Mindfulness for health : a practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring wellbeing / Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman ; foreword by Mark Williams.
By: Burch, Vidyamala.
Contributor(s): Penman, Danny.
Material type: BookPublisher: London : Piatkus, 2013Description: illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm. + 1 CD. Paperback.ISBN: 9780749959241 (pbk.) :; 074995924X (pbk.) :.Subject(s): Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy -- Popular works | Health and Fitness | Health and WellbeingDDC classification: 615.8528 Summary: 'Mindfulness for Health' reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to significantly reduce pain, suffering and exhaustion. Clinical trials show that mindfulness is at least as effective as the most commonly prescribed painkillers such as Tramadol and codeine. A recent study demonstrated that it is more effective than morphine. This book shares the secrets of the mindfulness-based approaches to pain and illness therapy.Item type | Current library | Collection | Class number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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Adult non-fiction book | Burtonwood Library Health and welfare | 615.8528 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34143110360292 | |||||
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
'Mindfulness for Health' reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to significantly reduce pain, suffering and exhaustion. Clinical trials show that mindfulness is at least as effective as the most commonly prescribed painkillers such as Tramadol and codeine. A recent study demonstrated that it is more effective than morphine. This book shares the secrets of the mindfulness-based approaches to pain and illness therapy.