Meditation Is Not What You Think: Mindfulness and Why It Is So Important

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Welcome to a master class in mindfulness.
Jon Kabat-Zinn is regarded as “one of the finest teachers of mindfulness you’ll ever encounter” (Jack Kornfield). He has been teaching the tangible benefits of meditation in the mainstream for decades. Today, millions of people around the world have taken up a formal mindfulness meditation practice as part of their everyday lives. But what is meditation anyway? And why might it be worth trying? Or nurturing further if you already have practice?
Meditation Is Not What You Think answers those questions. Originally published in 2005 as part of a larger book entitled Coming to Our Senses, it has been updated with a new foreword by the author and is even more relevant today. If you’re curious as to why meditation is not for the “faint-hearted,” how taking some time each day to drop into awareness can actually be a radical act of love, and why paying attention is so supremely important, consider this book an invitation to learn more — from one of the pioneers of the worldwide mindfulness movement.
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Balance
Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 1, 2018
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0316411744
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0316411745
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.63 x 8.25 inches
Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Coming to Our Senses
Grade level ‏ : ‎ 8 and up
Best Sellers Rank: #198,927 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #365 in Healing #621 in Mental & Spiritual Healing #757 in Meditation (Books)
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