A Year of Mindfulness for Beginners

A Year of Mindfulness for Beginners

Author: Lee Papa

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2020-05-19

Total Pages: 413

ISBN-13: 1641528494

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365 days, 365 ways to master mindfulness—a guide for beginners Start your journey to living better, being present, and acting with intention today. A Year of Mindfulness for Beginners is the perfect choice for people looking to internalize the practice and develop beneficial, lifelong habits. Featuring daily doses of affirmations, exercises, meditations, and inspiring quotes, A Year of Mindfulness for Beginners helps you live in the moment and be more aware of yourself. A Year of Mindfulness for Beginners includes: Beginner-friendly—Embrace mindfulness for beginners with simple, beginner-friendly exercises that help you take things one day at a time. A year of practice—Find out how to be more mindful with 365 entries that let you progress at your own pace. Memorable quotes—Be inspired as you discover how the ideas behind mindfulness have resonated with great thinkers, writers, and more—including Dalai Lama XIV, Oscar Wilde, Maya Angelou, and Dr. Bruce Lipton. Day by day, learn how you can live your life more mindfully with A Year of Mindfulness for Beginners.


A Year of Meditation

A Year of Meditation

Author: Nora Day

Publisher: Callisto Media, Inc.

Published: 2020-06-30

Total Pages: 405

ISBN-13: 1647390478

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Pause, reflect, and grow with a simple meditation for every day of the year If you’ve been looking to start meditating, consider this your sign. This collection of 365 short, daily meditations will help you feel calmer, more centered, and in control. Some you’ll do while walking, sitting, or even watching the sunset. And some days you’ll just receive a simple mantra, affirmation, or insightful quote to keep in mind. The variety will keep you engaged and make it easy to tap into those moments of mindfulness and relaxation. Inside this meditation journal you’ll find: The power of peace―Daily practice can help you relieve stress, feel happier, and even sleep more soundly. A flexible structure―Start meditating on January 1, or any day you like, and keep going until you’ve completed each one. Quick exercises―Most of the exercises only take 3 to 15 minutes, so you can always make time for them. Learn to create a gentle, consistent practice that’s joyful and easy to sustain.


A Year of Daily Meditation: 365 Lessons on Life, Love, and Mindfulness

A Year of Daily Meditation: 365 Lessons on Life, Love, and Mindfulness

Author:

Publisher: Nick Tsai

Published:

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13:

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"Previously published as 365 Days Of Mindfulness : Daily Meditations by Jaime Wishstone" Embark on a transformative journey with "A Year of Daily Meditation: 365 Lessons on Life, Love, and Mindfulness", a daily guide designed to inspire and enrich your life. This book offers: Daily Inspiration: Discover a unique quote and practical life tip each day to guide your thoughts and actions. Mindfulness and Meditation: Learn simple and effective techniques for incorporating mindfulness and meditation into your daily routine. Positive Mindset: Cultivate positivity, embrace life's challenges, and learn to appreciate the present moment. Personal Growth and Self-Improvement: Engage in personal development through setting goals, developing good habits, and investing in knowledge. Stress Relief and Mental Health: Find strategies to manage stress, improve mental well-being, and maintain focus in a hectic world. Connection and Relationships: Understand the importance of building meaningful connections, and explore the power of gratitude and forgiveness. Manifesting Your Desires: Learn the art of manifesting success, health, and happiness through positive thinking and intentional actions. Self-Love and Confidence: Boost your self-esteem and confidence by embracing self-acceptance and self-awareness. "365 Days of Mindfulness: Daily Meditation" is more than a book; it's a year-long companion for anyone on a journey towards a more mindful, balanced, and fulfilling life.


Mindfulness for the High Performance World

Mindfulness for the High Performance World

Author: C. Norman Coleman

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-06-27

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 3030185826

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Mindfulness for the High Performance World provides a unique approach to mindfulness training, built upon the principles of Buddhist philosophy written in line with the Dalai Lama’s description of meditation and mindfulness as “Science of the Mind”. This unique volume explores mindfulness as a learnable skill in context with the underpinnings of the teachings of Eastern psychology. The authors, Norm, a physician, cancer researcher and triathlete and Karolynn, a psychotherapist, mindfulness meditation teacher and marathoner, live and work in a high-stress, high-expectation world. Their approach is rooted in an understanding that thoughts produce biochemical and physiological changes and provides a strategic framework to instruct an individual on how to categorize types of thoughts. After harnessing this ability, one is positioned to become both more aware of his or her thoughts as well as the specific patterns of sensations they produce, or Sentinel SitesSM. The awareness of what the mind is doing and the ability to interrupt a thought pattern and/or control the response almost instantly leads one to having a healthier life, improved relationships with others and better adaptability to one’s environment. Emphasizing the importance of physical activity and nutrition, the authors present a systematic approach for people who want to learn and incorporate mindfulness and transform how they live without having to divert their lives and careers. Offering itself as an accessible and skill-based introduction to the principles, practices, and benefits of mindfulness, Mindfulness for the High Performance World is a useful resource for students, athletes and professionals living and working in high-performance, high-stress environments and also for mindfulness practitioners seeking to deepen their skill level.


