Practice, School of Psychology, Bangor University, UK.
‘Rebecca Crane’s masterful synthesis of Mindfulness Based Cognitive
Therapy’s core guiding principles in this revised edition is a
welcome contribution. As a skilled instructor and trainer, her rich
evocation of the interplay between practice and didactics
throughout the program is laden with insight and will be of wide
benefit to both novice and experienced practitioners.’ – Zindel
Segal Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood
Disorders, University of Toronto - Scarborough, co-developer of
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy‘MBCT: Distinctive Features, 2nd
Edition is essential reading for any clinician wishing to gain
understanding and insight about the MBCT program. Clearly and
succinctly written, with new chapters and updated material, this
book provides a thorough overview of the MBCT program. Importantly,
Dr. Crane also addresses the underlining principles involved in
teaching and how that relates to the practice of mindfulness. This
book is a gem and a valuable resource. I highly recommend it.’ –
Susan Woods, MSW, LICSW, Senior MBSR/MBCT Advisor, Teacher Trainer
and Mentor, Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute,
University of California San Diego ‘The author has distilled years
of experience in teaching MBCT and her deep understanding of MBCT
into simple and accessible language. Held in a clear structure, the
book is rich in both theoretical and practical details. A real gem
for both beginners interested in MBCT and seasoned MBCT teachers.’
– S. Helen Ma, Ph.D., Founding Director, Hong Kong Centre for
Mindfulness'It is a great pleasure and honour for me to recommend
this wonderful book about Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to
both scientists and practitioners, to those who are more
experienced and those new to the field. I have known Rebecca Crane
for many years and admire her greatly for her important work on the
integrity of mindfulness based interventions and the competency of
the teachers offering it. Rebecca herself is one of the most
competent mindfulness teachers I know, with her warm and
non-judgmental attitude combined with a very practical and thorough
approach. It is a privilege to be able to delve into and
particularly use this second edition of her handbook during our own
teaching. After all, not only our clients but also we as teachers
should never stop learning and developing!' - Anne Speckens,
Professor of Psychiatry, Radboud Centre for Mindfulness, Department
of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the
Netherlands
‘Rebecca Crane’s masterful synthesis of Mindfulness Based Cognitive
Therapy’s core guiding principles in this revised edition is a
welcome contribution. As a skilled instructor and trainer, her rich
evocation of the interplay between practice and didactics
throughout the program is laden with insight and will be of wide
benefit to both novice and experienced practitioners.’ – Zindel
Segal Ph.D., Distinguished Professor of Psychology in Mood
Disorders, University of Toronto - Scarborough, co-developer of
Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy‘MBCT: Distinctive Features, 2nd
Edition is essential reading for any clinician wishing to gain
understanding and insight about the MBCT program. Clearly and
succinctly written, with new chapters and updated material, this
book provides a thorough overview of the MBCT program. Importantly,
Dr. Crane also addresses the underlining principles involved in
teaching and how that relates to the practice of mindfulness. This
book is a gem and a valuable resource. I highly recommend it.’ –
Susan Woods, MSW, LICSW, Senior MBSR/MBCT Advisor, Teacher Trainer
and Mentor, Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute,
University of California San Diego ‘The author has distilled years
of experience in teaching MBCT and her deep understanding of MBCT
into simple and accessible language. Held in a clear structure, the
book is rich in both theoretical and practical details. A real gem
for both beginners interested in MBCT and seasoned MBCT teachers.’
– S. Helen Ma, Ph.D., Founding Director, Hong Kong Centre for
Mindfulness'It is a great pleasure and honour for me to recommend
this wonderful book about Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy to
both scientists and practitioners, to those who are more
experienced and those new to the field. I have known Rebecca Crane
for many years and admire her greatly for her important work on the
integrity of mindfulness based interventions and the competency of
the teachers offering it. Rebecca herself is one of the most
competent mindfulness teachers I know, with her warm and
non-judgmental attitude combined with a very practical and thorough
approach. It is a privilege to be able to delve into and
particularly use this second edition of her handbook during our own
teaching. After all, not only our clients but also we as teachers
should never stop learning and developing!' - Anne Speckens,
Professor of Psychiatry, Radboud Centre for Mindfulness, Department
of Psychiatry, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the
Netherlands'Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy is being used
increasingly in therapeutic practice. It encourages clients to
process experiences, helping them to change their relationship with
challenging thoughts and feelings.' - Stuart Palma, Project
Manager, Leadership and Participation, CSP
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