●本書作者威廉斯教授是正念認知療法的創始學者，與卡巴金等學者，以認知行為治療（CBT）為基礎，融入正念認知療法，這個療法是以形式簡單的「正念冥想」為中心，每天只需花幾分鐘時間就能享受到它所帶來的益處。臨床結果證實，「正念認知療法」與一般抗抑鬱藥物一樣有效。目前在歐美應用於身心靈療癒、教育、醫護與企業人資，成效卓越，MBCT也成為融合西方主流心理治療與東方禪修的身心療癒法新典範 ●MINDFULNESS reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that you can incorporate into daily life to help break the cycle of anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and exhaustion. It promotes the kind of happiness and peace that gets into your bones. It seeps into everything you do and helps you meet the worst that life throws at you with new courage. The book is based on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBCT revolves around a straightforward form of mindfulness meditation which takes just a few minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed. MBCT has been clinically proven to be at least as effective as drugs for depression and is widely recommended by US physicians and the UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence - in other words, it works. More importantly it also works for people who are not depressed but who are struggling to keep up with the constant demands of the modern world.