Mindfulness, Conscious Care Guides

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Part 1: What You Need to Know about Mindfulness
	Chapter 1: Introducing Mindfulness
		The Big Deal
		What Is Mindfulness?
		Buddhist Roots
		Modern Expansion of Meaning
		The Benefits of Mindfulness
		Natural, Yet Challenging
	Chapter 2: How Mindfulness Works
		Why Aren’t You Naturally Mindful?
		The Mindful Mind
		Healthier Responses to Stressors
		Greater Objectivity about Self
		Choice Instead of Default
		Mindfulness and Insight
	Chapter 3: Practicing Mindfulness
		The Three Components of Mindfulness
		Twelve Principles of Mindfulness
		The Four Principles of Aspiration
		The Four Principles of Awareness
		The Four Principles of Attitude
Part 2: Cultivating Mindful Awareness
	Chapter 4: Awareness of Your Body
		Why Mindfulness Begins with the Body
		Tuning in to the Body
		The Body in Motion
		Awareness of the Body as a Body
	Chapter 5: Awareness of Your Feelings
		Feelings Versus Emotions
		The Nature of Feelings
		Working with Feelings
		Looking More Closely at How You Feel
		The Significance of Neutral Feelings
		Influencing Your Emotional Responses Long Term
	Chapter 6: Awareness of Your States of Mind
		Becoming Mindful of Mind
		Various Mind States to Look For
		Noticing What Affects Mind States
	Chapter 7: Awareness of Psychophysical Factors
		Investigating Psychophysical Factors
		The Five Hindrances
		The Seven Factors of Awakening
	Chapter 8: Deepening Mindfulness with Meditation
		A Description of Meditation
		Why Should I Meditate?
		Reasons to Meditate
		Basic Instructions for Meditation
		Three Types of Meditation
		Dealing with Challenges in Meditation
Part 3: Developing a Receptive Attitude
	Chapter 9: Nonjudgment and Acceptance
		Receptivity and Why It Matters
		The Problem with Judging Yourself
		Navigating Your Life Objectively
		Less Upset about Results
		Lack of Acceptance as an Obstacle
	Chapter 10: Curiosity, Energy, and Courage
		Mastering the Art of Living a Human Life
		The Obstacle of Complacency
		Interest Leads to Curiosity and Energy
		The Spirit of Investigation
		Cultivating Courage
	Chapter 11: Comfort with Stillness and Silence
		Letting Go of Activity
		Stillness Results in Silence
		Ways to Practice Being Still
		Deepening Your Stillness
	Chapter 12: Accessing More Joy
		The Nature of Joy
		Mindfulness Leads to Joy
		Living with No Expectations
		Complete Satisfaction
		How Joy Supports Mindfulness
Part 4: Working Toward Greater Happiness
	Chapter 13: Compassionate Change
		The Model of Self-Parenting
		The Art of Parenting
		Working with Resistance to Change
		Giving Up Violence
	Chapter 14: Making Friends with Afflictive Emotions
		Afflictive Emotions
		Mindfulness and Afflictive Emotions
		Anger
		Fear
		Obsessive Desire
		Self-Doubt
		Jealousy
		Making Friends
	Chapter 15: Getting Things Done with Less Stress
		The Basic Approach
		Things You Must Do
		It Has to Get Done Now
		It Needs to Be Done This Way
		You Are the One Who Has to Do It
		Activity as Generosity
	Chapter 16: Changing Your Mind, Not Your Life
		The Trouble with Goals
		Change or Acceptance?
		Not Resisting Difficulty
		Radical Acceptance
		A Real, Complete, Elegant Life
		Positive Thinking
	Chapter 17: Becoming Who You Really Are
		Why Study Your “Self”?
		Studying the Nature of Self
		Freedom from Stories
	Chapter 18: Mindful in Relationships
		Taking Responsibility
		Personal Relationships
		Work
		The World
Part 5: A Mindful Life
	Chapter 19: Mindful Things to Do Every Day
		Remembering More Often
		A Day’s Worth of Mindful Practices
	Chapter 20: Developing Your Mindfulness Practice
		Challenges to Mindfulness
		Staying on Track Long Term
		Strengthening Your Practice
	Chapter 21: Mindful Ethics
		How Does It Result in Greater Happiness?
		It’s All about Relationship
		How Ethics Support Mindfulness
		Relating to Rules and Guidelines
		Some Ethical Guidelines to Consider
		Ethics as a Subject for Mindfulness
	Chapter 22: Meaning and Purpose
		The Importance of Meaning
		Limits of Conventional Meaning
		Meaning through Mindfulness
		Accessing a Deeper Sense of Meaning
		When Life Is Difficult
		Embracing Relative Purpose
Appendix A: Glossary
Appendix B: Resources
Appendix C: Twelve Principles of Mindfulness
Appendix D: Exercises and Inquiries to Support Mindful Living
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