Grieving Mindfully

by Kumar, Sameet M.

• ISBN13: 9781572244016
• ISBN10: 1572244011
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: New Harbinger Pubns Inc

Summary

In this compassionate and practical book, a Buddhist psychotherapist, Sameet Kumar, Ph.D., who specializes in applying meditation techniques to clinical problems, uses a unique combination of Buddhist spiritual practice and proven psychological strategies to help readers develop, understand, and transform their grief.

Author Biography

Sameet M. Kumar, Ph.D., is a psychologist and Buddhist who works at the Mt. Sinai Comprehensive Cancer Center in Miami Beach and Aventura, FL, and at the Wellness Community in Miami, FL

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Acknowledgments	xi
Introduction	1	(142)
1 What Is Grief?	7	(14)
2 What Is Mindfulness?	21	(14)
3 The Spiral Staircase	35	(16)
4 The First Year	51	(18)
5 Closure and Transformation	69	(16)
6 The Transformative Search for Meaning in Grief	85	(14)
7 Grief and Depression	99	(16)
8 Learning from Grief	115	(14)
9 Channeling Grief to Life	129	(14)
10 Grieving Mindfully, Living Mindfully	143	(12)
Bibliography	155	(4)
About the Authors	159