Stella Cottrell is an international bestselling author, with over a million sales worldwide. Her other titles include The Study Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills, Skills for Success, The Macmillan Student Planner, The Exam Skills Handbook and Mindfulness for Students. Stella was formerly Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Leeds, and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching at the University of East London.

A truly lovely book - inspirational, practical and beautifully grounded, both in the busy daily world of students, colleges and universities and in the world of deep contemplation and fundamental human inquiry and insight. In a world increasingly stuffed full of books on mindfulness, this is the real thing.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsThe Beauty of MindfulnessIntroductionHow to Use This BookPART I: WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?1. Mindfulness as Experience2. The Origins of Mindfulness3. Mindfulness is...4. Why Mindfulness?5. What Does Mindfulness Involve?6. Why meditation and Where Does it Fit in?7. What Can I Expect?8. Evidence of the Benefits9. How Mindfulness Can Help Students10. Are There Any Risks or Downsides?11. Myths and Misconceptions About MindfulnessPART II: TECHNIQUE AND CONCEPTS12. Introducing the Techniques13. Starter Exercises14. Just Noticing15. Seeing With New Eyes16. Appreciating Stillness17. Awareness of Body and Breath18. Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation19. Managing the Challenges of Meditation20. Inner Chatter and Judgemental Commentary21. Metta Meditation22. Metta in Everyday Life23. Developing Your Practice24. Meditating With Others25. Mindfulness in Everyday Activities26. Bringing Mindfulness Into Everyday Life27. Tips on Technique28. FAQsSky-like MindPART III: APPLYING MINDFULNESS TO STUDY29. Applying Mindfulness to Study30. Mindful 'Warm-up' to Study31. Applying Metta to Study32. Finding the Joy in Study33. Want it? Hate it? Lost the Plot?34. Managing Study Aversions35. Wanting, Grasping, Craving36. Self-Delusional Thinking About Study37. Building Your Powers of Attention38. Multi-Tasking- and Being 'Fully Present'39. Listening Mindfully in Class40. Using Study Time Mindfully41. Reading Mindfully42. Word Power: Mindfulness of Language43. Mindfulness When Writing Assignments44. Using Tutor Feedback Mindfully45. Mindfulness for Tests, Exams and Assessment46. Mindful Management of Stress, Anxiety and Set-BacksPART IV: RECORDS AND REFLECTIONS47. Mindfulness and ReflectionTo-Do ChecklistPrompts: Reflecting on Meditation SessionsThemes for Reflecting on Meditation PracticeRecord of Meditation TimeReflection on Mindfulness Practice (Outline)Reflection on Deliberately Mindful Moments (DMMs)References and BibliographyIndexMindfulness for Study and for Life.

Stella Cottrell is an international bestselling author, with over a million sales worldwide. Her other titles include The Study Skills Handbook, Critical Thinking Skills, Skills for Success, The Macmillan Student Planner, The Exam Skills Handbook and Mindfulness for Students. Stella was formerly Director of Lifelong Learning at the University of Leeds, and Pro Vice-Chancellor for Learning and Teaching at the University of East London.

A truly lovely book - inspirational, practical and beautifully grounded, both in the busy daily world of students, colleges and universities and in the world of deep contemplation and fundamental human inquiry and insight. In a world increasingly stuffed full of books on mindfulness, this is the real thing.

• ForewordAcknowledgementsThe Beauty of MindfulnessIntroductionHow to Use This BookPART I: WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?1. Mindfulness as Experience2. The Origins of Mindfulness3. Mindfulness is...4. Why Mindfulness?5. What Does Mindfulness Involve?6. Why meditation and Where Does it Fit in?7. What Can I Expect?8. Evidence of the Benefits9. How Mindfulness Can Help Students10. Are There Any Risks or Downsides?11. Myths and Misconceptions About MindfulnessPART II: TECHNIQUE AND CONCEPTS12. Introducing the Techniques13. Starter Exercises14. Just Noticing15. Seeing With New Eyes16. Appreciating Stillness17. Awareness of Body and Breath18. Mindfulness of Breathing Meditation19. Managing the Challenges of Meditation20. Inner Chatter and Judgemental Commentary21. Metta Meditation22. Metta in Everyday Life23. Developing Your Practice24. Meditating With Others25. Mindfulness in Everyday Activities26. Bringing Mindfulness Into Everyday Life27. Tips on Technique28. FAQsSky-like MindPART III: APPLYING MINDFULNESS TO STUDY29. Applying Mindfulness to Study30. Mindful 'Warm-up' to Study31. Applying Metta to Study32. Finding the Joy in Study33. Want it? Hate it? Lost the Plot?34. Managing Study Aversions35. Wanting, Grasping, Craving36. Self-Delusional Thinking About Study37. Building Your Powers of Attention38. Multi-Tasking- and Being 'Fully Present'39. Listening Mindfully in Class40. Using Study Time Mindfully41. Reading Mindfully42. Word Power: Mindfulness of Language43. Mindfulness When Writing Assignments44. Using Tutor Feedback Mindfully45. Mindfulness for Tests, Exams and Assessment46. Mindful Management of Stress, Anxiety and Set-BacksPART IV: RECORDS AND REFLECTIONS47. Mindfulness and ReflectionTo-Do ChecklistPrompts: Reflecting on Meditation SessionsThemes for Reflecting on Meditation PracticeRecord of Meditation TimeReflection on Mindfulness Practice (Outline)Reflection on Deliberately Mindful Moments (DMMs)References and BibliographyIndexMindfulness for Study and for Life.