Cedar R. Koons, MSW, LCSW, has had a mindfulness practice for
over forty years. She has assisted at numerous retreats with Marsha
Linehan, Roshi, and treatment developer of dialectical behavior
therapy (DBT). For over twenty years, as a therapist, DBT team
leader, researcher, trainer and consultant, Cedar has taught the
skills she describes in this book to people struggling to find
relief from intense emotions. Koons resides in Dixon, New
Mexico.
Foreword writer Marsha M. Linehan, PhD, is professor of psychology
and director of the Behavioral Research and Therapy Clinics (BRTC)
at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. She is author of
Cognitive Behavioral Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder
and Skills Training Manual for Treating Borderline Personality
Disorder.
"A seasoned expert in both dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and
mindfulness, Cedar Koons has packed a ton of wisdom into this book.
She brings the material alive with vivid writing and her use of
illustrative case examples and practical mindfulness exercises.
Even more impressively, she unpacks concepts such as 'wise mind' in
a way that is both true to DBT, and practical for readers who are
first learning about DBT mindfulness skills. I would highly
recommend this book for anyone struggling with intense,
hard-to-tolerate emotions. Clinicians helping people with intense
emotions will also benefit greatly from Cedar's practical guidance
on how to understand and use mindfulness skills."
--Alexander L. Chapman, PhD, RPsych, professor of psychology at
Simon Fraser University, president of the DBT Centre of Vancouver,
and coauthor of The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook
for Anger, The Borderline Personality Disorder Survival Guide, and
The Dialectical Behavior Therapy Skills Workbook for Anxiety
"Cedar Koons has written a thorough, practical workbook for people
with intense emotions. Often mindfulness skills seem mysterious,
and explaining them to another person is like trying to help
someone understand what chocolate tastes like when they have never
tasted it before. Koons bridges the gap between Eastern/Buddhist
practice and a way to know and regulate intense emotions by
providing the reader with concrete examples, case stories, and
practices. I will recommend this book to all of my emotionally
intense clients."
--Shari Manning, PhD, founding partner of the Treatment
Implementation Collaborative, LLC, a group that provides
dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) training, consultation, and
supervision worldwide; and practicing DBT therapist of over twenty
years who was trained by Marsha Linehan, PhD
"I highly recommend The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions
to anyone--Koons's teaching, examples, and stories are so clear,
engaging, and inspiring. If you are wondering which self-help book
to buy, this is the one. It gets right to the heart of the
matter!"
--Mitch Ditkoff, cofounder and president of Idea Champions, and
author of Storytelling at Work
"Reading Cedar's wonderful book was an exercise in beginner's mind.
It is a reminder that there are infinite ways to practice
mindfulness, and so the book will resonate with the person new to
mindfulness as well as with the expert who is open to the richness
of new teachings. By practicing the skills in this book, the result
for the person struggling with intense emotions will be greater
mastery and control of their experience; and the expert, too, if
open to new learning, will continue to strengthen and broaden the
delivery of skilled and compassionate care."
--Blaise Aguirre, MD, medical director at McLean 3East Continuum of
Care, assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School,
author of Borderline Personality Disorder in Adolescents, and
coauthor of Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder and
Coping with BPD
"Two things are certain: the path through suffering involves an
active practice of mindfulness, and the way is much smoother and
direct when guided by a skilled, compassionate, and astute teacher.
Cedar Koons, a gifted writer, inspiring mindfulness practitioner,
and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) master, is just that person,
and her book, The Mindfulness Solution for Intense Emotions, is
just the road map many of us need to begin or strengthen our own
mindfulness practice. Cedar's deep wisdom about mindfulness and DBT
resonates throughout each page--through story, vignette,
explanation, and practical exercises. Her style is personal,
accessible, and direct. For those of us who seek solace from
suffering, to live freely with our eyes and hearts wide open, this
book is for you!"
--Linda A. Dimeff, PhD, president and chief scientific officer at
Evidence-Based Practice Institute in Seattle, WA; institute
director at Portland DBT Institute in Portland, OR; and coeditor of
Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical Practice
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