Mindfulness for Beginners
A Psychology, Religion, Spirituality book. When we don't automatically take them (thoughts) personally or believe the stories about "reality" that...
What if you could profoundly change your life just by becoming more mindful of your breathing? According to Jon Kabat-Zinn, you can. What if paying attention on purpose (and nonjudgmentally) could improve your health? Again, according to Dr. Kabat-Zinn it can.On Mindfulness for Beginners, this internationally known scientist, bestselling author, and teacher who brought mindfulness meditation into the mainstream of medicine and society gives you immediate access to a practice that can potentially add years to your life, and will certainly enhance the quality of your moments and your years.Join Dr. Kabat-Zinn to:Explore five guided meditations that lead you breath-by-breath into the essence of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), a program offered in medical clinics and hospitals around the worldCultivate the Seven Key Attitudinal Factors of MBSR qualities of heart and...
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When we don't automatically take them (thoughts) personally or believe the stories about "reality" that we build from them,when we can simply hold them in awareness with a sense of curiosity and wonder at their amazing power given their insubstantiality, their limitations,and inaccuracies,then we have a chance right in that moment,in any moment really,to not get caught in their habitual patterning,to see thoughts for what they are,impersonal events.Then in that moment at least, we are already free,ready to act with greater clarity and kindness within... If you cant entirely trust what you think, what about trusting awareness? What about trusting your heart? What about trusting your motivation to at least do no harm? What about trusting your experience until its proven to be inaccurate and then trusting that discovery? Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment--And Your Life // In the beginners mind, there are many possibilities, but in the experts there are few. Jon Kabat-Zinn, Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment--And Your Life //
Pretty good. The first half is an attempt at explaining meditation and validating it from a medical perspective. That's all well and good, but that part felt like a podcast with a lot of "you know"s and "interesting"s. Part of the reason I listen to audiobooks when I do rather than podcasts is for that well thought out, polished, completeness... Enlightening. A great introduction that requires a second, slower read and lots of consistent practice. I'm putting it back on my list for 2017 I read this book immediately following Jon Kabat-Zinn's previous book "Wherever You Go, There You Are". A lot of the information is duplicated in this book. I enjoyed the short chapter format; it made it a quick and easy read. The material in the beginning wasn't as clear and concise as the previous book I read. I felt like it didn't...
