Main description:

*An innovative, research-based group treatment for a pervasive clinical problem.
*The highly regarded developer of IR provides an accessible guide to the 9-session program.
*Stands out by incorporating mantra meditations as well as mindfulness practices.
*Complete; includes downloadable client handouts and audio recordings of guided practices.

Contents:

I. Background for Using Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress and Trauma
1. Mindfulness and Meditation: Modern Uses of an Ancient Practice
2. Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress and Trauma
3. Overview of Inner Resources for Stress
4. Session Structure and Process
5. Client Assessment and Match for Treatment
II. Inner Resources for Stress Therapist Guide
- Session 1. Introduction to Inner Resources for Stress
- Session 2. Attention Regulation: Body and Breath Awareness
- Session 3. Emotion Regulation: The Power of Letting Go
- Session 4. Cognitive Regulation: Verbally Mediated Breath Awareness
- Session 5. Awareness of Positive and Negative Emotions: Centering in the Heart
- Session 6. Active Self-Mastery: How to Release Tension
- Session 7. Mindfulness Skills in Action: Integrating Practice with Daily Life
- Session 8. Consolidating Treatment Gains and Keeping the Practice Going
- Session 9. Booster Session: Trajectory of Treatment Gains and Personal Practice
Appendix: Inner Resources for Stress Participant Guide
References
Index
Audio Downloads:
Track 1. Guided Body Tour (30:00)
Track 2. Complete Breath (30:00)
Track 3. Hum Sah: Hearing the Sound and Watching the Still Points (30:00)
Track 4. Tension Release and Self-Guided Meditation (30:00)
Bonus Track 1. 1.5-Minute Breath-Focused Meditation--Easy! (1:50)
Bonus Track 2. Body-Breath Awareness (5:00)
Bonus Track 3. Breath Awareness and Letting Go (15:00)
Bonus Track 4. Breath Awareness and Tension Release (15:00)
Bonus Track 5. Hum Sah (10:00)