Inviting a Monkey to Tea: Befriending Your Mind and Discovering Lasting Contentment

To "invite a monkey to tea" is to befriend your own mind -- which is often compared to a drunken monkey for all its mad twists and turns. A wild monkey is full of irrepressible desires, and thus chases its own tail in its search for happiness! This book is about learning to welcome the mind as an ally without fear or resistance, thus relaxing that frantic search, discovering genuine contentment an...

Nancy Colier is a psychotherapist, interfaith minister, author and public speaker. A long time student of eastern spirituality, Nancy also spent 20 years as a nationally recognized, top-level equestrian, and has vast training in performance psychology and flow states. Her writing has been featured in numerous publications. She writes a regular blog for The Huffington Post and offers talks and workshops regularly. Nancy lives in Manhattan with her husband, two daughters, and a dog and cat.