meditation

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

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.

"In this guided, illustrated meditation for kids, author Louise Bladen offers a simple mindfulness practice, not to banish bad thoughts, but to feel calm in the midst of thoughts that come and go. Children will learn how to breathe and center themselves in their bodies, find different ways to think about their positive and negative thoughts, and ultimately learn that they have the ability to feel calm and at peace no matter what kinds of thoughts happen to be in their mind at any particular moment"--OCLC.

"Kabat-Zinn focuses on how mindfulness really can be a tool to transform the world. He explains how democracy thrives in a mindful context, and why mindfulness is a vital tool for both personal and global understanding and action in these tumultuous times"--OCLC.

Answers questions about the mind/body revolution in medicine and health care. Explains how to incorporate them into our hectic, modern lives. By making mindfulness meditation practices part of everyday life, one can enjoy its tangible benefits on the way to a healthier, saner, and more meaningful life.

Peaceful pigs demonstrate the many benefits of meditation.

Presents a pocket-sized guidebook with fifty-two in-the-moment strategies for practicing mindfulness anywhere and at any time to combat anxiety.

"[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.

"Introduces readers to the practice of mindfulness. With its roots in ancient Buddhist teachings, mindfulness--the practice of purposefully focusing attention on the present moment--can change a person's approach to stress, develop skills to handle anxiety and depression, and provide a sense of awareness and belonging . . . guides readers through how to get started with meditation as well as provides specific exercises for examining emotions, managing stress, checking social media habits and wellness routines, and setting intentions to increase happiness"--Publisher.

Built around the teachings of the Buddha, who lived in modern-day Nepal about 2,500 years ago, Buddhism is one of the world's largest and oldest spiritual traditions. In addition to its adherents in southern, central, and eastern Asia, today Buddhism has many followers in the Western world who seek through it a peaceful mind, freedom from expectations, and spiritual enlightenment. In this accessible text, the basic beliefs of Buddhism, including the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path, are presented.