"Moving effortlessly between science and scripture, Kingsland charts Siddhartha?s spiritual journey and explains how new research by leading neuroscientists and clinical psychologists?many of whom are interviewed in these pages?suggests that mindfulness practice reconfigures our brains to make us sharper, smarter, healthier, and happier, and that it can help treat stress, anxiety, depression, chronic pain, hypertension, and substance abuse. There...

You know you should be meditating, so what's stopping you? This entertaining and enlightening book by the founder of Ziva Meditation-the favorite training for high achievers-will finally take meditation mainstream. In our high-stress, overworked lives, we think the answer to accomplishing more is to do more. But the best advantage we can give ourselves is to take a mental break-to spend a few minutes of the day giving the body and brain rest. Did...

"For anyone interested in greater physical and mental health, increased mental clarity, and reduced stress, follow Tom Catton as he takes you step-by-step through mindfulness techniques that yield endless benefits by improving mind-body-spirit consciousness. He shares his insights, developed over four decades, in an inviting and accessible narrative. Now you, like generations of people around the world, can find a more balanced life with greater peace,...

"This guide introduces kids and preteens to mindfulness through exercises, meditations, and writing prompts"--

"Cultivate an open heart and deepen your kindness and compassion response with this accessible, 28-day program of meditation and mindfulness exercises. You've heard about all the ways meditation can help improve your overall health and wellbeing. You've probably even tried it once or twice and are thinking, "Now what?" Maintaining a meditation practice can seem like a daunting task, but Kindness Now will introduce you to the basics of mindfulness...

"A guided meditation that uses imagery of nature to help young readers focus the mind, find inner peace, and appreciate the beauty of the natural world"--

Do you recall, as a child, being enthralled by a drifting cloud, the babbling of a stream, the wandering of a ladybug? If so, then you've already had a taste of natural awareness. Known and revered in many contemplative traditions, natural awareness transcends even these wondrous childhood moments. It has been described as a profound "awareness of awareness"-an effortless and panoramic state of fully being at our deepest levels. Created for those...

"Neural plasticity-the discovery that the brain is capable of rewiring itself-is now widely understood. But what few people have grasped yet is how quickly this is happening, how extensive brain changes can be, and how much control each of us has over theprocess. In Bliss Brain, Dawson Church digs deep into leading-edge science, and finds stunning evidence of rapid and radical brain change. In just eight weeks of practice, 12 minutes a day, using...