Sherri Fisher, MAPP ’06, M.Ed., Director of Be taught and Flourish LLC, is a coach,
best-selling writer, workshop facilitator, and speaker. She works internationally with
good individuals of all ages who’ve studying, consideration, and government perform challenges.
Sherri’s evidence-based POS-EDGE® Mannequin merges her experience in strengths, well-being,
motivation, and utilized neuropsychology.
Full Bio.
Sherri’s articles are right here.
Version 2
In line with Ryan Niemiec, Chief Science and Training Officer of the VIA Institute on Character, individuals who undertake a mindfulness follow usually don’t stick with it. This will likely resonate with you. For those who’re a practitioner, it would sound like a consumer . Mindfulness and Character Strengths: A Practitioner’s Information to MBSP, presents an built-in resolution to this downside. By merging the practices of mindfulness and character strengths, Niemiec reveals how each practices may be enhanced.
Why Merge Mindfulness and Strengths?
The e book gives a primer on mindfulness, together with embracing imperfection, bringing extra of who you might be into your follow, discovering calmness below stress, discovering a private path to being aware, and discovering mindfulness versus the auto pilot expertise of life. Niemiec reveals how including character strengths to the follow of mindfulness will increase the attunement wanted for habits change activation. Importantly, strengths assist people use what comes naturally to them to interact in mindfulness.
Utilizing mindfulness may also enhance the flexibility to mirror on and use strengths in new methods. Strengths are inherently constructive. As a constructive psychology practitioner myself, I discover it affirming that Niemiec recommends utilizing strengths language to assist purchasers reappraise their habits. For instance, as an alternative of claiming somebody is procrastinating, they could mirror on underusing their strengths of perseverance or self-regulation.
How the Guide is Organized
The e book is structured to facilitate a complete understanding of the MBSP program. It begins with insightful introductions to mindfulness and character strengths, providing a succinct and deep base for these unfamiliar with these ideas. Niemiec delves into the interaction and the potential synergy mindfulness and strengths maintain when successfully mixed. This foundational information units the stage for the extra utilized facets of this system which may be delivered to a person or in a bunch setting.
Ryan Niemiec
Meticulously outlined, full with aims, actions, and discussions, Niemiec explains every idea and find out how to use it, in addition to offering analysis proof for why it really works. Themes within the eight-session evidence-based program on the core of Mindfulness and Character Strengths embrace:
- Mindfulness
- Signature Strengths and Strengths Recognizing
- Dealing with Obstacles
- Aware Residing
- Relationships
- Mindfulness, Strengths, and Alternative
- Authenticity
- Committing to Residing Deeply
Every session presents alternatives to deepen each mindfulness and energy follow and to mirror deeply via guided actions which can be included within the e book. Niemiec options dialogues with purchasers to display each what you may say to immediate a consumer, and the way they could reply, in order that as a practitioner you may anticipate helpful functions of this system. He alternates the academic textual content with inspiring quotations and real-life tales that may assist theoretical facets of the e book resonate in a extra private and reflective manner. This might have been a dry textual content, however as an alternative it’s each partaking and accessible.
Lotus, image of honesty, goodness, magnificence, and purity
What I Favored
One in every of my new favourite actions that I realized from the e book is Strengths Subtraction, by which contributors think about what it will be wish to not have a selected energy. What would they be unable to do? What energy may they need to name on as an alternative? When the exercise involves an finish, what new appreciation may they’ve gained for one thing they might have been taking without any consideration?
Ryan Niemiec presents each a conceptual framework and a follow grounded in scientific analysis. He presents analysis in a understandable, sensible, however not oversimplified manner. Practitioners will know what to do but in addition why it really works. This stability is essential for professionals in psychology, training, teaching, and administration who search dependable strategies backed by empirical proof.
The e book can be lengthy, the font may be very small, and the exquisitely detailed content material may appear initially formidable to these new to both mindfulness or character strengths. Nonetheless, readers will discover thorough, clear explanations and a gradual build-up of ideas with loads of evaluate and reflection. All through the e book Niemiec thoughtfully consists of:
- Useful charts that summarize content material
- Tip sheets that anticipate challenges
-
Sensible examples for utilizing and appreciating strengths and mindfulness - Illustrative tales
For people who need to go even deeper, Niemiec gives downloadable assets reminiscent of audio tracks and scripts. Mindfulness and Character Strengths: A Practitioner’s Information to MBSP is a flexible instrument for a variety of customers.
References
Niemiec, R. (2023). Mindfulness and Character Strengths: A Practitioner’s Information to MBSP.. 2nd Version. Hogrefe.
Niemiec, R. (2013). Mindfulness and Character Strengths. Hogrefe.
Picture Credit
Autumn leaf, picture from the quilt of Mindfulness and Character Strengths: A Practitioner’s Information to MBSP
Ryan Niemiec from his web page on the VIA Institute of Character website.
Lotus Picture by Carlos de Miguel on Unsplash