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Mark Williams

Mark Wiliams

Finding peace in a frantic world.

Professor Mark Williams is Professor of Clinical Psychology and Wellcome Trust Principal Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. He co-developed MBCT, is Director of the Oxford Mindfulness Centre, and is co-author of the international best-seller The Mindful Way Through Depression. He is one of the premier researchers in the field of mindfulness worldwide, and has been a pioneer in its development and dissemination.

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Mindfulness

An Eight-Week Plan for Finding Peace in a Frantic World

by Mark Williams, Danny Penman

Mark Williams is one of the world's leading authorities on applying mindfulness to cognitive therapy. In this great book, he teams up with Danny Penman to help us find peace in a frantic world. In the Note, we explore the what and why and how of cultivating our mindfulness. And, bonus, we get our raisin mind rockin'!

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Meditation & Mindfulness

Buddhism Mind Modern Classic

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Clock Time vs. Horticultural Time
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How to Grow Yourself

Related to our magical doubling penny and its demonstration of the power of compounding growth, we have clock time vs. horticultural time. Short story here: When you plant a seed, do you start your stopwatch and then go into your backyard an hour later to dig it up to see how it’s doing? Or, ...

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Conquering Perfectionism & Optimal Living

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Approach vs. Avoidance
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What Do You Do When You Feel Challenged?

What do you do when you feel challenged? Do you APPROACH the challenge? Or, do you AVOID it? Psychologists tell us that this is one of the distinguishing variables between the healthiest and least healthy among us (and, of course, between our healthiest and least healthy moments!).

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Confidence & Conquering Anxiety

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