In case you missed it, Elaine Smookler and Bryan Moran re-vamped the song, Unchain My Heart for the launch of The Mindful Way Workbook by John Teasdale, Mark Williams and Zindel Segal. Zindel was present to receive the Centre for Mindlfulness Studies’ inaugural Unchain my Heart award for his contribution to the mental-health field in the treatment of depression using Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).
A hundred people from the mindfulness community, including Interaxon with their newly launched brain fitness and meditation headband were there to play, drink, chat and practise. Zindel provided a history of the development of MBCT and gave us a rationale for why there should be yet another self-help workbook on the market. In essence, the workbook lets anyone learn MBCT anywhere. The award, a glorious winged heart created by artist Tanya Zaryski was lovingly and humorously presented in accompaniment with the song belted out with Elaine’s bluesy voice. Who says mindfulness can’t be fun?
YOU UNCHAINED MY HEART
BABY … YOU LET ME BE
BECAUSE YOU CARED – FOR ME
YOU SET ME FREE
YOU UNCHAINED MY HEART
YOU LET ME GO
YOU UNCHAINED MY HEART
WHEN I WAS FEELIN’ LOW
C’MON LET’S DO ANOTHER BODY SCAN
OR SHARE A RAISIN NOW THAT I’M A FAN
‘CAUSE YOU UNCHAINED MY HEART
YOU SET ME FREE
YOU UNCHAINED MY HEART
YOU LET ME GROW
YOU UNCHAINED MY HEART
AND I’M BREATHIN’ SLOW
YOU FREED ME FROM A LIFE OF MISERY
‘CAUSE SOMEONE WENT AND BOUGHT THIS BOOK FOR ME
YOU UNCHAINED MY HEART … AND SET ME FREE
