Mindfulness y equilibrio emocional

by Margaret Cullen, Gonzalo Brito Pons, Roc Filella Escola (Translator)

Las emociones forman parte de la riqueza de la vida. Pero a veces las emociones pueden obstaculizar nuestra salud y felicidad. La solución no está en eliminar las emociones intensas como el miedo, la ira y el rencor —de hecho, bloquear estas emociones puede ser fuente de problemas físicos, desde la debilitación del sistema inmune a diversas cardiopatías—. Por otro lado, las reacciones emocionales en medio una situación acalorada pueden ser perjudiciales para nuestras relaciones con los demás. Así, surge la ¿cómo navegar las intensas olas de la emoción sin causarte daño a ti mismo ni causárselo a los demás? Este libro práctico te ofrece un innovador programa de ocho semanas basado en la teoría de las emociones y en prácticas de mindfulness, y te ayudará a gestionar los pensamientos y sentimientos que te agobian y te causan dolor. Aprenderás a tratar las emociones sin enjuiciarte, a entender su origen, y a estimular el perdón y la amabilidad contigo mismo y con los demás. En lugar de esconder tus sentimientos o de atacar a los demás dañando tus relaciones, aprenderás a cultivar el equilibrio emocional a través de este potente programa.

Genres: Self Help, Nonfiction, Psychology, Mental Health

272 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2015

Reviews

[Fateme · Rating 3 out of 5]

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[Lacey · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received this book free from Goodreads Giveaways. I liked the idea of this book because I have used mindfulness therapy techniques in the past and found them very helpful. I like that the book centered around the idea of meditation as a mindfulness building technique. The practice guides and logs were helpful. I rated this book a '3 star' or 'liked it' because I liked it but I didn't exceed my expectations, being that I am familiar with mindfulness. That being said, I think this would be a great guide to someone that is new to mindfulness techniques and needs help becoming familiar with them and executing them. I would recommend this book to beginners in mindfulness techniques or beginners in using meditation as a mindfulness technique.

[Siskiyou-Suzy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wonderful meditation workbook. A lot of workbooks can be terrible, but this one is great, really informative. I did most of these exercises while in a mental health program, and it really complemented everything I was learning. Great book.

[Meg · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a helpful program. I so recommend it to anyone who often feels overwhelmed by stress or their own emotions. It helps slow you down and gives you a time and space to check in with yourself

[Jeff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great read to begin, maintain or grow your mindfulness practice. Definitely recommend.

[Ginni · Rating 4 out of 5]

(I received this book for free through a Goodreads giveaway.)

This book contains a lot of scary, suspicious-sounding words, like "mindfulness" and "emotional balance." I'm here to confirm that I have read it and it is pretty solidly based in reality. There is nothing hokey in here, nothing that will make you roll your eyes, nothing that will open the doorway for you to be potentially contacted by a demon.

Most of this is pretty reasonable when you think about it, but that's the point--most of us DON'T think about it. These are principles that a good counselor would impart. It includes a lot of great activities--it's not a "reading" book as much as it is a resource book.
(I do think the blank spaces included for you to write your responses are a waste of space--we all have paper, there's no need for a quarter of the page to be filled with empty lines. But that's a small thing.)

I'm a skeptic and a pragmatist, and I approve this workbook.

[Vane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesante pasaje por los fundamentos del Mindfulness con prácticas y sugerencias aplicables. Muy buenos los audios que acompañan el libro.

[Antonella · Rating 4 out of 5]

Muy interesante.

[Christina Arellano · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gran guía para el manejo de las emociones básicas desde el espejo del mindfunless.