Table of Contents

IntroductionPart I. Conducting Mindfulness-Based Relapse PreventionPart II. Facilitator's GuideSession 1: Automatic Pilot and RelapseSession 2: Awareness of Triggers and CravingSession 3: Mindfulness in Daily LifeSession 4: Mindfulness in High-Risk SituationsSession 5: Acceptance and Skillful ActionSession 6: Seeing Thoughts as ThoughtsSession 7: Self-Care and Lifestyle BalanceSession 8: Social Support and Continuing Practice

About the Author

Sarah Bowen, PhD, Neha Chawla, PhD, and G. Alan Marlatt, PhD, all at the Addictive Behaviors Research Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA

Reviews

"Here is a book that contains both an evidence-based program and an invitation to explore a wholly new way of dealing with addictive feelings and behaviors. It is based on many years of painstaking research on the factors that help or hinder the long journey to recovery after addiction. It explains in helpful detail the demands and huge potential of the mindfulness approach for clinicians and clients. This book will be an inspiration to all who read it, and transformative for those who practice it." - Mark Williams, University of Oxford, UK "I'm very impressed by the systematic approach to recovery that Marlatt et al. offer. This book gives clear guidance on how to blend mindfulness, a sometimes vague topic, with addiction treatment, a notoriously slippery enterprise. The result is an invaluable resource, well researched and practically oriented. I'll be using this book in my own teaching." - Kevin Griffin, author of One Breath at a Time "Mindfulness is the single most powerful tool available for those seeking freedom from addiction. Drawing on their notable wealth of research and clinical experience, Marlatt et al. have created a groundbreaking relapse prevention program. For any therapist drawn to the practice of mindfulness, this guide provides a clear, accessible, and sensitive way to engage clients in a process of deep transformation and healing." - Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance