Chris Mitchell
Mindful Living with Asperger's Syndrome
Everyday Mindfulness Practices to Help You Tune in to the Present Moment
Chris Mitchell
Mindful Living with Asperger's Syndrome
Everyday Mindfulness Practices to Help You Tune in to the Present Moment
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Whether due to anxiety or the comfort of routine, people with Asperger's Syndrome often find that they go through life on autopilot. This book provides advice and step-by-step exercises for adopting a mindful way of living to overcome difficulties and become more present in the moment. Exercises include breathing, yoga stretches and meditations.
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Whether due to anxiety or the comfort of routine, people with Asperger's Syndrome often find that they go through life on autopilot. This book provides advice and step-by-step exercises for adopting a mindful way of living to overcome difficulties and become more present in the moment. Exercises include breathing, yoga stretches and meditations.
Produktdetails
- Produktdetails
- Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Seitenzahl: 128
- Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2013
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 219mm x 141mm x 8mm
- Gewicht: 186g
- ISBN-13: 9781849054348
- ISBN-10: 1849054347
- Artikelnr.: 39076509
- Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
- Seitenzahl: 128
- Erscheinungstermin: 21. Dezember 2013
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 219mm x 141mm x 8mm
- Gewicht: 186g
- ISBN-13: 9781849054348
- ISBN-10: 1849054347
- Artikelnr.: 39076509
Chris Mitchell was diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome in 1998, when he was 20 years old. Having completed an MA (Hons) in Information and Library Management, he currently works as Operational Manager at Autism Works, a social enterprise that provides sustainable employment in software testing for adults on the autism spectrum. He is an active advocate for raising awareness of the positive aspects of AS, giving talks, seminars and mindfulness workshops throughout the UK and internationally. He has been practicing mindfulness since 2005 during which time he has participated in extended monastic stays and meditation retreats as well as completing an eight-week Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction course in 2010. His previous books include Glass Half-Empty, Glass Half-Full: How Asperger's Syndrome Has Changed My Life and Asperger's Syndrome and Mindfulness: Taking Refuge in the Buddha.
Introduction: Mindfulness in a Secular Context. 1. Asperger Comfort Zones:
Bringing Asperger's Syndrome out of Automatic Pilot. 2. Changeability of
Asperger's Syndrome: Impermanence within Asperger Traits. 3. Asperger's
Syndrome in the Present Moment: Tuning the Effects of Asperger's Syndrome
to the Present. 4. Mindful Movement: Acknowledging Physical Capabilities
and Limitations through Simple Stretching. 5. Getting in Touch with
Emotions: How to Be Mindful of your Emotions and Become Flexible Towards
the Emotions of Others. 6. Recognising Body Language: Releasing Tension and
Understanding the Body within the Body. 7. Managing Sensory Issues through
Mindfulness: How to Notice when Autism-Related Sensory Issues Influence
Thought Patterns by Opening to Them. 8. Obsessions, Habits, Fixations and
Thoughts: Trapped or in Control? 9. Refreshing Asperger's Syndrome:
Expanding Sensory Experience Through Practicing Mindfulness of Walking. 10.
Steering the Raft through the Social World: You Can't Control the Social
Flow, but You Can Adapt your Asperger's Syndrome to it. 11. Mindfulness and
Quality of Life: How I Feel that Mindfulness has Enabled Me to Tune In to
Here and Now Through Applying Equanimity. 12. Please Don't Rush: Finding
Flow Here and Now. Bibliography. Useful Links and Contacts.
Bringing Asperger's Syndrome out of Automatic Pilot. 2. Changeability of
Asperger's Syndrome: Impermanence within Asperger Traits. 3. Asperger's
Syndrome in the Present Moment: Tuning the Effects of Asperger's Syndrome
to the Present. 4. Mindful Movement: Acknowledging Physical Capabilities
and Limitations through Simple Stretching. 5. Getting in Touch with
Emotions: How to Be Mindful of your Emotions and Become Flexible Towards
the Emotions of Others. 6. Recognising Body Language: Releasing Tension and
Understanding the Body within the Body. 7. Managing Sensory Issues through
Mindfulness: How to Notice when Autism-Related Sensory Issues Influence
Thought Patterns by Opening to Them. 8. Obsessions, Habits, Fixations and
Thoughts: Trapped or in Control? 9. Refreshing Asperger's Syndrome:
Expanding Sensory Experience Through Practicing Mindfulness of Walking. 10.
Steering the Raft through the Social World: You Can't Control the Social
Flow, but You Can Adapt your Asperger's Syndrome to it. 11. Mindfulness and
Quality of Life: How I Feel that Mindfulness has Enabled Me to Tune In to
Here and Now Through Applying Equanimity. 12. Please Don't Rush: Finding
Flow Here and Now. Bibliography. Useful Links and Contacts.
Introduction: Mindfulness in a Secular Context. 1. Asperger Comfort Zones:
Bringing Asperger's Syndrome out of Automatic Pilot. 2. Changeability of
Asperger's Syndrome: Impermanence within Asperger Traits. 3. Asperger's
Syndrome in the Present Moment: Tuning the Effects of Asperger's Syndrome
to the Present. 4. Mindful Movement: Acknowledging Physical Capabilities
and Limitations through Simple Stretching. 5. Getting in Touch with
Emotions: How to Be Mindful of your Emotions and Become Flexible Towards
the Emotions of Others. 6. Recognising Body Language: Releasing Tension and
Understanding the Body within the Body. 7. Managing Sensory Issues through
Mindfulness: How to Notice when Autism-Related Sensory Issues Influence
Thought Patterns by Opening to Them. 8. Obsessions, Habits, Fixations and
Thoughts: Trapped or in Control? 9. Refreshing Asperger's Syndrome:
Expanding Sensory Experience Through Practicing Mindfulness of Walking. 10.
Steering the Raft through the Social World: You Can't Control the Social
Flow, but You Can Adapt your Asperger's Syndrome to it. 11. Mindfulness and
Quality of Life: How I Feel that Mindfulness has Enabled Me to Tune In to
Here and Now Through Applying Equanimity. 12. Please Don't Rush: Finding
Flow Here and Now. Bibliography. Useful Links and Contacts.
Bringing Asperger's Syndrome out of Automatic Pilot. 2. Changeability of
Asperger's Syndrome: Impermanence within Asperger Traits. 3. Asperger's
Syndrome in the Present Moment: Tuning the Effects of Asperger's Syndrome
to the Present. 4. Mindful Movement: Acknowledging Physical Capabilities
and Limitations through Simple Stretching. 5. Getting in Touch with
Emotions: How to Be Mindful of your Emotions and Become Flexible Towards
the Emotions of Others. 6. Recognising Body Language: Releasing Tension and
Understanding the Body within the Body. 7. Managing Sensory Issues through
Mindfulness: How to Notice when Autism-Related Sensory Issues Influence
Thought Patterns by Opening to Them. 8. Obsessions, Habits, Fixations and
Thoughts: Trapped or in Control? 9. Refreshing Asperger's Syndrome:
Expanding Sensory Experience Through Practicing Mindfulness of Walking. 10.
Steering the Raft through the Social World: You Can't Control the Social
Flow, but You Can Adapt your Asperger's Syndrome to it. 11. Mindfulness and
Quality of Life: How I Feel that Mindfulness has Enabled Me to Tune In to
Here and Now Through Applying Equanimity. 12. Please Don't Rush: Finding
Flow Here and Now. Bibliography. Useful Links and Contacts.