A Year of Living Mindfully: 52 Quotes & Weekly Mindfulness Practices - Softcover

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9780985497903: A Year of Living Mindfully: 52 Quotes & Weekly Mindfulness Practices

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ISBN 10: 0985497904 ISBN 13: 9780985497903

Publisher: FACES Conferences, Inc., 2012

In this book,30 renowned mindfulness teachers, including Jack Kornfield, Daniel Siegel, Tara Brach, Marsha Linehan, Rick Hanson, Sharon Salzberg, Sylvia Boorstein, Shauna Shapiro, Kristin Neff, and many others, picked their favorite quote, described the mindfulness lesson for that quote, and created a weekly mindfulness practice. All 52 quotes were independent of each other. They are organized into 8 sections. Each section builds upon the previous section, and the reader develops a good understanding of mindfulness in a fun, engaging, and creative way.

Here are a few of my personal favorite quotes:

Wherever you are that is the entry point. - Kabir, 15th century Indian Poet.

I am the cause of most of my suffering because of the habits of my mind. - His Holiness the Dalai Lama, at 8 years of age.

The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. - Pema Chodron.

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. - Mahatma Gandhi.

Each of these, and the other 48 quotes, are analyzed by one of our mindfulness teachers, you are given a mindfulness practice for the week, each week, for 52 weeks. These teachers bring you ways to develop a more mindful attitude, and a better way of being in life.

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About the Author:

Richard Fields, Ph.D. Richard is the owner/director of FACES Conferences, Inc., and a mindfulness coach. For over thirty years he had an outpatient private counseling practice, specializing in alcohol/drug recovery and relapse prevention. He is the author of the college textbook, Drugs in Perspective, 8th edition, McGraw Hill, 2012, and Awakening to Mindfulness, HCI, 2008. He is dedicated to bringing mindfulness to the world.

Review:

"Filled with the wisdom of sages, A Year of Living Mindfully offers you inspiration that illuminates how to make life more meaningful and integrated." - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D. Author, Mindsight, Executive Director, Center for Human Development, Los Angeles, CA.

"It's fun and inspiring to read the pithy and wise teachings from this group of accomplished leaders in the fields of psychology and spirituality." - Jack Kornfield, Ph.D. Author, A Path with Heart, Founder/Director, Spirit Rock Meditation Center, Woodacre, CA.

"" - Tara Brach, Ph.D. Author, Radical Acceptance

"This is a book of rare gems, a rare treasure house of the wisdom of many of today s most beloved teachers. A must read, a must live..." - Roshi Joan Halifax, Ph.D. Founding Abbott, Upaya Zen Center, Santa Fe, NM.

"...I would like to say that I have REALLY enjoyed your book. I find it very accessible, refreshing and inspiring. The quotes that people chose are moving. The commentary feels very relevant and the practices feel doable." - Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Ph.D. Director, Greater Good Science Center, Berkeley, CA.

"This bright yellow blossom on the cover of this unique book reflects the brilliance of its structure. Asking mindfulness teachers to freely contemplate mindfulness teachings unveils new vistas into a broad range of spiritual topics that impact daily life. This work is essentially a mindfulness of mindfulness. It not only provides practical guidance, it draws the reader into a subtle, personal transformation." - Rubin Naiman, Ph.D. Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Arizona Center for Integrated Medicine

--Various Sources

A Year of Living Mindfully consists of 52 quotes and practices chosen by leaders in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist practice who have all made significant contributions to our contemporary understanding and practice of mindfulness. Rather than being a jargon-bound treatise, this is a user-friendly, highly accessible book that is divided into 8 Sections that build upon one another in a cohesive way. Each succinct chapter consists of a quotation, a brief teaching, and a related mindfulness practice. Because of the wide-ranging scope of the authorship, readers consisting of meditation practitioners and teachers, medical and mental health professionals, and anyone searching for ways to cultivate a more harmonious relationship to self and others will find this book to be of great value. --Larry Cammarata, Ph.D.

It's fun and inspiring to read the pithy and wise teachings from this group of accomplished leaders in the fields of psychology and spirituality. --Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.

A Year of Living Mindfully consists of 52 quotes and practices chosen by leaders in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist practice who have all made significant contributions to our contemporary understanding and practice of mindfulness. Rather than being a jargon-bound treatise, this is a user-friendly, highly accessible book that is divided into 8 Sections that build upon one another in a cohesive way. Each succinct chapter consists of a quotation, a brief teaching, and a related mindfulness practice. Because of the wide-ranging scope of the authorship, readers consisting of meditation practitioners and teachers, medical and mental health professionals, and anyone searching for ways to cultivate a more harmonious relationship to self and others will find this book to be of great value. --Larry Cammarata, Ph.D.

It's fun and inspiring to read the pithy and wise teachings from this group of accomplished leaders in the fields of psych --Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.

A Year of Living Mindfully consists of 52 quotes and practices chosen by leaders in the fields of psychology, neuroscience, and Buddhist practice who have all made significant contributions to our contemporary understanding and practice of mindfulness. Rather than being a jargon-bound treatise, this is a user-friendly, highly accessible book that is divided into 8 Sections that build upon one another in a cohesive way. Each succinct chapter consists of a quotation, a brief teaching, and a related mindfulness practice. Because of the wide-ranging scope of the authorship, readers consisting of meditation practitioners and teachers, medical and mental health professionals, and anyone searching for ways to cultivate a more harmonious relationship to self and others will find this book to be of great value. --Larry Cammarata, Ph.D.

It's fun and inspiring to read the pithy and wise teachings from this group of accomplished leaders in the fields of psychology and spirituality. --Jack Kornfield, Ph.D.

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