Mindfulness : an eight-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world / Mark Williams and Danny Penman ; foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn.

"Everyday life is so frantic and full of troubles that we have largely forgotten how to live a joyful existence. We try so hard to be happy that we often end up missing the most important parts of our lives. In Mindfulness, Oxford professor Mark Williams and award-winning journalist Danny Penman reveal the secrets to living a happier and less anxious, stressful, and exhausting life. Based on the techniques of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, the unique program developed by Williams and his colleagues, the book offers simple and straightforward forms of mindfulness meditation that can be done by anyone--and it can take just 10 to 20 minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed"-- Provided by publisher.

"From one of the leading thinkers on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, a pioneering set of simple practices to dissolve anxiety, stress, exhaustion, and unhappiness. Everyday life is so frantic and full of troubles that we have largely forgotten how to live a joyful existence. We try so hard to be happy that we often end up missing the most important parts of our lives. In Mindfulness, Oxford professor Mark Williams and award-winning journalist Danny Penman reveal the secrets to living a happier and less anxious, stressful, and exhausting life. Based on the techniques of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, the unique program developed by Williams and his colleagues, the book offers simple and straightforward forms of mindfulness meditation that can be done by anyone--and it can take just 10 to 20 minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed"-- Provided by publisher.

[Emmaus, Pa.] : Rodale, [2011]

xii, 276 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Chasing your tail -- Why do we attack ourselves? -- Waking up to the life you have -- Introducing the eight-week mindfulness program -- Mindfulness week one : waking up to the autopilot -- Mindfulness week two : keeping the body in mind -- Mindfulness week three : the mouse in the maze -- Mindfulness week four : moving beyond the rumor mill -- Mindfulness week five : turning toward difficulties -- Mindfulness week six : trapped in the past or living in the present? -- Mindfulness week seven : when did you stop dancing? --Mindfulness week eight : your wild and precious life.

Includes bibliographical references and index.