Having studied MBSR, I found this book to be lay a very solid groundwork of the concept. It is definitely one for those new to MBSR, but at the same time it does provide new insight, ideas, and perspectives to those of us who do have knowledge and expertise in the field.

This is a comprehensive approach to a 8 week program used by the author to teach her students mindfulness. It is sensible and will apply to anyone new to the concept or any student of mindfulness. I found it very useful. I appreciated the information on Buddhism and how it applies to Mindfulness. It is a great program that is easy to follow and very useful. This is told to the reader in approachable way that is pleasing to the reader. Trying this program for 8 weeks will improve your overall mental and physical health in many ways. Its a wonderful program.
Thank you for the ARC which did not influence my review.

This book about is about the author's approach on Mindful Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) a technique made popular by Jon Kabat-Zin. The book is very well written as it chronicles her 8 week MBSR sessions with her clients, who have joined her program with various issues such as diagnoses of terminal cancer, neurological disorder and depression due to loss of family members among others. Through the book she shares the experiences of her students. As she lays out her program week by week, she invites the reader to join in the practice and provides links to electronic resources, guided meditation practices. This makes this book not just a book about meditation but also allows the reader to follow the program. I found the book very easy to read and I read the book in 2 sessions.

I highly recommend this book. I want to thank the publisher,New Harbinger Publications Inc and Netgalley for providing me with an ARC for my honest review. I have been dabbling into meditation practices for the last 9 months. I am very grateful that I have been chosen to review this book.

I enjoyed this author's take on mindfulness. It was interesting to learn some of the history and foundation of the practice. Highly recommended!

The Dharma of Modern Mindfulness is a look at mindfulness for todays world. Drawing on years of personal study and teaching mindfulness this book is a mhst read for anyone who wants to be more mindful. There are links to meditations that one can view online as well. I liked hearing from some of her students about how they practiced mindfulness in tbeir everyday lives as well.

Two thumbs up to The Dharma of Modern Mindfulness by Beth Ann Mulligan. Based on the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) techniques popularized by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mulligan walks the reader through the 8 week (plus one silent retreat day) introduction to mindfulness course that she teaches as a adjunct to being a Physician Assistant. Mulligan ties the practices of MBSR to the ancient wisdom of Buddhism giving context to her teachings. There are practices that the reader can try at home as well as electronic resources including guided meditations that she introduces. However, the absolute best part of this already impressively accessible book are the observations that Mulligan and her students in one of her courses make. The real-world tie ins to how ordinary people just starting a practice are invaluable to learning more about meditation.