Mindfulness for beginners
reclaiming the present moment--and your life
by Jon Kabat-Zinn · first published 2006
100% recommend
Why HN recommends it
A gentle, practical introduction to mindfulness meditation that is clear and enjoyable. It includes guided meditations on audio and points out subtleties beginners easily miss, without religious dogma.
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
"Here, the teacher, scientist, and clinician who first demonstrated the benefits of mindfulness within mainstream Western medicine offers a book that you can use in three unique ways; as a collection of reflections and practices to be opened and explored at random; as an illuminating and engaging start-to-finish read; or as an unfolding 'lesson-a-day' primer on mindfulness practice."--Provided by publisher.
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on “9 Books That Changed My Life – FightMediocrity Beginner’s Reading List” ↗…on the past, just refocus without judging. Edit: you may find this presentation that Jon Kabat-Zinn gave at Google interesting: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3nwwKbM_vJc I also found his audio book "Mindfulness for Beginners" very enjoyable. The second cd contains 2 guided meditations which may help you get started.
on “Meditation Becomes Beneficial Surprisingly Fast” ↗…meditation is consistently doing it. Books: "Calming the anxious mind" by Jeffrey Brantley, "Mindfulness: An eight-week plan for finding peace in a frantic world" by Mark Williams and Danny Penman, "Mindfulness for Beginners" by Jon Kabat-Zinn (my favorite), "Wherever you to there you are" by Jon Kabat-Zinn Audio: The second and third book both have cds or downloadable tracks. The audio tracks are a good way to start. App:…
on “Meditation study shows changes associated with awareness, stress (2011)” ↗…Christianity by several hundred years. If it does interest you, I'd suggest just trying it out, because it's sort of impossible to meaningfully communicate the subjective experience of mindfulness. Read Mindfulness for Beginners by John Kabat-Zinn or Mindfulness: A Practical Guide by Mark Williams, set aside fifteen minutes a day to practice and stick with it for a month.
on “Schools in England Introduce a New Subject: Mindfulness” ↗I can't recommend his "Mindfulness for Beginners" book enough. Although I've been "meditating" for years, this book is packed with subtleties that are easily missed. In other teachings, it can be very difficult to separate religious dogma ("all you…
on “Meditation study shows changes associated with awareness, stress (2011)” ↗