Description

Mindful Choices for Well-Being offers a holistic, action-oriented process of choosing

and creating well-being using proven methods for transformational change. The

Shearers developed Mindful Choices Therapy during three decades of clinical

practice. A cornerstone of their method is the systematic mastery of 10 interrelated

Mindful Choices:

– Breath awareness and retraining

– Begin and end days peacefully

– Mindful eating

– Cultivating mindfulness

– Self-reflection

– Living your values

– Intentional relating

– Mindful movement

– Mindful Choices tools

– Self-acceptance & Self-compassion

Their how-to manual for life planning features fictional characters going through real-life

struggles and changes, providing examples of a powerful therapy that blends neuroscience,

Buddhist psychology, contemplative traditions, and mindfulness-based behavioral

therapies. The tools described in the book will help you move from a life of too much

stress and anxiety (what the authors call “dis-ease”) to a life of well-being, balance, and a

deep sense of purpose. Instead of acting on autopilot, falling back on habits learned over a

lifetime, you can can learn how to mindfully make clear choices aimed at creating the life

you truly want.

Mindful awareness is the starting point for making great choices. Mindful Choices Therapy

provides the tools for transforming those great choices into powerful and effective habits.

Both licensed mental health professionals, Bill and Robin Shearer come from diverse

backgrounds. Bill started out as a United States history teacher and went on to an Air Force

career, retiring as a Lt. Col. He has been a licensed psychologist in California since 1977.

Robin began her career as a school nurse and neonatal intensive care nurse before becoming

a marriage and family therapist. Long on education (the shearers have seven graduate degrees

between them), the couple has spent decades not only providing treatment in a mental health

setting, but living their values in real life. They engage in a variety of balancing and revitalizing

practices such as yoga, meditation and being surrounded by nature. Robin is an avid equestrian.

Bill is a wildlife photographer and artist. In short, they practice what they teach, and they are on

a mission. While specializing in providing treatment for addictions, eating disorders, problem

relationships, and stress and anxiety disorders – problems characterized by a lack of balance

and resilience – their main passion is helping others move beyond dissatisfaction with life or

mental health issues, to a life of meaning, purpose, and deep

satisfaction – a life of “thriving.”

Author: Shearer, William, Author: Shearer, Robin L

Topic: Self-Help
Media: Book
ISBN: 1457558769
Language: English
Pages: 434