Mindfulness and yoga for self-regulation : a primer for mental health professionals / Catherine P. Cook-Cottone.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cook-Cottone, Catherine P., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mind and body.

Self.

Yoga--Psychological aspects.

Yoga.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, New York : Springer Publishing Company, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Mindfulness and yoga-based approaches as beneficial supplements to traditional mental health paradigms are well supported by empirical research. While numerous texts have examined these approaches for treatment of depression, anxiety, and eating disorders, this is the first to address mindfulness and yoga-based approaches as embodied tools for helping clients reduce dysregulated, consumption-oriented behaviors. Encompassing the theoretical foundations, key practices, and comprehensive protocols of mindfulness and yoga-based approaches for the treatment of externally oriented behaviors, the

Contents:

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Embodied self-regulation : a conceptual model

Embodied self-regulation : a conceptual model of the role of embodied practice in self-regulation

The dysregulated self : from craving, to consumption, to disorder

The mindful and yogic self : embodied practices

The mindful self

Mindfulness the basic principles

Off-the-cushion : informal mindful practices

The yogic self

Yoga : the basic principles

On-the-mat : formal yoga practices

Creating a regulating yoga practice : teachers, styles, risks, and tools

Off-the-mat : informal yoga practices

Evolving mindful and yogic approaches

Comprehensive treatment protocols and empirical support

Mindful self-care

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-78684-055-3

0-8261-9863-5

OCLC:

907290086