Table of Contents

Introduction 1 Part I: Understanding Depression and Befriending Your Life 7 Chapter 1: Your Journey to Wellbeing 9 Chapter 2: Understanding the Anatomy of Depression 19 Part II: A Journey into Healing with Mindfulness 33 Chapter 3: You Really Can Heal and Recover! 35 Chapter 4: Understanding Mindfulness 51 Chapter 5: Exploring Our Mental and Emotional Landscape 65 Chapter 6: Understanding the Rhythms and Qualities of the Mind 79 Chapter 7: Reconnecting with the Heart of Self?Compassion 95 Part III: Living Mindfully and Connecting with Happiness 109 Chapter 8: Five-Minute Mindfulness Practices 111 Chapter 9: Discovering the Blessing within Depression 129 Chapter 10: Living Mindfully Every Day 143 Chapter 11: Taking the Next Step 153 Part IV: The Part of Tens 167 Chapter 12: Ten Tips for Preventing Relapse and Staying Well 169 Chapter 13: Ten Tips for Getting the Most Out of Mindfulness 177 Index 187

About the Author

Robert Gebka, a former Zen Buddhist monk, is a mindfulness trainer and executive director of the Dorset Mindfulness Centre. He works in mental health for Dorset HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust and teaches Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) courses to the general public as well as business organisations. Robert is also a member of the National Counselling Society as well as the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science.