MINDFULNESS reveals a set of simple yet powerful practices that can be incorporated into daily life to help break the cycle of unhappiness, stress, anxiety and mental exhaustion and promote genuine joie de vivre. It's the kind of happiness that gets into your bones. It seeps into everything you do and helps you meet the worst that life can throw at you with new courage. The book is based on Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). MBCT revolves around a straightforward form of mindfulness meditation which takes just a few minutes a day for the full benefits to be revealed. MBCT has been clinically proven to be at least as effective as drugs for depression and it is recommended by the UK's National Institute of Clincal Excellence - in other words, it works. More importantly it also works for people who are not depressed but who are struggling to keep up with the constant demands of the modern world. MINDFULNESS focuses on promoting joy and peace rather than banishing unhappiness. It's precisely focused to help ordinary people boost their happiness and confidence levels whilst also reducing anxiety, stress and irritability.

马克•威廉姆斯（Mark Williams）：

牛津大学临床心理学教授，牛津正念研究中心（Oxford Mindfulness Center）的创始人，正念领域世界顶级研究专家之一，牛津大学维康信托基金会主要成员。参与开发了正念认知疗法（MBCT），该疗法可以大幅降低重度抑郁症的复发风险，极大地改善了人们的生活质量。他还在北威尔士班戈大（Bangor University）创办了正念研究与实践中心（Center for Mindfulness Research and Practice）。在正念干预研究与临床训练方面，两个中心都处于领先地位。在另一作者丹尼•彭曼的帮助下，马克完成了这部有关正念修养的实用训练指南。

丹尼•彭曼（Danny Penman）：

生物化学类的博士，《每日邮报》专栏作者、评论家，曾任职于《独立报》和BBC英国广播公司。他帮助马克•威廉姆斯完成了这部有关正念禅修的重要著作。