PART ONE: What Is Mindfulness?
Chapter 2Mindfulness Theories and Approaches
Neurological correlates of mindfulness
Clinical approaches and theories: Two ways of approaching mindfulness
PART TWO: Mindful Art Therapy— A Method for Practice
Chapter 3Mindfulness Processes
Characteristics of mindfulness
Psychological functions of art and mindfulness
Chapter 4Art Therapy Perspectives
A tree, or not a tree: that is the question
Chapter 5Inside a Mindful Art Therapy Session
Phase one—facilitating mental openness
Phase two—processing experience
What actually happens in mindful art therapy?
PART THREE: Metaphorically Speaking
Chapter 6Painting Through Depression
Bridget’s visual montage of depression
Image three: psychological flexibility
Image four: creative solutions
A breath at a time, a step at a time…
PART FOUR: Clinical Applications in Mindful Art Therapy
Chapter 12Sense and Sensibility
The extraordinary in the ordinary
Chapter 13Complementary Methods
Decentering through mindful art
Chapter 14Mindful-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Wellness
Chapter 15Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Claire’s storyboard of exhaustion and a means out of it
PART FIVE: Developing a Mindful Art-Therapy Practice
Chapter 17On Becoming a Mindful Art Therapist