Creating Calm: Meditation in Daily Life - Hardcover

Gill Farrer-Halls

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840005076 ISBN 13: 9781840005073

Publisher: Mitchell Beazley, 2002

Synopsis

This text offers an inspirational introduction to the practice of meditation, offering a guide to the ancient practice and how to enjoy its benefits. Meditation has been used for centuries to calm, heal and open the mind. In "Creating Calm", Gill Farrer-Halls introduces the reader to the principles of meditative practice, presents a step-by-step guide on how to do sitting meditation, offers commentary on forms of meditation in action such as t'ai chi, and shows how to incorporate meditation into daily life in activities such as walking, eating and conflict resolution.

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The principles of meditation in different spiritual traditions, from Buddhist visualization to Christian prayer

Practical exercises that help you access inner calm, gain self-knowledge, and achieve self-acceptance

Explains how to make meditation a part of your life by incorporating it into daily activities

An insightful overview of meditative practices for all faiths

Meditation exercises to relieve personal stress and to achieve spiritual enlightenment

About the Author

Gill Farrer-Halls was born in Surrey, England in 1958 and is a longtime practitioner of meditation. She has worked as a video maker, writer and editor on books and videos about meditation and Buddhism for the last ten years. Her other books include Meditations and Rituals with Essential Oils, The World of the Dalai Lama and The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Buddhist Wisdom. She is currently working on a Buddhist daybook. She practises and teaches aromatherapy and lives in Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Mitchell Beazley
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1840005076
• ISBN 13: 9781840005073
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 144