Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction: The MBSR Program for Enhancing Health and Vitality

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“This book does a magnificent job of rendering not only the curriculum of MBSR but, even more importantly, its feeling tone, gently emphasizing that it takes energy and sustained commitment to practice and embody mindfulness. I am grateful that this book is now available as a skillful gateway into MBSR, mindfulness, and one’s own life in the face of stress, pain, illness, and the human condition itself.”
― Jon Kabat-Zinn, founder of MBSR and author of Full Catastrophe Living and Coming to Our Senses

“This is a book about how to be in touch, moment by moment, with the actuality of your life, and to do so in a way that is kind to both yourself and others. Based on the hugely influential program of Jon Kabat-Zinn, the book wonderfully captures the essence of the mindfulness approach and promises to excite the interest of a new generation. Both authors are highly respected teachers and teacher trainers in mindfulness. Written in a beautifully accessible style, it will become a vital companion to those who follow its wise guidance. I highly recommend it to you.”
― Mark Williams, emeritus professor of clinical psychology at the University of Oxford and coauthor of The Mindful Way through Depression

“Arguably the most concise and revealing description of MBSR to date, this book is the precious fruit of the authors’ decades of experience teaching MBSR. Readers will learn the rationale and key practices of each session, see how the sessions are elegantly woven together, find answers to common misconceptions, and discover ways to overcome obstacles to practice. As mindfulness makes its way into all aspects of modern society, this book provides practical and illuminating insight into what started it all.”
― Christopher Germer, PhD, cofounder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, founding member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy, and author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

“In their book, Linda Lehrhaupt and Petra Meibert provide a clear compass for anyone interested in enhancing health and wellness by engaging with the practices and principles of MBSR. For those who have already attended and completed the MBSR program, this book can serve to renew, refresh, and reinforce earlier learning. Ultimately, it is a guide for all who choose to live with greater awareness and compassion.”
― Florence Meleo-Meyer, MS, MA, coauthor of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook for Anxiety and The MBSR Home Study Course and director of the Train-the-Trainer Program at Oasis Institute for Mindfulness-Based Professional Education and Training at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, University of Massachusetts Medical School

About the Author

Linda Lehrhaupt, PhD, is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Mindfulness-Based Approaches and one of Europe’s most senior MBSR teachers.

Petra Meibert, Dipl. Psych., is a psychologist and one of Germany’s leading experts on MBSR, MBCT (Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy), and the applications of mindfulness in medicine and psychotherapy.