"This is a beautiful book. Bruno Cayoun has distilled the deepest wisdom of an ancient Buddhist meditation tradition and combined it with the best modern clinical science to offer this program. As he says, with mindfulness training you can tune your attention so that you can perceive your experiences, understand them and respond to them without needing to react in order to change them. He explains clearly, guides gently, and answers questions skilfully. Using problems as tools through which to learn, he shows you a way to respond wisely to difficulties that can destroy the quality of your personal, family and working life. With this book as a trusted guide, he invites you to discover how you can let go of suffering, restore equilibrium, and rediscover peace. Teachers, students and practitioners everywhere, whether new to or experienced in the practice of mindfulness, will greatly value this book."
Mark Williams
Emeritus 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. Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy is a jewel that honours both the Buddhist and Western psychological traditions of turning suffering into well-being. You will treasure what Bruno Cayoun offers whether you are looking for a way through personal distress or wish to learn how to bring the elements of Buddhist Psychology into your professional work. Each chapter clearly describes how to cultivate the ancient practice of meditation and supports the practice with solid science. The "question and answer" sections are informative, gentle and direct their guidance making them indispensable to novice and ongoing practitioners alike. You will find this book opens the gate to a sustainable way of living with challenges and a quiet, composed approach to life as it presents itself to you, moment by moment. All you have to do is walk in."
Lynette Monteiro
PhD, Co-Director of Ottawa Mindfulness Clinic, Clinical Professor, University of Ottawa, co-author of Mindfulness Starts Here: An eight-week guide to skillful living.
“This book marries powerful tools from Buddhist meditative practice with contemporary behavioral science for a comprehensive look at transforming suffering. The result is an important contribution to a growing interdisciplinary field.”
Sharon Salzberg
Co-Founder of the Insight Meditation Society and author of Real Happiness at Work
"Bruno Cayoun is a master of mindful living. Here he skillfully blends age-old wisdom, recent research, and practical methods into four essentially helpful steps for all who wish to live a fulfilling life. I have learnt heaps from it - and am sure you will, too."
George W Burns
Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Cairnmillar Institute, Melbourne, Australia, author of 101 Healing Stories and Happiness, Healing, Enhancement
"At last! A self-help book incorporating mindfulness that does not treat the reader as a simpleton. Dr Cayoun carefully explains the science behind practicing mindfulness combined with right thinking to live a happier and more satisfying life. It is highly practical with easy exercises and lots of guidance from a perspective informed by Buddhist spirituality and Clinical Psychology.”
Dr Bruce A Stevens
Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Canberra, co-author of Happy Ever After? A Practical Guide to Relationship Counselling for Clinical Psychologists
This book is fantastic. Having lived exactly half my life in the west and half my life in the east, Dr Cayoun's theories really resonate with me. I have been exposed to mindfulness and CBT, but I always treated them as being mutually exclusive. He has bridged them in a way that means I don't need to choose one side or the other. But rather, enjoy the benefit of their synergy.
As a minimalist, I have very few books. But this one will have a place on my near-empty shelf.
As a minimalist, I have very few books. But this one will have a place on my near-empty shelf.
Professor Gerard Prendergast
Associate Dean | Internationalisation School of Business, Hong Kong Baptist University