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Becoming mindful is about the small, everyday things such as pausing to take a breath before you drive off in a hurry or considering the food that will nourish your body before a meal. Or it can mean checking in with yourself before responding to a challenging email or text.Every moment of our lives can become an opportunity to practice mindfulness. This book will invite you to sharpen your awareness and ask yourself with more frequency, "What do I notice right now?" or "How do I need to respond or be with this situation?"These seemingly tiny moments of noticing yourself can have a major impact on your life as you learn to track habitual patterns and awaken to change. Practicing mindfulness is not about being better by figuring it all out. It is about tolerating the moments when you don't know or learning to be more curious about the struggle.Here you will learn how to establish a basic practice with guidelines for posture and breathing as well as various options for meditations that involve sitting, walking, gently moving or lying down. You can try these exercises at your lunch break, before you rise or fall asleep. But best of all is for you to sprinkle mindfulness throughout your day.Whether you are new to mindfulness or a seasoned practitioner, you can make the conscious decision to change your approach to life. Moment by moment you have the opportunity to cultivate awareness that will make a difference in how you engage with the world on a daily basis.
Author Notes
Manuela Mischke Reeds, MA, MFT, is an international teacher of mindfulness-based somatic psychology. She co-directs the Hakomi Institute of California and teaches in the US, Europe, and Australia. A meditation practitioner for over 25 years she lectures, consults and trains professionals in mindfulness Trauma, and Attachment and movement therapy. She maintains a private practice in Menlo Park, CA.
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Booklist Review
Reed, who codirects the Hakomi Institute of California, shows that she can serve as an excellent mindfulness coach through text as well as by teaching in person. Providing clear explanations of both practice and research-based aspects of this mental-health-enabling therapy, she guides readers gently forward through meeting the present moment, learning to slow down enough to engage with both bodily sensations and emotional chatter, coping with difficulties, and continuing to rediscover inner calm. Although there are many books and other media offering advice on mindfulness practice, this stands out as firmly anchored to clinical practice as well as being illuminated by the helpful use of anecdotes that don't overwhelm the reader here for practical direction. Chapters are developmentally arranged, with exercises incorporated to move passive reading into action all along the way. This will be a good starting point for many readers.--Goldsmith, Francisca Copyright 2015 Booklist
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. ix |
| Foreword | p. xi |
| Introduction | p. xiii |
| Explanation of Exercise Icons | p. xxi |
| Key 1 Meet the Present Moment | p. 1 |
| Key 2 Start Where You Are | p. 21 |
| Key 3 Slow Down | p. 44 |
| Key 4 Befriend Your Body | p. 67 |
| Key 5 Trust Your Sensations, Tame Your Emotions | p. 97 |
| Key 6 Ride Through Tough Times | p. 128 |
| Key 7 Cultivate Inner Calmness | p. 156 |
| Key 8 Choose Abundance | p. 182 |
| Epilogue: Mindfulness for the Road | p. 209 |
| References | p. 213 |
| Resources | p. 221 |
| Index | p. 223 |
