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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life
The time-honored national bestseller, updated with a new afterword, celebrating 10 years of influencing the way we live. When Wherever You Go, There You Are was first published in 1994, no one could h...ave predicted that the book would launch itself onto bestseller lists nationwide and sell over 750,000 copies to date. Ten years later, the book continues to change lives. In honor of the book's 10th anniversary, Hyperion is proud to be releasing the book with a new afterword by the author, and to share this wonderful book with an even larger audience. The author of Full Catastrophe Living offers the most enlightening exploration yet of the principles of mindfulness--the ancient Buddhist method of stress reduction. Kabat-Zinn blends stories, anecdotes, poems, images, and scientific observations with easily followed instructions in the art of "capturing" the present and living fully within each moment in order to achieve inner peace. Previously annotated in February 1995 Advance.
The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Meditation
In this beautiful and lucid guide, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh offers gentle anecdotes and practical exercise as a means of learning the skills of mindfulness--being awake and fully aware. From washing... the dishes to answering the phone to peeling an orange, he reminds us that each moment holds within it an opportunity to work toward greater self-understanding and peacefulness.
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Finding Peace in a Frantic World
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Mindfulness
Ellen J. Langer, Harvard Professor Of Psychology, Determines That The Mindless Following Of Routine And Other Automatic Behaviors Lead To Much Error, Pain And A Predetermined Course Of Life. In This T...hought-provoking Book, Her Research Has Been Translated For The Lay Listener. With Anecdotes And Metaphors, Langer Explains How The Mindless--as Opposed To The Mindful--develop Mindsets Of Categories, Associations, Habits Of Thought Born Of Repetition In Childhood And Throughout Schooling. To Be Mindful, She Notes, Stresses Process Over Outcome, Allows Free Rein To Intuition And Creativity, And Opens Us To New Information And Perspectives. Langer Discusses The Negative Impact Of Mindsets On Business And Social Relations, Showing Special Concern For The Elderly, Who Often Suffer From Learned Helplessness And Lack Of Options. Encouraging The Application Of Mindfulness To Health, The Author Affirms That Placebos And Alternative, Mind-based Therapies Can Help Patients And Addicts Move From Unhealthy To Healthy Contexts.--from Publisher Description. When The Light's On And Nobody's Home -- The Roots Of Mindlessness -- The Costs Of Mindlessness -- The Nature Of Mindfulness -- Mindful Aging -- Creative Uncertainty -- Mindfulness On The Job -- Decreasing Prejudice By Increasing Discrimination -- Minding Matters : Mindfulness And Health. Mindlessness. When The Light's On And Nobody's Home. Trapped By Categories ; Automatic Behavior ; Acting From A Single Perspective -- The Roots Of Mindlessness. The Mindless Expert ; The Sacrilegious Poodle ; Mindlessness And The Unconscious ; Belief In Limited Resources ; Entropy And Linear Time As Limiting Mindsets ; Education For Outcome ; The Power Of Context -- The Costs Of Mindlessness. A Narrow Self-image ; Unintended Cruelty ; Loss Of Control ; Learned Helplessness ; Stunted Potential. Mindfulness. The Nature Of Mindfulness. Creating New Categories ; Welcoming New Information ; More Than One View ; Control Over Context : The Birdman Of Alcatraz ; Process Before Outcome ; Mindfulness East And West -- Mindful Aging. Control And Survival ; Reversing Memory Loss ; Outgrowing Mindsets ; Scratching The Limits Of Age ; Growth In Age ; Putting Age In Context : An Experiment -- Creative Uncertainty. Mindfulness And Intuition ; Creativity And Conditional Learning ; Distinctions And Analogies -- Mindfulness On The Job. Welcoming The Glitch ; Second Wind ; Innovation ; The Power Of Uncertainty For Managers ; Burnout And Control -- Decreasing Prejudice By Increasing Discrimination. A Patient By Any Other Name ; The Painted Cast ; Mindfully Different ; Disabling Mindsets ; Discrimination Without Prejudice -- Minding Matters : Mindfulness And Health. Dualism : A Dangerous Mindset ; The Body In Context ; Addiction In Context ; The Traditional Placebo : Fooling The Mind ; The Active Placebo : Enlisting The Mind. Ellen J. Langer. A Merloyd Lawrence Book. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 205-224.
Mindfulness: A Practical Guide to Awakening
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The Art of Mindfulness
This selection from Thich Nhat Hanh’s bestselling The Art of Power illuminates the core Buddhist concept of mindfulness for the Western reader In The Art of Mindfulness, one of the most revered Buddhi...st teachers in the world, Thich Nhat Hanh delivers a life changing practice to overcome our overdriven mind, to let go of preoccupations and multitasking and focus solely on the task at hand. By devoting 100% of our attention 100% of the time on what we are doing in the moment, we can alleviate suffering, fear, and anxiety. With the energy of mindfulness and the capacity of looking deeply, we can find the insights to transform and heal any situation.
The Ladybird Book of Mindfulness
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Introducing Mindfulness: A Practical Guide
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The Little Book of Mindfulness
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Mindfulness: In the Maelstrom of Life
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