Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer presents an eight-week course for MBCT which has been tried and tested over ten years of clinical use, and is targeted specifically for people with cancer.
There is growing evidence of mindfulness as a successful and cost-effective intervention for reducing the negative psychological impact of cancer and treatment
Draws upon the author's experience of working with people with cancer, and her own recent experience of using mindfulness with cancer diagnosis and treatment
Stories from cancer patients illustrate the learning and key themes of the course
Includes new short practices and group processes developed by the author
Contributors ix Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgements xix
Introduction 1
Personal Story - Trish 4
Part One Mindfulness and The Cancer Journey 11
1. Mindfulness and Cancer 13
2. Cancer - The Psychological Implications 23
Stirling Moorey and Ursula Bates
3. Cancer - The Medical Implications 33
Nicholas S. A. Stuart
4. The First Circle - Cancer and the Circle of Suffering 43
Personal Story - Beryl 48
Part Two The Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Cancer Programme 53
5. Starting Out 55
Personal Story - Sally 67
6. The Eight Week Course 72
• Week One 73
• Week Two 91
• Week Three 111
• Week Four 130
• Week Five 150
• Week Six 170
• All Day 186
• Week Seven 194
• Week Eight 215
• The Follow Up Class 230
7. The Second Circle: Mindful Awareness and the Circle of Practice 243
Personal Story - Derek 250
8. The Practices 254
The Core Practices 255
The Short Practices 269
Personal Story - Bridget 284
9. Mindfulness In Palliative Care 289
Ursula Bates
10. After The Eight Week Course 303
11. The Third Circle - Being and the Circle of Presence 310
Part Three The Practitioner Teacher 319
12. Introducing The Teacher 321
13. Embodying The Practice 328
14. Facilitating The Learning 340
15. The Three Circle Model: A Formulation of MBCT for Cancer (MBCT-Ca) 354
Trish Bartley and Ursula Bates
Personal Story - Geraint 364
Epilogue 370
Resources and Links 376
Bibliography 378
Sources and Permissions 388
Index 390
