The Mindful Workplace – Developing Resilient Individuals and Resonant Organisations with MBSR

Foreword ix
<p>Preface xiii</p>
<p>Introduction: The Business Case for Mindfulness Training 1</p>
<p>1 What Is Mindfulness? 13</p>
<p>2 What Is Mindfulness Practice? 31</p>
<p>3 Positive and Negative Stress: Up and Down the Yerkes Dodson Curve 57</p>
<p>4 Approach and Avoidance: Learning New Ways to Be with What Is 73</p>
<p>5 Metacognition: Knowing Your Thoughts as Thoughts 89</p>
<p>6 Respond: Learning Not to React 101</p>
<p>7 Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence: Positive Relationships at Work 111</p>
<p>8 Mindfulness for Leaders 127</p>
<p>9 Mindfulness in Coaching 145</p>
<p>10 Living Mindfully 157</p>
<p>11 Putting on an Eight–Week Mindfulness Course in a Workplace Setting 163</p>
<p>Appendix 1: Good Practice Guidance for Teaching Mindfulness–Based Courses 183</p>
<p>Appendix 2: Review of Significant Mindfulness Research 187</p>
<p>Appendix 3: Further Reading 191</p>
<p>Appendix 4: Further Training and Other Resources 193</p>
<p>Index 195</p>