Mindfulness Training Stage 2 CD
ADVANCED MINDFULNESS TRAINING
MiCBT- Stage 2 [79:25]
By Dr Bruno A. Cayoun
Level: This mindfulness training CD is not appropriate for beginners. It contains advanced scanning methods, which are usually delivered as part of (but not restricted to) the 8-week program of MiCBT. It is recommended for people who have trained with the Stage 1 CD for at least 3 to 4 weeks.
The CD contains instructions to acquire progressively advanced skills in mindfulness meditation and promote profound understanding of mind-body interactions in daily situations.
It also contains Loving Kindness meditation (Grounded Empathy), an important psycho-emotional skill in traditional mindfulness training which helps develop emotional intelligence, a sense of wellbeing and contributes to preventing relapse.
Contents:
- Introduction to advanced scanning
- Symmetrical (bilateral) Scanning
- Partial Sweeping
- Sweeping en masse
- Transversal Scanning
- Loving Kindness Meditation (implemented during Stage 4 of MiCBT).
Implementation Protocol: The usual protocol of each exercise is 2 x 30-minute sessions daily for one week per exercise type. Note that each track lasts approximately 15 minutes. Therefore practitioners are encouraged to practise the exercises in silence for another 15 minutes just after the end of each track in order to acquire the recommended 30 minutes practice per session.
We recommend the following:
Week 1: Tracks 1 and 2 for the first 2 days of your training and then continue with Track 2 (only) for the remainder of the week. As mentioned above, add 15 minutes practice in silence.
Week 2: Tracks 3 and 4 (only) for the first 2 days of the week and then continue with Track 4 (only) for the remainder of the week. Add 15 minutes practice in silence. In addition, from this point on, practise Loving Kindness Meditation (Grounded Empathy) with Tracks 9 and 10 at the end of each session.
Week 3: Tracks 5 and 6 (only) for the first 2 days of the week and then continue with Track 6 (only) for the remainder of the week. Add 15 minutes practice in silence. Practise Loving Kindness Meditation with Tracks 9 and 10 at the end of each session.
Week 4: Tracks 7 and 8 (only) for the first 2 days of the week and then continue with Track 8 (only) for the remainder of the week. Add 15 minutes practice in silence. From this point on, practise Loving Kindness Meditation in silence only, using your own words and style.
For the following weeks, continue as for Week 4 without the CD for both Transversal Scanning and Loving Kindness. Intersperse each completed body cycle with 2 or 3 rapid sweepings (as in Week 3 but in depth). Each sweeping pass through the entire body lasts generally not much longer than a deep breath. Try to feel the entire body both at the surface as well as in its entire mass with each sweeping. We recommend you practise at least once daily for maintenance purposes. However, if a crisis re-emerges, we recommend you practise twice daily and see your treating therapist.
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