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Mindfulness for health, a practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring wellbeing, Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman ; foreword by Mark Williams

Includes bibliographical references and index

Mindfulness for health

Vidyamala Burch and Danny Penman ; foreword by Mark Williams

a practical guide to relieving pain, reducing stress and restoring wellbeing

'Mindfulness for Health' reveals a series of simple practices that you can incorporate into your daily life to significantly reduce pain, suffering and exhaustion. Clinical trials show that mindfulness is at least as effective as the most commonly prescribed painkillers such as Tramadol and codeine. A recent study demonstrated that it is more effective than morphine. This book shares the secrets of the mindfulness-based approaches to pain and illness therapy