Accompanying meditions for Mindfulness for Health by Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman

The Body Scan Meditation

Pain, suffering and stress can be intolerable - but it doesn't have to be this way.

Mindfulness for Health reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to relieve chronic pain and the suffering and stress of illness. Clinical trials show that mindfulness is at least as effective as the most commonly prescribed painkillers such as Tramadol and codeine. A recent study published in the Journal of Neuroscience demonstrated that it is more effective than morphine. Mindfulness can also significantly reduce the anxiety, depression, irritability, exhaustion and insomnia that can arise from chronic pain and illness.
This new book shares the secrets of the Mindfulness-based approaches to pain and illness therapy, developed by Vidyamala Burch at the Breathworks centre in Manchester and which has its roots in the groundbreaking work of pioneer Jon Kabat-Zinn from the University of Massachusetts Medical Centre in the US. The Breathworks Centre and its affiliates around the world have helped thousands of people cope with pain, illness and stress. Its pioneering approach is praised by Professor Mark Williams of Oxford University, Jon Kabat-Zinn and Professor Lance McCracken of King's College London.
The eight-week programme at the heart of this book takes just 10-20 minutes per day. It is particularly effective for the biggest causes of pain - back problems, arthritis, migraine and diabetes but works equally well for cancer (and its associated chemotherapy), heart disease, fibromyalgia, celiac disease, lupus, chronic fatigue syndrome, IBS, labour pain and even tinnitus. You will be surprised by how quickly your suffering melts away, leaving you able to live life to the full again.

Mindful Movement meditation

Breathing Anchor meditation

Compassionate Acceptance meditation

Treasure of Pleasure meditation

Open Heart meditation

Three-Minute Breathing Space meditation

Connection meditation

A download of guided meditations aimed to complement the learnings found in Prof Mark William's and Dr Danny Penman's guide to freeing yourself from the stresses of everyday life. Containing all the meditations that are mentioned in the book this is an invaluable resource to cement their teachings on how to find Mindfulness, and how to keep it.

Mindfulness: Welcome

The Raisin Meditation

Meditations Listings: 

The Body Scan Meditation: 0.00
The Breathing Anchor Meditation: 12.12
The Mindful Movement Meditation: 22.02
The Compassionate Acceptance Meditation: 32.30
The Treasure of Pleasure Meditation: 42.30
The Open Heart Meditation: 52.25
The Connection Meditation: 1.02.17
The Three Minute Breathing Space Meditation: 01.12.23

The meditations are also available as separate tracks here: https://soundcloud.com/hachetteaudiouk/sets/mindfulness-meditation/s-chcYB



Mindfulness for Health

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Open Heart meditation

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