Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vii
Foreword Daniel Goleman ix
Introduction xi
Part 1 Buddhist Perspectives on Meditation and Health
1 Understanding the Mind and Meditation: A Buddhist Approach to Well-Being Sogyal Rinpoche 3
2 Meditation Methods In The Buddhist Tradition Jetsün Khandro Rinpoche 18
Part 2 The Science of Meditation
3 The Benefits of Meditation: A Scientific Reality Dr. Frédéric Rosenfeld 35
4 Training the Mind: The Shamatha Project Clifford Sawn 45
5 Meditation and Emotion Erika Rosenberg 66
6 Meditation and Neuroscience Sara Lazar 79
Part 3 Mindfulness in Health Care
7 Mindfulness-Based Interventions in Medicine and Psychiatry: What Does it Mean to Be "Mindfulness-Based"? Jon Kabat-Zinn 93
8 Therapeutic Applications of Meditation: Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Dr. Edel Maex 120
9 Mindfulness in the Treatment of Depression: Observations of a "Decentered" Clinician Dr. Lucio Bizzini 128
10 Mindfulness in a Palliative-Care Setting Ursula Bates 140
Part 4 Meditation and Spiritual Care
11 Using Meditation to Improve Standards of Care and "Well-Treatment" Dr. Cathy Blanc 161
12 Being Present When we Care Rosamund Oliver 176
Notes 193
About the Contributors 209
About the Editor 217
Index 219