A Clinician's Guide to Teaching Mindfulness: The Comprehensive Session-by-Session Program for Mental Health Professionals and Health Care Providers

Poems and Stories

The meditation master Ajahn Chah says, “If you believe that sitting motionless for long times brings you closer to

Many of the well-known mindfulness-based approaches such as MBSR, MBCT, and MSC are designed around a closed-group model. In this model, all the participants join the group at the first session and complete the entire course together.

Dealing with Distractions

You say this isn’t about relaxation, but is that right? Isn’t this just relaxation and the benefits that come with it? Don’t confuse one possible result, a deep sense of peace and relaxation, with the purpose of the practice. The purpose of our practice is to be fully in our lives and

I have too much to do! How do I find the time to practice?

Small Group Check-In

As the Zen master Suzuki Roshi says: “In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.”

When it comes to poems, try to step it up: Learn to recite your favorite ones by heart. Practice until they live inside you.