Calming Your Anxious Mind: How Mindfulness and Compassion Can Free You from Anxiety, Fear, and Panic » (REV)

Jeffrey Brantley, MD, is a consulting associate in the Duke Department of Psychiatry and the founder and director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at Duke University's Center for Integrative Medicine. He has represented the Duke MBSR program in numerous radio, television and print interviews. He is the best-selling author of Calming Your Anxious Mind and coauthor of Five Good Minutes: 100 Morning Practices to Help You Stay Calm and Focused All Day Long.

Calming Your Anxious Mind is a gentle call to stop and pay more attention to your self and your life, and practice being, not doing. Practicing mindfulness and attending to life, moment by moment, will reduce your anxiety and stress and help you find peace and calm.

Foreword     vii
Acknowledgments     xi
Introduction to the revised edition     1
Getting oriented
A mindful approach to fear & anxiety     13
Paying attention on purpose     25
The body & its fear system     33
Anxiety & the power of the mind     43
Mindfulness & meditation     55
Your attitude is important     69
Building your practice foundation     87
Practicing mindfulness
Mindfulness in everyday life     101
Establishing mindfulness, breath by breath     113
Mindfulness of the body     127
Bringing full attention to life     137
Befriending your anxious mind     153
Making room for the upset     163
Applying mindfulness to fear, anxiety & panic
Common concerns about these meditation practices     173
Feeling safe, resting in silence     189
Applying mindfulness to fear & anxiety     199
Taking a larger view     213
Resources     219
References     223