Introduction & Theoretical Background
Mindfulness-based programs such as mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT: Segal, Williams & Teasdale, 2013) and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR: Kabat-Zinn, 1990) have demonstrated beneficial effects for a wide range of psychological disorders including depression, as well as helping people to cope with pain and illness (Goink et al, 2015; Khoury et al, 2013). Mindful awareness exercises form part of treatment approaches such as dialectical behavior therapy (DBT: Linehan, 1993) and compassion focused therapy (CFT: Gilbert, 2014). The Psychology Tools For Mindfulness Audio Collection is a guided introduction to the practice of mindfulness meditation. Developed by a clinical psychologist and qualified mindfulness teacher, the audio collection contains a sequence of over one and a half hours of mindfulness exercises that will help your clients to develop an effective mindfulness practice. The audio exercises in this collection can be used during clinical sessions, or prescribed as self-practice to