The Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Manuals
No. The Similarities
1. Santorelli. 2014.
Mindfulness-based Stress
Reduction (MBSR)
Standards of Practice.
Center for Mindfulness in
Medicine, Health Care &
Society, Department of
Medicine, Division of
Preventive and Behavioral
Medicine, University of
Massachusetts Medical
School.
2. Kabat-Zinn, J. Mindfulness
Meditation: What It Is,
What It Isnt, And Its Role
In Health Care and
Medicine In: Haruki, Y.,
Ishii, Y., and Suzuki, M.
Comparative and
Psychological Study on
Meditation. Eburon,
Netherlands, 1996. Pg.
161-169.
3. Flowers, S. H., Kabat-Zin,
J., Santorelli, S. F., and
Kornfield, J. Mindfulness-
based Stress Reduction
Activity Workbook.
4. Breathing Space MBSR
Course Workbook:
Introduction.
www.breathingspacelondon.
org.uk
The Differences
Eight week classes 2.5-3.5 Explain about the
hours in duration
Categorized the methods
into two: Formal
a. Body Scan Meditation
b. Gentle Hatha Yoga
c. Sitting Meditation
d. Walking Meditation
Informal
a. Awareness of pleasant
and unpleasant events
b. Awareness of
breathing
Deliberate routine
awareness
Home practice Explain about the
Categorized the methods
into two:
Formal
Aware of stress reactions
during the week
Informal
Pay attention to what you
put in your body
Eight sessions to complete Eight sessions: 7 of
a. Automatic Pilot
b. Consolidating Body
awareness
c. Mindfulness of breath
and body movement
d. Staying Present
e. Acceptance
Allowing/Letting be
f. Thoughts are not facts
g. How can I best take
care of myself
h. Acceptance and
changes
structure, methods and
key program
characteristics
Also have group pre-
program followed by
brief interview before
start the first class
Also involved in class
contact
foundations, exercises
and practice
There is no intensive
time for the practice,
just pick one or two
activities to do per day
All of the exmaple
exercises are
individually practices
home practices and
one daily mindfulness
Every sessions have
own time rules to
practice
Every home practices
have own record list
for the next meeting
explaination