Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-262) and index.

Machine generated contents note: I. Background for Using Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress and Trauma -- 1. Mindfulness and Meditation: Modern Uses of an Ancient Practice -- 2. Mindfulness and Meditation for Stress and Trauma -- 3. Overview of Inner Resources for Stress -- 4. Session Structure and Process -- 5. Client Assessment and Match for Treatment -- II. Inner Resources for Stress Therapist Guide -- - Session 1. Introduction to Inner Resources for Stress -- - Session 2. Attention Regulation: Body and Breath Awareness -- - Session 3. Emotion Regulation: The Power of Letting Go -- - Session 4. Cognitive Regulation: Verbally Mediated Breath Awareness -- - Session 5. Awareness of Positive and Negative Emotions: Centering in the Heart -- - Session 6. Active Self-Mastery: How to Release Tension -- - Session 7. Mindfulness Skills in Action: Integrating Practice with Daily Life -- - Session 8. Consolidating Treatment Gains and Keeping the Practice Going -- - Session 9. Booster Session: Trajectory of Treatment Gains and Personal Practice -- Appendix: Inner Resources for Stress Participant Guide -- References -- Index -- Audio Downloads.

"This complete therapist guide presents an evidence-based program developed over two decades to support resilience and recovery in people who have experienced trauma. Grounded in cognitive-behavioral conceptualizations of trauma, Inner Resources for Stress (IR) weaves mindfulness, mantra repetition, and other meditative practices into nine group sessions. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes assessment guidelines, session agendas, scripts for meditation practices, and a reproducible session-by-session Participant Guide for clients, which purchasers can download and print from the companion website. The website also features audio tracks of the guided practices"--

"This complete therapist guide presents an evidence-based program developed over two decades to support resilience and recovery in people who have experienced trauma. Inner Resources for Stress (IR) weaves mindfulness, mantra repetition, and other meditative practices into nine structured yet flexible group sessions. IR is a developmentally informed, culturally responsive approach grounded in cognitive-behavioral conceptualizations of trauma. In a convenient large-size format, the book includes assessment guidelines, session agendas, scripts for meditation practices, and a reproducible session-by-session Participant Guide for clients. Purchasers get access to a companion website where they can download printable copies of the reproducible materials, as well as audio tracks of the guided practices. "--