Leading mindfulness expert and author of Calming Your Anxious Mind, Jeffrey Brantley, MD, offers daily mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) meditations to help you gain control of your emotional reactions, improve your relationships, and cultivate peace, balance, and well-being in your life.
Jeffrey Brantley, MD, is a consulting associate in the Duke Department of Psychiatry and the founder and director of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program at Duke University's Center for Integrative Medicine. He has also done multiple radio, television, and print media interviews regarding the MBSR program at Duke. He is the author of Calming Your Anxious Mind, Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind, and coauthor of Five Good Minutes, Five Good Minutes in the Evening, Five Good Minutes at Work, Five Good Minutes with the One You Love, and Five Good Minutes in Your Body. Wendy Millstine is a freelance writer and certified holistic nutrition consultant who specializes in diet and stress reduction. With Jeffrey Brantley, she is coauthor of the Five Good Minutes(R) series and Daily Meditations for Calming Your Anxious Mind. She is also coauthor of True Belonging. She lives in Santa Rosa, CA.
"[The authors'] profound respect and compassion for people, in our
beauty and our pain, shine through these writings. The practices
are skillfully presented. They are simple, doable, and deeply
effective."
--Kim Warren, MA, MS, meditator, small business owner, and
caregiver
"If you yearn for understanding of your anger, this book is like a
clearing in the middle of a chaos, arising from much experience,
deep kindness, and care in skillful presentation. It guides you in
disengaging from anger, shows you how to cool down these
sensations, and teaches you to transform any strong emotions over
time. In the process, you find a way to your inherent goodness,
learn to embrace impermanence, and transcend the commonly held
ideas of healing and peace."
--Riitta H. Rutanen Whaley, MS, MSPH, founder of Yoga for Life,
LLC; certified yoga teacher (RYT); and MBSR instructor at Duke
Integrative Medicine
"In their latest companion book, Jeffrey Brantley and Wendy
Millstine share their personal experiences and insights about how
to gain greater clarity and control over anger through mindfulness.
Well organized, clear, authentic, and practical, I highly recommend
this book as a skillful means to learning how to approach anger
without fear, but rather with kindness, curiosity, and
compassion."
--Jeffrey M. Greeson, PhD, MS, assistant professor of clinical
psychology in psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman
School of Medicine
"In this book, [the authors] go beyond the usual ways we think
about anger, and bring new depth to the subject. [They are] masters
at providing astute and warmhearted guidance for working with this
difficult emotion."
--Sasha Loring, MEd, LCSW, author of RELIEF: Release Stress and
Harmful Habits and Awaken Your Best Self and Eating with Fierce
Kindness
"It has been said that dealing with anger can be like holding on to
a hot coal. We may be right, but it is us suffering the damage. In
this book, [the authors share] skills of mindfulness and practical
wisdom that [they have] developed from years of meditation practice
and helping people with difficult life experiences. Here are real
ways to let go of anger and become more free."
--Jon Seskevich, RN, BSN, CHTP, award-winning nurse clinician,
pioneer in holistic nursing and integrative healing, and adjunct
faculty member at the University of North Carolina, School of
Nursing
"Jeffrey Brantley and Wendy Millstine offer their readers a
treasure trove of resources for understanding and befriending the
difficult emotion of anger. Infused with the wisdom of their own
life practice, the book is filled with meditations that help
cultivate mindfulness, cool the fires of anger, open the heart with
compassion, and transform one's relationship to life."
--Phyllis Hicks, psychotherapist, meditation student, and
teacher
"The authors provide a welcome addition to the emerging
applications of mindfulness by offering a practical blueprint for
transforming the challenging emotion of anger into greater wisdom,
mercy, and well-being. Practices designed to enhance attention,
compassion, and insight gently guide the reader through the
'doorway of anger' toward a deeper understanding of its causes and
conditions. This book brings to light the power of mindfulness to
move one beyond the constrictions of anger and toward greater
freedom and interconnection with all of life as it is being lived,
moment by moment."
--Ron Vereen, MD, psychiatrist in private practice, Durham, NC;
consulting associate in the department of psychiatry and behavioral
sciences at Duke University; MBSR instructor at Duke Integrative
Medicine; and cofounder of the Triangle Insight Meditation
Community
"This clear and accessible guide reflects the decades of personal
and professional experience of a key leader in the field of
mindfulness as he offers simple and skillful ways to work with
anger. Mindfulness professionals will appreciate his fresh
perspective on classic mindfulness teachings. All looking for
another way to work with forms of anger, ranging from the simmering
of irritation to the large flames of rage, will learn how to
transform these fiery energies without being burned. The specific,
practical examples offered instill the reader with courage and
confidence to experiment with new approaches to this challenging
mind state."
--Julie Kosey, MS, PCC, RYT, professional certified coach,
mindfulness and yoga teacher, and founder and owner of Mindful
Moments, LLC
"Using personal portrayals and easy, practical exercises anyone can
do anytime, this encouraging handbook teaches us how we can
mindfully transform the destructive flames of anger into the
alchemical fires of profound healing and liberating joy! A true gem
and 'must-read' for those who wrestle with anger, for the
professionals who offer support, and for all of us as we experience
the very real and profoundly human emotion of anger."
--Maya McNeilly, PhD, licensed clinical and health psychologist,
and MBSR instructor at Duke Integrative Medicine
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