The Doctor Who Sat for a Year

The Doctor Who Sat for a Year

Author: Brendan Kelly

Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd

Published: 2019-03-22

Total Pages: 248

ISBN-13: 0717184595

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As a psychiatrist, Brendan Kelly is used to extoling the benefits of a daily meditation practice, but following his own advice is a different story. Finding the time to sit quietly every day isn't easy when you're already trying to juggle a stressful job, a busy family life, a cinema addiction, a cake habit and low-level feelings of guilt over an unused gym membership. But this is the year he is going to do it. Can he improve his life by meditating for 15 minutes every day? Will it improve his relationships with his family and patients? And will he ever be more Zen than Trixie the cat? The Doctor Who Sat for a Year is a funny, thoughtful and inspiring book about embracing both meditation and our imperfections. 'An excellent introduction to the path of meditation ... The author describes both how difficult meditation can be in the face of daily distractions and, ultimately, how easy it becomes when simple choices are put in place.' Michael Harding


Handbook of Mindfulness

Handbook of Mindfulness

Author: Ronald E. Purser

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-10-25

Total Pages: 514

ISBN-13: 3319440195

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This handbook explores mindfulness philosophy and practice as it functions in today’s socioeconomic, cultural, and political landscape. Chapters discuss the many ways in which classic concepts and practices of mindfulness clash, converge, and influence modern theories and methods, and vice versa. Experts across many disciplines address the secularization and commercialization of Buddhist concepts, the medicalizing of mindfulness in therapies, and progressive uses of mindfulness in education. The book addresses the rise of the, “mindfulness movement”, and the core concerns behind the critiques of the growing popularity of mindfulness. It covers a range of dichotomies, such as traditional versus modern, religious versus secular, and commodification versus critical thought and probes beyond the East/West binary to larger questions of economics, philosophy, ethics, and, ultimately, meaning. Featured topics include: A compilation of Buddhist meditative practices. Selling mindfulness and the marketing of mindful products. A meta-critique of mindfulness critiques - from McMindfulness to critical mindfulness Mindfulness-based interventions in clinical psychology and neuroscience. Corporate mindfulness and usage in the workplace. Community-engaged mindfulness and its role in social justice. The Handbook of Mindfulness is a must-have resource for clinical psychologists, complementary and alternative medicine professionals/practitioners, neuroscientists, and educational and business/management leaders and policymakers as well as related mental health, medical, and educational professionals/practitioners.


Mindfulness in Early Years

Mindfulness in Early Years

Author: Yasmin Mukadam

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-11-22

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 0429641273

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This book is an accessible companion for all early years practitioners to explore how mindfulness can be integrated into an early years learning environment. It presents topical theory and research, giving practical advice on using mindfulness as an everyday pedagogical tool to improve the emotional wellbeing of children, families and staff members. Providing a step-by-step approach for adopting mindfulness practices, the book offers photocopiable resources, information on mindfulness techniques and opportunities for critical reflection to help create a ‘mindful early years curriculum’. Chapters follows the four pillars of Calm, Acceptance, Relational Approach and Empathy, and include: The benefits of adopting a mindful approach in the early years The importance of staff wellbeing A template mindful curriculum for practitioners to adapt and use Case studies of effective mindful practices Resources, activities and techniques to create your own mindfulness toolkit This delightful book will be a source of inspiration for early years practitioners, early years teachers and those who are interested in introducing and embedding mindfulness into early years practice.


65+. The Best Years of Your Life

65+. The Best Years of Your Life

Author: Peter Bowden

Publisher: Vernon Press

Published: 2019-02-15

Total Pages: 136

ISBN-13: 1622735986

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What is the key to happiness in later life? Since the time of the ancient philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle, the human race has questioned and written about what makes us happy. But with the rise of life expectancy and rapidly ageing populations, happiness in later life has become a major topic of debate. Drawing on three sources, the lessons of history, a survey of 150 people aged over 65 and the findings of the present-day positive psychologists, this book analyses and considers what it means to be in happy in later life and how it can be achieved. Bowden reflects on our many and differing views of life after retirement and finds lessons that can also contribute to our happiness in earlier years. Importantly, this book also asks, and answers, what role governments and our social institutions play in bringing about happiness. This valuable and well-informed insight into happiness in later life leaves the reader with little doubt that the post-65 years can indeed be your best.