Mindfulness for Beginners
Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life
by Jon KabatZinn
Should I read this?
Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Mindfulness, Meditation, and Spirituality.
Now in paperback, the perfect starting place to learn mindfulness meditation and return ourselves to wholeness and presence. With Mindfulness for Beginners, Jon KabatZinn guides readers through the simple steps for transforming our relationship to the way we think, feel, love, work, and play, to more fully embody who we really are. Here, the teach...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Mindfulness, Meditation, and Spirituality.
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Ev Williams
Co-founder of Twitter and Medium
“Meditation has become more mainstream in the last few years, thanks to scientific findings and general awareness of the benefits it brings. For me, mindfulness meditation is the most important habit I’ve taken up in my Adult, life. For those curious about it, KabatZinn, one of the original mindfulness gurus of the West, breaks it down in simple and beneficial terms.”
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“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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