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Coming to our senses

healing ourselves and the world through mindfulness
Presents a guide to mindfulness meditation, including information on areas of self-development, self-discovery, learning, and healing through stress reduction and relaxation.

Arriving at your own door

108 lessons in mindfulness
This illustrated collection of more than one hundred verses excerpted from the author's book "Coming to Our Senses" is designed to help readers develop their intuition and understanding of today's complicated world.

Big Anthony

his story
Big Anthony, well-meaning but inattentive, journeys around Italy causing one problem after another, before meeting Strega Nona.
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Brain training with the Buddha

a modern path to insight based on the ancient foundation of mindfulness
2019
"[A] . . . book for everyone . . . interested in mindfulness--a . . . clear, step-by-step explanation of the Buddha's original teachings on the subject, . . . from a secular, non-Buddhist perspective"--OCLC.
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The boring book

2019
A child, bored by his toys, contemplates the emotion and concept of boredom, and whether or not it is boring to be an adult--or a child.
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Indistractable

how to control your attention and choose your life
2019
"Describes how to manage the discomfort that drives distraction, and explains why solving the problem is not as simple as swearing off your devices. With a four-step, research-backed model, indistractable lays bare the secret to getting the best out of technology, without letting it get the best of you. Empowering and optimistic, this is the book that will allow you to control your time and attention--and live the life you really want"--Amazon.
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The social butterfly

Charlotte loves playing and talking with her friends, but very often she plays and talks too much, and at school she has to learn that sometimes it is necessary to listen and let her friends and teacher do the talking.
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The worst day of my life ever!

Shows readers the steps to the fundamental social skills of listening and following instructions. When the hero, RJ, learns to use these skills the right way, he has the best day of his life.
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I just want to do it my way!

"RJ's way of doing things isn't working out for him. His teacher is upset because so many of his assignments are missing or incomplete, but RJ blames other students for distracting him. He learns how to ask for help and stay on task, and discovers that by doing things the right way the first time, he no longer has to do them over and over again."--Publisher.
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How to train a wild elephant

and other adventures in mindfulness
"Simple daily mindfulness practices for living life more fully & joyfully"--Cover.
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