Meditation for Non-Meditators: Learn to Meditate in Five Minutes - Softcover

Taylor, Janet Nima

Softcover

ISBN 10: 149093068X ISBN 13: 9781490930688

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

Synopsis

Lama Surya Das, American Meditation teacher and Buddhist scholar, says, "This is THE book for anyone interested in finding more peace and joy in life. Janet Nima Taylor makes meditation easy to understand and easy to apply to everyday life. I highly recommend it."

There are many common misconceptions about meditation. Want to learn how to most easily incorporate this powerful, beneficial practice into your everyday life?

Despite popular belief, you don’t need to become a full-time Zen master or give up your demanding job. All you need is a few minutes per day to hit the pause button, and you’re well on your way to creating the positive changes you need.

Whether you’ve never tried meditation before, or you’ve found the practice too time consuming or complicated, Meditation for Non-Meditators is for you. In a straightforward, accessible manner, this helpful guide covers the three practices of meditation: concentration, natural awareness, and positive imagery. You’ll learn what does and what does not constitute meditation, while debunking some popular myths along the way.

Without any religious undertones or spiritual buzzwords, you’ll get all the information you need to begin a daily meditation practice, including how to set up a meditation space, how to meditate with others, and how to use meditation to encourage healthier eating.

Forget the arcane language and impossible positions found in other meditation guides—this book breaks the practice down into the simplest methods possible so that it’s easy to incorporate into even the most hectic of lifestyles.

About this title

About the Author

Janet Nima Taylor, MBA, has twenty years of experience as a corporate executive and trainer in the business world, as well as a former Buddhist nun, and she is passionate about helping people change their behavior to create positive habits.

She has been practicing various forms of meditation since high school, and five years ago, she founded the daily meditation program Serenity Pause, which helps individuals incorporate more peace and calm into their lives.

She is also the director of the Temple Buddhist Center in Kansas City, Missouri as well as the executive director of the Dzoghchen Foundation, a national nonprofit organization with a focus on Buddhist practices and meditation.

In April 2013, in order to deepen her own daily practice, she took her monastic vows with her teacher of fifteen years, Lama Surya Das.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 149093068X
• ISBN 13: 9781490930688
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162