Mindfulness for Busy People

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Contents
4. About the authors
5. Acknowledgements
6. Introduction
7. Advertisement
8. Part 1: Mindfulness and me
   1. 1 How can mindfulness change your life?
   2. 2 Busy much?!
   3. 3 Understanding how to be mindful
   4. Part 1 summary
9. Part 2: Mindfulness and our mental lives
   1. 4 The 'perfect illusion' - chasing a stress-free existence
   2. 5 To be or not to be busy?
   3. 6 Busy doing nothing (at all helpful, anyway!)
   4. Part 2 summary
10. Part 3: Mindfulness and difficult emotions
    1. 7 What lies beneath all the busyness?
    2. 8 Boredom and distraction
    3. 9 Sleepiness, fantasising and physical discomfort
    4. 10 Anger, frustration and impatience
    5. 11 Fear and anxiety
    6. 12 Grief, loss and sadness
    7. Part 3 summary
11. Part 4: Mindfulness and appreciating life
    1. 13 Allowing the good times to roll
    2. 14 Rose-tinted roses
    3. Part 4 summary
12. Part 5: Mindfulness and moving forward
    1. 15 No full stop
    2. 16 Mindfulness in the real world
    3. Part 5 summary
13. Recommended reading
14. Further useful contacts and support
15. Index
16. Advertisement