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Book SynopsisThe #1 mindfulness-based program combining mindfulness and character strengths * Detailed primer on combining mindfulness with character strengths * Step-by-step guidance through the 8-session program * Full of inspiring quotes and stories
Trade ReviewOutstanding...insightful...path breaking.; reviewed by James O. Pawelski, Director of Education and Senior Scholar at the Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA,from the Foreword of the first edition;Ryan Niemiec shows how merging the awareness of character strengths with intentional mindfulness can enhance both practices.The book is structured to facilitate a comprehensive understanding of the MBSP (mindfulness-based strengths practice) program. Meticulously outlined, complete with objectives, activities, and discussions, Niemiec explains each concept and how to use it, as well as providing research evidence for why it works. This could have been a dry text, but instead it is both engaging and accessible, with inspiring quotations and real-life stories that can help theoretical aspects of the book resonate.Practitioners will know what to do but also why it works. This balance is crucial for professionals in psychology, education, coaching, and management who seek reliable methods backed by empirical evidence.Reviewed by Sherri Fisher, MEd, MAPP, Washington, DC, in Positive Psychology News (Jan. 2024);
Table of ContentsPraise for the First Edition of This Book Dedication Acknowledgments Foreword to Second Edition Preface Section I: Primers Chapter 1: A Primer on Mindfulness Chapter 2: A Primer on Character Strengths Section II: Integration Chapter 3: The Integration of Mindfulness and Character Strengths Chapter 4: Practice I: Strong Mindfulness (Bringing Strengths to Mindfulness) Chapter 5: Practice II: Mindful Strengths Use (Bringing Mindfulness to Strengths) Section III: MBSP Overview Chapter 6: Overview of MBSP: Science and Practice Section IV: MBSP Sessions Session 1: Mindfulness and Autopilot Session 2 : Your Character Strengths and Signature Strengths Session 3 : Obstacles and Struggles Are Opportunities Session 4: Strengthening Mindfulness in Everyday Life Session 5: Your Relationship With Yourself and Others Session 6: Mindfulness of the Golden Mean Session 7: Authenticity and Goodness Session 8: Your Engagement With Life Section V: MBSP Retreat, MBSP Leader Insights, Other Features, and Adaptations Chapter 7: MBSP Retreat Chapter 8: MBSP Leader Insights, Additional Features, and MBSP Adaptations References Section VI: Resources Appendix 1: Notes on Supplementary Material Appendix 2: About the VIA Institute on Character Appendix 3: MBSP Fact Sheet Appendix 4: Character Strengths Q&A Appendix 5: MBSP Certification Appendix 6: Pathways to a Full Life - The VIA Classification of Character Strengths and Virtues, and Valued Outcomes Appendix 7: MBSP Session-By-Session Summary and Centerpiece Activities Appendix 8: MBSP Learning Objectives Appendix 9: What Is New and Improved in MBSP in the 2nd Edition Appendix 10: Reading Activity 1.1: Overview of Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice Appendix 11: Practice Worksheets for Character Strengths 360 Appendix 12: MBSP Feedback Form
