In this comprehensive guide Sarah Silverton explains how the gentle yet highly effective mindfulness approach will help you to live in a calmer, wiser and more positive way. By engaging fully in the present moment, you can still your mind's negative chatter and escape unhelpful automatic reactions that hold you back. This ground-breaking, clinically proven approach to the treatment of stress, anxiety and depression is now widely used by professionals in health services, social care and education - and is a simple yet powerful self-help tool to living a happier, healthier life.Friendly and engaging - an ideal beginner's guide.Step-by-step exercises cover key mindfulness techniques, such as breath and body awareness practices and bringing mindful awareness to the everyday activities in our lives.Includes information on using mindfulness to self-treat stress, anxiety, depression and chronic illness, as well as chapters on mindfulness in relationships, for children and for carers.