Exploring Venice Mindfully

Exploring Venice Mindfully is both a guide for sight seeking combined with creative ideas for a mindful exploration of the city. The regularly interspersed ‘Mindful Moments’ are designed to strengthen mindfulness during a vacation - and make memories stronger and longer lasting."Imagine … a city which closely resembles that of its Medieval past. Close your eyes and open them and you might be standing in the Medieval and Renaissance Republic of Venice."Venice is the place for slow travel. Use this book ‘Exploring Venice Mindfully” to take time to explore the sights with greater depth and connect to the city. Plan your days with a different focus and in a different way. ‘Exploring Venice Mindfully’ is structured in the same way as any guide book to enable you to explore the city. The difference is the addition of a layer of mindfulness as an overlay to your sight seeing. The mindful ideas and suggestions often have a multi-sensory focus and are designed to make memories stronger and last longer. Venetian inspired Mindful Moments are interspersed throughout the book. These are purposeful pauses for ‘thinking differently’ and they link to the sites of the city and lagoon. There is a uniqueness to every day. Take it slowly. Break up the day differently. With a ‘slow motion’ approach make Venice (La Serenissima) the place to restore your own calm and serenity."The author has visited Venice regularly since she was a child and shares her knowledge and experience as a visitor to La Serenissima. Look at her authors page for information about her interest and enthusiasm for mindfulness and positive therapy.