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My Great Wake-Up Call

By Jordan Lally — 2018

Five years ago, my father fell into a deep bout of depression. Twelve months later his depression culminated in suicide. I’m careful not to say he “committed” suicide, because it was clear to me, having spent his final year on this earth close by his side, that he was no longer in the driver’s seat.

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Walking Meditation: Easy Steps to Mindfulness

Now including online access to complementary audio and video guided meditations, this book features progressive instruction in basic mindfulness techniques such as conscious breathing and walking mindfully in nature, then proceeds to methods for meditative walking anywhere and any time―even in...

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Practical Meditation for Beginners: 10 Days to a Happier, Calmer You

The key to building a solid meditation practice is in the practice itself. From Zen and Vipassana to walking meditations and body scans, the simple practices outlined in Practical Meditation for Beginners make it easy to build an ongoing meditation routine that is best for you.

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Mindfulness in Action: Making Friends with Yourself through Meditation and Everyday Awareness

The rewards of mindfulness practice are well proven: reduced stress, improved concentration, and an overall sense of well-being. But those benefits are just the beginning.

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Insight Meditation: The Practice of Freedom

In Insight Meditation, Joseph Goldstein provides an overview of Buddhist practice and its context generally while focusing on vipassana meditation specifically.

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Mindfulness for Beginners: Reclaiming the Present Moment and Your Life

We may long for wholeness, suggests Jon Kabat-Zinn, but the truth is that it is already here and already ours. The practice of mindfulness holds the possibility of not just a fleeting sense of contentment, but a true embracing of a deeper unity that envelops and permeates our lives.

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Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness

The definitive book for our time on the connection between mindfulness and our physical and spiritual wellbeing.

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Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life

A simple and straightforward introduction to Buddhist meditation practice from one of the country’s leading authorities on stress-reduction techniques, Dr. Kabat-Zinn has taught this two-thousand-year-old Buddhist method of relaxation to thousands of patients.

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Real Happiness: A 28-Day Program to Realize the Power of Meditation (10th Anniversary Edition)

From Sharon Salzberg, a pioneer in the field of meditation and a world-renowned teacher acclaimed for her down-to-earth style, Real Happiness is a complete guide to starting and maintaining a meditation practice.

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Mindful Meditation with Ruth King

Ruth King, MA, is a celebrated author, educator, and mindfulness meditation teacher. She is the founder of the Mindful of Race Institute, an organization advancing racial awareness and leadership through mindfulness based education and group development programs.

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Guided Buddhist Meditations: Essential Practices on the Stages of the Path

The Stages of the Path, or lamrim, presentation of Buddhist teachings (a step-by-step method to tame the mind) is a core topic of Buddhist study. The lamrim meditations remind us that the process of transforming the mind, unlike so much of our frantic modern society, is a slow and thoughtful one.

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Meditation