Fully Present

“Excellent. Fully Present offers one of the clearest introductions to mindfulness in the field.” —Library Journal Mindfulness has attracted ever‑growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners, who have come to the discipline from both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. In Fully Present, leading mindfulness researchers and educators Dr. Sue Smalley and Diana Winston provide an all‑in‑one guide for anyone interested in bringing mindfulness to daily life as a means of enhancing well‑being. This new edition, how with a new afterword, provides both a scientific explanation for how mindfulness positively and powerfully affects the brain and the body as well as practical guidance to develop both a practice and mindfulness in daily living, not only through meditation but also during daily experiences. Now, you can wait in line at the supermarket, exercise, or face difficult news with calm and mental fortitude. Ditch the absent-minded lifestyle and begin bringing your full self and your full mind everywhere. With research studies, personal accounts, and practical applications, Fully Present highlights how things like simply breathing, listening, and walking can change your perspective--and your life.

“Excellent. Fully Present offers one of the clearest introductions to mindfulness in the field.” —Library Journal Mindfulness has attracted ever‑growing interest and tens of thousands of practitioners, who have come to the discipline from both within and outside the Buddhist tradition. In Fully Present, leading mindfulness researchers and educators Dr. Sue Smalley and Diana Winston provide an all‑in‑one guide for anyone interested in bringing mindfulness to daily life as a means of enhancing well‑being. This new edition, how with a new afterword, provides both a scientific explanation for how mindfulness positively and powerfully affects the brain and the body as well as practical guidance to develop both a practice and mindfulness in daily living, not only through meditation but also during daily experiences. Now, you can wait in line at the supermarket, exercise, or face difficult news with calm and mental fortitude. Ditch the absent-minded lifestyle and begin bringing your full self and your full mind everywhere. With research studies, personal accounts, and practical applications, Fully Present highlights how things like simply breathing, listening, and walking can change your perspective--and your life.

We can’t heal with our minds alone. Thinking can be something productive and creative, but without integrating body and mind, much of our thinking is useless and unproductive. In Peace of Mind, Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh reminds us that integrating body and mind is the only way to be fully alive in each moment, without getting lost in our thoughts while walking, cooking, driving, and going about our everyday lives. Only by cultivating a mindful body and an embodied mind can we be fully alive. Bringing together ancient wisdom and contemporary thinking, Thich Nhat Hanh says it's like hardware and software—if you don't have both, you can't do anything. Peace of Mind provides a foundation for beginning mindfulness practices and understanding the principles of mind/body awareness. By learning how our physical body and mind are inseparable in creating our own perceptions and experiences we can begin to trust and nourish our ability to create well-being.

Presents advice on overcoming depression, anxiety, and stress and recommends a series of practices which foster a deeper spirituality and promote peace of mind and harmony.

Better Results and Less Stress through Proven Techniques To be fully engaged in life means that we have clear goals as well as the focus and skills to accomplish those goals with ease and a sense of calm awareness. In his first book, The Practicing Mind, which remains a bestseller in its category, Thomas Sterner set out clear guidelines for developing focus and discipline to achieve any life goal. As Tom traveled and spoke about the book, he kept track of the questions readers and participants at his seminars asked. The answers to those questions — or more accurately, the exploration of those questions — became the basis of Fully Engaged. This new book explores specific techniques, such as thought awareness training and setting goals with accurate data, and demonstrates how using these techniques will not only help you reach your objectives, but will keep you engaged in each moment of your life, throughout the process of accomplishing those goals. Being thus engaged will result in less stress and more satisfaction in every aspect of life.

It's no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light. In the first chapter, Tolle introduces readers to enlightenment and its natural enemy, the mind. He awakens readers to their role as a creator of pain and shows them how to have a pain-free identity by living fully in the present. The journey is thrilling, and along the way, the author shows how to connect to the indestructible essence of our Being, "the eternal, ever-present One Life beyond the myriad forms of life that are subject to birth and death." Featuring a new preface by the author, this paperback shows that only after regaining awareness of Being, liberated from Mind and intensely in the Now, is there Enlightenment.

A Step-by-Step Practice Guide for Living More Fully and Freely in the Present Moment with Mindfulness and Loving-Kindness: We all want the same thing. We all want to realize freedom, we all want to discover true peace and happiness by coming to a place where we can live fully and freely in this moment as it is. That's all any of us ever want out of our lives, no matter what our efforts look like on the outside. But most of us lack clarity, and this lack of clarity misguides us to pursuits such as the collection of wealth, fame, and power in an attempt to fill the void we feel in our hearts. But none of these things will ever fill us up, and until we realize this we'll never become truly fulfilled and at peace. In each moment, we have an appointment with the present moment. And when we miss that appointment, we miss our appointment with life. This, more than anything, is the reason for our pain, suffering, and discontent. But mindfulness by itself isn't enough. There is so much that can get in the way of our practice, so many challenges that we're faced with, and other important qualities that need to be cultivated. You need a complete plan if you wish to live more fully and freely in the present moment. And that's why I wrote This Moment. This Moment is for: - Beginners just starting with the practice of mindfulness & meditation and whom who don't know exactly where to start. Those who have practiced for some time but are experiencing challenges in their life and practice. - Anyone who has found pain and suffering through personal (especially intimate) relationships, be it through separation or the loss of a loved one, and wants to heal those wounds. - ...As well as for those simply desiring to live a happier and more peaceful life and who want a more thorough step-by-step guide for bringing that to life in an effective way that doesn't ignore the fact of life's many challenges. This Moment doesn't feed you a bunch of fluff and feel-good words, it's a practical and insightful guide to navigating the challenges of daily life more skillfully and coming out the other end happier and more at peace. Life is multifaceted and you can't ever hope to be happy and at peace if you ignore your challenges and difficulties. It's in facing those very challenges that we discover peace and happiness. This Moment takes you through a step-by-step practice for designing an environment and life more conducive to peace, happiness, and self-love, plus it helps you work through many of the major challenges that keep us from living in peace and realizing true freedom. Let This Moment be your guide and a loving companion to a life lived more fully and freely in this moment, by learning to touch the peace of the present moment with all of your being.

Fear—it’s something we all experience. Fears about the future, an illness, or what others might think about us can rule our hearts and steal our joy. Did you know, though, that the Bible commands Christians to fear? Believers are to fear the Lord. But what does that mean? In A Holy Fear, Christina Fox unpacks what the “fear of the Lord” means and what it looks like in our lives. By giving examples of such fear in the Bible, exploring the fruits of that fear in our lives, and uncovering God’s promises to those who fear Him, this book will help you disarm your lesser fears, applying what you learn to your heart and turning to a fear of the Lord. Table of Contents: 1. A Fear-Filled Life 2. Fear the Lord 3. Fear the Lord for Who He Is 4. Fear the Lord for What He Has Done 5. Growing in the Fear of the Lord 6. The Fruit of Holy Fear 7. From Fear to Fear 8. God’s Promises to the Fearful Conclusion: A Life of Holy Fear