Improve your emotional well-being and sense of contentment

Be guided through four steps that will enhance your sense of well-being and personal growth

...THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL BOOK. Bruno Cayoun explains clearly, guides gently, and answers questions skillfully…
Mark Williams
Mark WilliamsEmeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford, and co-author of The Mindful Way Workbook
...WHAT AN AMAZING BOOK! I could feel the years of wisdom and practice flowing out of each chapter...
Lynette Monteiro
Lynette MonteiroPhD, Co-Director of Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic, Clinical Professor, University of Ottawa, co-author of Mindfulness Starts Here: An eight-week guide to skillful living.
...HIGHLY PRACTICAL with easy exercises and lots of guidance...
Bruce Stevens
Bruce StevensAdjunct Professor of Psychology, Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne, Australia, author of 101 Healing Stories and Happiness, Healing, Enhancement
...AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION to a growing interdisciplinary field...
Sharon Salzberg
Sharon SalzbergCo-Founder of the Insight Meditation Society and author of Real Happiness at Work
...SKILLFULLY BLENDS age-old wisdom, recent research and practical methods into four essentially helpful steps…
George W Burns
George W BurnsAdjunct Professor of Psychology, Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne, Australia, author of 101 Healing Stories and Happiness, Healing, Enhancement
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By Dr Bruno A. Cayoun

Foreword by Dr Shauna Shapiro

Free access to MP3 instructions and worksheets
Wiley-Blackwell

ISBN: 978-1-118-509135
304 pages

Whether out of inspiration or desperation, our desire to grow mentally and emotionally is part of our life, part of evolution. However, problems may arise when skills are needed but absent. This book, along with the accompanying audio instructions, contains all you need to develop invaluable mental, emotional and behavioural skills – skills that we don’t inherit or learn through reading or observing others, no matter how blessed we may have been with kind and mindful parents and grandparents.

The step-by-step experiential approach will expand your understanding of your experiences and those of others. You will witness rapid change, day after day, within a few weeks. Across countries and cultures, people of all ages (from about age 7), even those with severe and often chronic mental health problems, report remarkable benefits in a relatively short period of time.

This book is written primarily to improve your emotional well-being and sense of contentment, whether you suffer from psychological and emotional difficulties or not. It will guide you progressively through four steps that will enhance your sense of well-being through a lasting experience of joy, peace, and contentment.

PERSONAL – EXPOSURE – INTERPERSONAL - EMPATHIC

  • PERSONAL STAGE
    Stage 1 will teach you mindfulness skills to notice and let go of unhelpful thoughts and emotions in order to address life’s challenges successfully. Here you will develop deep insight and equanimity, and realize that you don’t have to be prey to every thought that enters your mind and every emotion that you feel.
  • EXPOSURE STAGE
    During Stage 2, you will learn to apply these self-regulation skills in situations that you might be avoiding, which will increase self-confidence.
  • INTERPERSONAL STAGE
    In Stage 3, you will learn to develop better interpersonal understanding and communication skills in the face of tense situations with people and learn to not react to others’ reactivity.
  • EMPATHIC STAGE
    With Stage 4, you will learn to increase your capacity to be kind to yourself and compassionate with others in your daily actions, leading to a greater sense of self-worth and a deep sense of care and connectedness with people.

These four steps can be truly miraculous, regardless of your situation, education, profession, religion, or cultural background. 

For more detailed information on the four steps, click here.

DOES THE WORLD NEED ANOTHER BOOK ON MINDFULNESS?

“For those of us who have read Bruno Cayoun’s book, Mindfulness-integrated CBT for Well-being and Personal Growth, it’s a ‘no brainer’! Bruno draws on his depth of experience as a person and psychologist to lead us through a journey towards wellbeing; a gift for all of us who wish to move towards a more enlightened life”, says Karen Clark, a 2014 Australian Professional Teachers Association’s award winner.