Brenda Salgado

Foreword Editor's Introduction Chapter 1: The Mindful Moment . "What Is Mindfulness?". "Myths About Mindfulness". "Basic Skills for Mindfulness". "How to Use This Book" o The book is divided into 10 chapters-one for each area where mindfulness may be helpful. Each chapter is set up exactly the same way-it introduces a common goal or challenge, discusses how mindfulness can be helpful with that goal or challenge, suggests things people can do to cultivate mindfulness, and then ends with practice exercises o All mindfulness practices in this book can be done anywhere the reader is located, at any time, and do not require more than a few seconds to a full minute.Chapter 2: Regaining Focus and ConcentrationChapter 3: Cultivating Gratitude and JoyChapter 4: Promoting Patience and CompassionChapter 5: Dealing with Anxiety and Stress Chapter 6: Breaking Bad Habits or Negative Behaviors Chapter 7: Working with Attachments & Aversions Chapter 8: Managing Anger & Difficult EmotionsChapter 9: Supporting Others Who Need HelpChapter 10: Accepting Aging & IllnessChapter 11: Coping with Grief & LossReferencesResourcesIndex of Mindfulness PracticesGeneral IndexAbout the Contributors