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Michael Jones PhD The Mindful Path
A Life's work and personal development are poured into this book that sets out a combination of psychotherapy and Buddhist practices. Subtitled a practicle guide for overcoming anxiety, depression and stress this clarity and simplicity is continued throughout the narrative.
I have read into and around Buddhism and yoga for forty years during which time I have studied and qualified to counsel, teach MBSR yoga and breathwork. Naturally clients and customers new to these subjects do not have a working knowledge of Buddhism or a prospective therapeutic technique that they might be invited to use and practise. This is where this very valuable book comes in.
It may surprise you to learn that with the preliminaries of the creation of Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy the 'experts' who would use mindfulness in their hypothesis had no experience of mindfulness as a practise. Equally then, add Buddhism in and you wonder how these esteemed authorities could cross the threshold with a hypothesis and no skill in half their subject? Ker-Ching may be the answer there, but no matter, this book by Michael Jones is an excellent read for those new to either subject, which includes any therapists for whom this is not their specialist field.
The book is not an unintelligible academic text. Far from it. If you want to achieve insight into Buddhist principles and learn how these relate to CBT this is your book, Clarity and a direct simplicity make this work, You will not be confused when taking in new knowledge. That is the great skill of the author and therapist here.
CBT For Dummies by Rhena Branch & Rob Wilson
I have the 2010 version of this text and it is the most helpful guide I own. I would thoroughly recommend these outstanding authors to anyone looking to explore using CBT. New updated version out this year.