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    Mindfulness for students / Stella Cottrell.

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    • Title:Mindfulness for students / Stella Cottrell.
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    • Author/Creator:Cottrell, Stella, author.
    • Published/Created:London : Palgrave, 2018.

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    • Library of Congress Subjects:Attention.
      Mindfulness (Psychology)
      Educational psychology.
      Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.
    • Medical Subjects: Mindfulness.
    • Description:xxii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
    • Series:Palgrave study skills.
    • Summary:Using a combination of mindfulness-based techniques and study skills, this book shows students how to apply mindfulness to their studies and everyday life in simple steps. It introduces tools and techniques that can be applied to specific study contexts, such as listening in lectures, completing assignments and preparing for exams, and shows readers how mindfulness can help them to manage the stresses of student life more effectively.
    • Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-211) and index.
    • ISBN:1352002353 paperback
      9781352002355 paperback
    • Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. 1 What is mindfulness?
      1. Mindfulness as experience
      2. origins of mindfulness
      3. Mindfulness Is...
      4. Why mindfulness?
      5. What does mindfulness involve?
      6. Why meditation and where does it fit in?
      7. What can I expect?
      8. Evidence of the benefits
      9. How mindfulness can benefit students
      10. Are there any risks or downsides?
      11. Myths and misconceptions about mindfulness
      pt. 2 Techniques
      12. Introducing the techniques
      13. Starter exercises
      14. `Just noticing'
      15. Seeing with new eyes
      16. Appreciating stillness
      17. Awareness of body and breath
      18. Mindfulness of Breathing
      19. Managing the challenges of meditation
      20. Inner chatter and judgemental commentary
      21. Metta
      22. Metta in everyday life
      23. Developing your practice
      24. Meditating with others
      25. Mindfulness in everyday activities
      26. Bringing mindfulness into everyday life
      27. Tips on technique
      28. FAQs about technique
      Sky-like mind
      pt. 3 Applying mindfulness to study
      29. Applying mindfulness to study
      30. Mindful `warm-up' to study
      31. Applying `Metta' to study
      32. Finding the joy in study
      33. Want it? Hate it? Lost the plot?
      34. Managing study aversions
      35. Wanting, craving, grasping
      36. Self-delusional thinking about study
      37. Building your powers of attention
      38. Multi-tasking - and being `fully present'
      39. Listening mindfully in class
      40. Using study time mindfully
      41. Reading mindfully
      42. Word power: Mindfulness of language
      43. Mindfulness when writing assignments
      44. Using tutor feedback mindfully
      45. Mindfulness for tests, exams and assessment
      46. Mindful management of stress and set-backs
      pt. 4 Records and reflections
      47. Mindfulness and reflection
      (a). `To Do' Checklist
      (b). Reflecting on meditation sessions
      (c). Themes for reflecting on meditation practice
      (d). Record of meditation time
      (e). Reflection on practice
      (f). Reflection on Deliberately Mindful Moments.
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