This new fully revised and expanded second edition of the handbook for the groundbreaking
evidence-based Mindfulness-Based Strengths Practice (MBSP) program is the guide you need in
your professional practice. Developed by author Dr. Ryan M. Niemiec scientist educator
practitioner and a global leader in mindfulness and character strengths the MBSP approach is
about the discovery deepening awareness exploration and application of character strengths.
It is about understanding and improving how we pay attention in life - the quality by which we
eat walk work listen and experience joy and peace. And it is about seeing our potential -
which sits underneath our strengths of perseverance bravery curiosity hope kindness
fairness and leadership - and which unleashed could benefit the world. MBSP is not only
about our clients' own happiness it is about the happiness of others too. And it is an
evolving evidence-based program that can help people to relieve their suffering by using
mindfulness and character strengths to cope with overcome or transcend problems stressors
and conflicts. Counselors coaches psychologists researchers educators and managers will
discover the "how-to" delivery of mindfulness and character strengths. Following primers on the
two strands of MBSP and deeper discussions about their integration practitioners are then led
step-by-step through the 8 sessions of the popular MBSP program. The session structure scripts
tips lecture material processes examples and audio files are all there ready for use. This
time-tested manual can bring beginners up-to-date on these topics while also serving to
stimulate inform and provide valuable tools to the intermediate and most advanced students of
mindfulness and character strengths. A companion workbook is also available for clients.
